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).
| # | University | QS 2026 | THE 2026 | ARWU 2025 | U.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 |