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Best Universities in Belgium 2026

A consensus ranking of 11 universities in Belgium, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 KU Leuven · Leuven 60 46 76 50 96.2
2 Ghent University · Ghent 162 115 91 107 92.9
3 Université Libre de Bruxelles 227 225 · 252 88.3
4 Catholic University of Louvain 191 · 201-300 · 82.7
5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel 294 225 301-400 349 80.4
6 University of Antwerp 280 · 301-400 204 80.2
7 University of Liege 379 325 401-500 360 75.4
8 Hasselt University 597 325 · 763 71.9
9 University of Mons 781-790 700 · 937 59.6
10 University of Namur 801-850 900 · 1425 47.5

About Belgium higher education

Universities in Belgium are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in Belgium 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/be/
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