17 Best universities for Engineering in Belgium

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 18M citations received by 765K academic papers made by 17 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 Engineering

#8 in Europe
#55 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. Ghent University

For Engineering

#23 in Europe
#123 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

3. University of Liege

For Engineering

#62 in Europe
#226 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

5. Free University of Brussels

For Engineering

#137 in Europe
#388 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

7. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Engineering

#149 in Europe
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

8. University of Mons

For Engineering

#277 in Europe
#771 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

9. University of Namur

For Engineering

#357 in Europe
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1849

10. Hasselt University

For Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1223 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

11. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Engineering

#761 in Europe
#2787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

15. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Engineering

#1092 in Europe
#4464 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1995

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