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

Research

2,968

Research effort

7,190

Academic publications

557

PhDs awarded

Teaching

33,494

Students

51

Bachelor's programmes

83

Master's programmes

100+

Courses for professionals

3.9 (bachelor) | 3.8 (master)

Student satisfaction (NSE, scale 0-5)

6,316

Incoming bachelor's students, 23% foreign nationals

7,058

Incoming master's students, 36% foreign nationals

120

Nationalities

Student success

5,691

Bachelor's degrees

5,908

Master's degrees

14%

Drop-out rate after first year of bachelor's degree

156,000

Registered alumni

Staff

 
Apart from the percentage of female professors, all figures in this section exclude Faculty of Medicine/LUMC

6,359

Staff members

5,350

FTE

2,035

FTE academic staff members

963

FTE PhD candidates

38%

Women in higher academic roles

36%

Female professors

11%

Temporary academic staff with government funding

Income

€ 574 m

Government funding

€ 113 mn

Tuition fees

€ 69 mn

NWO, Zon MW and KNAW

€ 64 mn

EU, including ERC

€ 200 mn

Other sources of income: contract research, etc.

€ 1.01 bn

Total budget