The key facts and figures about Leiden University from its Annual Report for 2023.

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Cities: Leiden and The Hague

1575

Foundation year

16

Nobel Prizes

Teaching

33,474

Students

48

Bachelor's programmes

83

Master's programmes

110

Courses for professionals

3.9 (bachelor) | 3.8 (master)

Student satisfaction (NSE, scale 0-5)

6,313

Incoming bachelor's students, 23% foreign nationals

5,915

Incoming master's students, 36% foreign nationals

120

Nationalities

Student success

4,841

Bachelor's degrees

5,300

Master's degrees

16%

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

148,535

Registered alumni

Research

2,989

FTE researchers

7,075

Academic publications

515

PhDs awarded

Staff

7,860

Staff members

5,243

FTE

2,012

FTE academic staff members

919

FTE PhD candidates

35%

Women in higher academic roles

32%

Female professors

16%

Temporary academic staff with government funding

Income

€ 520 m

Government funding

€ 91 m

Tuition fees

€ 55 m

NWO, Zon MW and KNAW

€ 56 m

EU, including ERC

€ 172 m

Other sources of income: contract research, etc.

€ 894 m

Total budget