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TAU Ranks 7th Globally for Graduate Entrepreneurship

5 September 2024 |

TAU once again makes headlines in the 2024 PitchBook University Rankings.

Tel Aviv University shines once again in the 2024 PitchBook university rankings. According to the data, the university’s graduates impressively rank 7th globally in entrepreneurship, among the top 100 institutions worldwide, for the number of graduates who founded companies and raised capital.

This achievement highlights Tel Aviv University as the first non-U.S. institution to rank so highly in terms of alumni-founded startups and securing venture capital funding, and it stands as the only university outside the U.S. to make it into the top 10. Additionally, the MBA program at the Coller School of Management ranks 13th globally for producing the highest number of alumni founders.

This marks the third consecutive year that Tel Aviv University graduates have maintained their leadership in global entrepreneurship. A total of 814 alumni with undergraduate degrees from Tel Aviv University have founded 677 companies, collectively raising $26.5 billion in funding.

PitchBook’s annual university rankings, compiled by the renowned business information firm, compare schools by counting the number of alumni founders who have raised venture capital over the past decade.

Tel Aviv University’s graduate degree alumni are ranked 13th, with 354 founders who have launched 336 startups and raised $9.1 billion.

TAU Top Ranking in Female Entrepreneurs:

it ranks 21st globally for female undergraduate alumni and 17th globally for female graduate alumni who have founded companies and secured funding.

The rankings, conducted annually by PitchBook, are dominated by U.S. elite institutions, with Berkeley (1), Stanford (2), Harvard (3), and MIT (4) taking the top spots. Tel Aviv University outranks prestigious schools like Yale (11), UCLA (12), and Columbia (13).

According to PitchBook, three other Israeli universities made the prestigious list: The Technion is ranked 16th, Hebrew University 30th, Reichman University 42nd, and Ben Gurion University 47th.
 Read the full 2024 ranking list here >>

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