Facts and figures
In order to be able to monitor the University’s achievements and provide internal and external accountability, the University makes use of a number of reports, both standard and customised.
The University's key figures and annual report contain information on the most important indicators in the field of teaching, research, personnel and finances. These reports are publicly available.
Internally available reports
Not all reports are publicly available. If you are looking for figures that you cannot find in the key figures or the annual report, please consult e-Reports. E-Reports are the University management information system.
In addition to e-Reports, a number of reports can be accessed in a different way. For more information, please send an e-mail to cijfers@bb.leidenuniv.nl.
Key figures
You will find an overview of the most recent key figures below.
| Students | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Influx of first-year bachelor’s students | 5.686 | 6.169 |
| of which students with diploma from abroad | 17% | 19% |
| Participants in Excellence Programme | 11% | 11% |
| B-1 contact hours (% study programmes with 12 hours or more) | 100% | 100% |
| Influx of master’s students | 5.311 | 5.304 |
| of which master’s students with diploma from abroad | 28% | 29% |
| Total number of students enrolled (full-time + part-time + external) | 28.103 | 29.541 |
| Satisfaction of bachelor’s students (NSE) | 4,1 | 4,0 |
| Satisfaction of master’s students (NSE) | 4,0 | 3,9 |
| Diplomas and study performance | 2017 | 2018 |
| Bachelor’s diplomas | 3.737 | 3.845 |
| Master’s and post-master’s diplomas | 3.989 | 4.181 |
| Non-negative BSA advice in 1st year of bachelor’s | 83% | 84% |
| Drop-out rate after 1 year (bachelor’s) | 15% | 15% |
| Switching rate after 1 year (bachelor’s) | 6% | 7% |
| Re-enrolment return rate in 4 years (bachelor’s) | 70% | 70% |
| 1-year master’s return rate in 2 years | 66% | 67% |
| 2-year master’s return rate in 3 years | 65% | 69% |
| 3-year master’s return rate in 4 years | 82% | 80% |
| Research | 2017 | 2018 |
| Number of PhD defences | 423 | 447 |
| Academic publications | 6.094 | 6.413 |
| Research staff in FTE | 2.460 | 2.510 |
| Average duration of PhD track | 5,3 | 5,2 |
| PhD return rate in 6 years | 59% | 60% |
| Employed staff | 2017 | 2018 |
| Total employed FTE (ultimo) | 4.193 | 4.274 |
| academic staff | 1.606 | 1.638 |
| PhD students | 774 | 774 |
| teaching and research support staff | 440 | 431 |
| other support staff | 1.323 | 1.382 |
| % women in senior positions (only academic staff) | 31% | 32% |
| % female professors | 26% | 29% |
| % temporary academic staff in government-funded positions | 36% | 32% |
| % BKO certificates | 93% | 90% |
| Funding (in M€) | 2017 | 2018 |
| Government contributions | 337 | 358 |
| Tuition fees | 64 | 68 |
| NWO (incl. Zon MW) en KNAW | 52 | 52 |
| EU (incl. ERC) | 37 | 40 |
| Other third parties (incl. contract education) | 90 | 96 |
| Other income | 42 | 38 |
| Total income | 623 | 652 |
| Expenses | 614 | 650 |
| Net results | 5 | -3 |
| Work for third parties as percentage of total income | 29% | 29% |