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Startup and research standing
Where University of Amsterdam stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
- #27
- 2026
- alumni founders, 103 companies
- 111
- 2026
- raised by those companies
- $2.3B
- 2026
- university rankings list it
- 7 of 13
- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities | 2026 | #27 | No prior edition | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
 SCImago Institutions Rankings | 2026 | #31 | No prior edition | A | Research, Innovation, Prestige |
 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities | 2026-2027 | #39 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige |
| PitchBook University Rankings: Graduate Founders | 2025 | #73 | Up 15 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
 CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List) | 2026 | #83 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige, Talent |
 Nature Index Research Leaders | 2026 | #183 | No prior edition | B | Research |
 Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2026 | 101 to 150 | No prior edition | A | Research, Prestige |
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Faculties, labs and teams
Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law (ACT)University
Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)University
Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material CultureUniversity, since 2014
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - University of AmsterdamUniversity, since 2000
Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) - University of Amsterdam (UvA)University, since 1991
Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies - UvA (IIS)University
Ranked near University of Amsterdam in PitchBook University Rankings: European Universities
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| # | University | Founders | Companies | Raised | Raised per company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 120 | 112 | $1.6B | |
| 22 | Lund University | 120 | 111 | $2.7B | |
| 22 | University of Southampton | 120 | 119 | $2.9B | |
| 25 | Stockholm School of Economics | 118 | 111 | $3.6B | |
| 26 | ETH Zurich | 112 | 101 | $3.4B | |
| 27 | University of AmsterdamThis page | 111 | 103 | $2.3B | |
| 28 | Open University | 109 | 104 | $4.3B | |
| 28 | Stockholm University | 109 | 103 | $2.4B | |
| 30 | University College Cork | 107 | 98 | $1.3B | |
| 31 | University of Edinburgh, Scotland | 105 | 103 | $1.8B | |
| 32 | University of Sheffield | 103 | 98 | $2.5B |
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