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 1.74M citations received by 62.2K 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
#45 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. Ghent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

3. University of Liege

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Europe
#255 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

4. Catholic University of Louvain

For Mechanical Engineering

#115 in Europe
#339 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Mechanical Engineering

#161 in Europe
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

6. Free University of Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#162 in Europe
#439 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

7. University of Antwerp

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in Europe
#448 in the World
Founded
2003

8. University of Mons

For Mechanical Engineering

#356 in Europe
#965 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

9. Hasselt University

For Mechanical Engineering

#456 in Europe
#1279 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

10. University of Namur

For Mechanical Engineering

#501 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

11. University College Ghent

For Mechanical Engineering

#835 in Europe
#2968 in the World
Founded
1995

12. Antwerp Maritime Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#960 in Europe
#3543 in the World
Founded
1834

15. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#1111 in Europe
#4271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

16. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#1162 in Europe
#4596 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.