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Facts and figures

The key facts and figures about Leiden University from its Annual Report for 2024.

2
Cities: Leiden and The Hague
1575
Foundation year
16
Nobel Prizes

Teaching

33,839
Students
48
Bachelor's programmes
83
Master's programmes
111
Courses for professionals
3.9 (bachelor) | 3.8 (master)
Student satisfaction (NSE, scale 0-5)
6,322
Incoming bachelor's students, 23% foreign nationals
6,559
Incoming master's students, 36% foreign nationals
120
Nationalities

Student success

5,522
Bachelor's degrees
5,150
Master's degrees
15%
Drop-out rate after first year of bachelor's degree
156,000
Registered alumni

Research

2,875
FTE researchers
6,245
Academic publications
514
PhDs awarded

Staff

 
Apart from the percentage of female professors, all figures in this section exclude Faculty of Medicine/LUMC
6,413
Staff members
5,378
FTE
2,043
FTE academic staff members
963
FTE PhD candidates
37%
Women in higher academic roles
34%
Female professors
11%
Temporary academic staff with government funding

Income

€ 549 m
Government funding
€ 102 m
Tuition fees
€ 74 m
NWO, Zon MW and KNAW
€ 50 m
EU, including ERC
€ 200 m
Other sources of income: contract research, etc.
€ 974 m
Total budget
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