Female startup founders face well-documented challenges in their entrepreneurial journeys, and attending a university with a strong network of venture-backed founders is one strategy to improve the odds of success.

As Europe has grown as a breeding ground for innovative tech startups, its universities have risen to the challenge of educating tomorrow’s founders.

PitchBook’s annual list compares undergraduate and graduate programs by tallying up the number of startup founders among their alumni.

The 2022 PitchBook university rankings are out now. Here are some of the key takeaways from the new data.

PitchBook’s annual list compares undergraduate and graduate programs by tallying up the number of startup founders among their alumni.

Which colleges produce the most successful entrepreneurs? Every year, PitchBook sheds light on that question by ranking undergraduate and MBA programs by the number of venture capital-backed founders among their alumni.

The latest rankings for the university programs that produce the most entrepreneurs that go on to garner venture funding are now available, in our new format debuted last year.

Stanford University has cultivated more founders of VC-backed startups than any other institution in the world. It’s also produced the greatest number of female founders.

PitchBook has released a special venture capital report, featuring our annual breakdown of which universities produce the most VC-backed entrepreneurs.