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Where University of Calgary stands
- in PitchBook University Rankings: Undergraduate Founders
- #96
- 2026
- alumni founders, 218 companies
- 249
- 2026
- raised by those companies
- $18.5B
- 2026
- university rankings list it
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- Rankings ledger
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PitchBook University Rankings: Undergraduate Founders | 2026 | =96 | Up 4 | B | Activity, Talent, Ecosystem |
 CWUR World University Rankings (Global 2000 List) | 2026 | #203 | No prior edition | B | Research, Prestige, Talent |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Bar-Ilan University | 265 | 248 | $11.8B | |
| 91 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) | 265 | 230 | $7.7B | |
| 93 | George Washington University | 261 | 252 | $6.7B | |
| 94 | Copenhagen Business School | 260 | 235 | $8B | |
| 95 | Rensselaer Polytechnic | 257 | 241 | $10.9B | |
| 96 | Syracuse University | 249 | 240 | $10.1B | |
| 96 | University of CalgaryThis page | 249 | 218 | $18.5B | |
| 98 | York University | 248 | 231 | $4.6B | |
| 99 | University College Dublin | 242 | 225 | $3.8B | |
| 100 | Zhejiang University (Zheda) | 241 | 234 | $153.5B |
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