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Best Universities in Belgium 2027

A consensus ranking of 11 universities in Belgium, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country 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 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
KU Leuven · Leuven
59
46
76
50
96.2
2
Ghent University · Ghent
150
115
91
107
93.1
3
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
248
·
101-150
·
88.8
4
Université Libre de Bruxelles
248
225
·
252
87.9
5
Catholic University of Louvain
196
·
201-300
·
85.1
6
University of Antwerp
277
·
301-400
204
82
7
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
295
225
301-400
349
81.6
8
University of Liege
364
325
401-500
360
76.9
9
Hasselt University
639
325
·
763
71.2
10
University of Mons
801
700
·
937
59.4
11
University of Namur
801
900
·
1425
47.9

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 2027QS 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 (2027). Best Universities in Belgium 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/be/
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