13 Best universities for Development Studies in Belgium

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Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 730K citations received by 32.3K academic papers made by 13 universities in Belgium was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Catholic University of Leuven

For Development Studies

#14 in Europe
#67 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. Ghent University

For Development Studies

#46 in Europe
#189 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

3. Catholic University of Louvain

For Development Studies

#61 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels

For Development Studies

#96 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

6. University of Liege

For Development Studies

#109 in Europe
#363 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

7. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Development Studies

#144 in Europe
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

8. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Development Studies

#251 in Europe
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

9. University of Namur

For Development Studies

#364 in Europe
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

10. Hasselt University

For Development Studies

#460 in Europe
#1390 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

11. University of Mons

For Development Studies

#573 in Europe
#1895 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

13. University College Ghent

For Development Studies

#600 in Europe
#2005 in the World
Founded
1995

The best cities to study Development Studies in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Louvain-la-Neuve, and Antwerp.