Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden) was founded in 1575 and is based in Leiden and The Hague. It has seven faculties: Archaeology; Governance and Global Affairs; Humanities; Law; Medicine/LUMC; Science; and Social and Behavioural Sciences. Other units include the African Studies Centre Leiden, the Honours Academy, ICLON (Graduate School of Teaching) and the International Institute for Asian Studies.
The university’s facts and figures page, drawing on its Annual Report for 2025, gives 33,494 students and 6,359 staff members, and a total budget of €1.01 billion. It offers 51 bachelor’s and 83 master’s programmes. The Executive Board is chaired by President Luc Sels, whose term runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2029. Sarah de Rijcke is Rector Magnificus.