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

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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