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Facts and figures

The key facts and figures about Leiden University from its Annual Report for 2022.

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

Teaching

33,474
Students
48
Bachelor's programmes
81
Master's programmes
110
Courses for professionals
3.9 (bachelor) | 3.8 (master)
Student satisfaction (NSE, scale 0-5)
6,290
Incoming bachelor's students, 23% foreign nationals
5,462
Incoming master's students, 35% foreign nationals
120
Nationalities

Student success

4,946
Bachelor's degrees
4,841
Master's degrees
17%
Drop-out rate after first year of bachelor's degree
148,535
Registered alumni

Research

2,885
FTE researchers
6,741
Academic publications
515
PhDs awarded

Staff

7,860
Staff members
4,987
FTE
1,903
FTE academic staff members
878
FTE PhD candidates
33%
Women in higher academic roles
31,2%
Female professors
19%
Temporary academic staff with government funding

Income

€ 499 m
Government funding
€ 66 m
Tuition fees
€ 52 m
NWO, Zon MW and KNAW
€ 37 m
EU, including ERC
€ 158 m
Other sources of income: contract research, etc.
€ 813 m
Total budget
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