16 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Belgium

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Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 55.2K academic papers made by 16 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 Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Europe
#46 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. Ghent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

3. University of Liege

For Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Europe
#235 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

4. Catholic University of Louvain

For Mechanical Engineering

#126 in Europe
#357 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#148 in Europe
#406 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

6. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Mechanical Engineering

#165 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

7. University of Antwerp

For Mechanical Engineering

#171 in Europe
#461 in the World
Founded
2003

8. University of Mons

For Mechanical Engineering

#353 in Europe
#943 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

9. Hasselt University

For Mechanical Engineering

#450 in Europe
#1229 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

10. University of Namur

For Mechanical Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

11. University College Ghent

For Mechanical Engineering

#828 in Europe
#2890 in the World
Founded
1995

12. Antwerp Maritime Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#882 in Europe
#3108 in the World
Founded
1834

15. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#1066 in Europe
#4031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

16. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#1153 in Europe
#4509 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1995

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