List of universities in Belgium

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This is a list of universities in Belgium. In Belgium, which is a federal state, the constitution attributes legislative power over higher education to the Communities.<ref>Belgian Constitution (Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved on November 20, 2007</ref> The Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, the French Community and the German Community thus determine which institutes of higher education they organise or recognise, and which diplomas may be legally issued by these institutes. Below is a list of recognised institutes of higher education in Belgium sorted by the responsible Community.<ref>Ministry of Education. Retrieved on November 20, 2007</ref>

Institutes of higher education in the Flemish Community

The Central Library of the KU Leuven

Universities

Five Flemish universities issue academic bachelor, master and doctoral degrees:

As a result of an international treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders, a co-operation between the Hasselt University (Flanders) and the Maastricht University (the Netherlands) is recognised as the

According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities<ref>Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain. Retrieved on January 16, 2007</ref> and the THES - QS World University Rankings,<ref>THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 QS Education Trust. Retrieved on January 16, 2007</ref> four Flemish universities (University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University and KU Leuven) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 300 universities worldwide.

University colleges

All recognised Flemish university colleges (hogescholen) are associated with a Flemish university. The following university colleges, which issue professional bachelor, academic bachelor's and master's degrees, are recognised by the Flemish government:

Antwerp University Association: university colleges associated with the University of Antwerp

Ghent University Association: university colleges associated with Ghent University

University Association Brussels: public university college associated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel

K.U.Leuven Association: catholic university colleges associated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Limburg University and College Association: public university college associated with Hasselt University

Registered institutes of higher education

Finally, the Flemish government has recognised a number of "registered" institutes of higher education, which mostly issue specialised degrees or provide education mainly in a foreign language:

Institutes of higher education in the French Community

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

The French Community distinguishes between universities, colleges (Hautes Écoles) and arts colleges (Écoles supérieures des Arts). A list of all recognised institutes is maintained in the Annuaire de l'enseignement supérieur.<ref>Annuaire de l'enseignement supérieur Administration générale de l'Enseignement du Communauté française de Belgique. Retrieved on November 20, 2007</ref>

Universities

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, two of these universities (Université catholique de Louvain and Université libre de Bruxelles) are among the top 150 universities worldwide.

According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities,<ref>Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain. Retrieved on November 20, 2007</ref> two of these universities (Université catholique de Louvain and University of Liège) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 350 universities worldwide.

University colleges

Arts colleges

Institutes of higher education in the German-speaking Community

A single college is operated by the German-speaking Community of Belgium:

Federal institutions

The school of the Belgian Armes Forces officers is organised by Belgium's Federal Government, and has the status of university:

Institutes recognised by foreign countries

The following institutes are not recognised by the Flemish or French speaking communities, but by a foreign country:

Institutions with external validation

The following academic institutions offer accredited degree programmes which are externally validated by foreign institutions of higher education and learning:

International rankings

Below are shown the international rankings of the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking universities in Belgium, and the number of times they rank in the top 200 of one of the six prominent global rankings:

University QS World
(2026)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		THE World
(2026)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 		ARWU World
(2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		USNWR World
(2025–26)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		CWTS Leiden
(2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		CWUR World
(2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		#a
Dutch-speaking universities
Catholic University of Leuven 60 46 76 50 67 105 Template:Align
Ghent University 162 115 91 107= 110 128 Template:Align
University of Antwerp 280 170= 301-400 204= 415 296 Template:Align
Free University of Brussels 294= 201–250 301-400 349= 538 436 Template:Align
University of Hasselt 597= 301–350 701-800 c 763= 1141 828 Template:Align
French-speaking universities
Université catholique de Louvain 191= 184= 201-300 206 365 238 Template:Align
Université libre de Bruxelles 227= 201–250 101-150 252= 480 256 Template:Align
University of Liège 379= 301–350 401-500 360= 514 297 Template:Align
University of Mons 781-790 601–800 801-900 d 937= N.A. 1102 Template:Align
University of Namur 801-850 801–1000 N.A. 1425= N.A. 1519 Template:Align
Saint-Louis University, Brussels N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Template:Align

Notes:
N.A.: Not Applicable
a Number of times the university is ranked within the top 200 of one of the six global rankings.
b The university is ranked within the top 150 of all six global rankings.
c ARWU World Rankings 2024 (rankings thereafter are not available).
d ARWU World Rankings 2023 (rankings thereafter are not available).

See also

References

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