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Free University of Berlin's competitors and similar companies include EPFL, University of Basel, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Laureate Education.
 Free University of Berlin Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin) is a public research university. |  EPFL EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is a technical university that specializes in education and research. |  University of Basel University of Basel is a research university that offers studying at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. |  University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university. |  Laureate Education Laureate Education is a network of campus-based and online universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs globally. | |
Founding Date | Founding Date 1948 | Founding Date 1853 | Founding Date N/A | Founding Date 1848 | Founding Date 1998 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Berlin, DE HQ | Locations Lausanne, CH HQ | Locations Basel, CH HQ Basel, CH Basel, CH Basel, CH Basel, CH Basel, CH Basel, CH | Locations Madison, US HQ | Locations Baltimore, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 5,4151% increase | Employees 7,427 | Employees 4,340 | Employees 29,5641% decrease | Employees 32,00018% decrease |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €601.4m (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) CHF1.1b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) CHF761.2m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $4.6b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $1.7b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income CHF46m (FY, 2021) | Net income CHF316.8k (FY, 2021) | Net income $343.2m (FY, 2024) | Net income $283.8m (FY, 2025) |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1m | Total funding raised $ 400m |
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EPFL
HQ
Lausanne, CH
Employees
7,427
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is a technical university that specializes in education and research.
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HQ
Basel, CH
Employees
4,340
University of Basel is a research university that offers studying at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level.
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HQ
Madison, US
Employees
29,564↓ 1% decrease
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university.
View companyLaureate Education
HQ
Baltimore, US
Employees
32,000↓ 18% decrease
Laureate Education is a network of campus-based and online universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs globally.
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