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 1.12M citations received by 36.6K 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

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

2. Ghent University

For Development Studies

#48 in Europe
#190 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

3. Catholic University of Louvain

For Development Studies

#71 in Europe
#237 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels

For Development Studies

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

6. University of Liege

For Development Studies

#98 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

7. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Development Studies

#143 in Europe
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

8. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Development Studies

#248 in Europe
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

9. University of Namur

For Development Studies

#409 in Europe
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

10. Hasselt University

For Development Studies

#435 in Europe
#1317 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

11. University of Mons

For Development Studies

#601 in Europe
#2026 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

12. University College Ghent

For Development Studies

#645 in Europe
#2253 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.