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 1.65M citations received by 61.2K 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

#38 in Europe
#140 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

3. University of Liege

For Mechanical Engineering

#71 in Europe
#222 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

4. Catholic University of Louvain

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Europe
#337 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#160 in Europe
#432 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

6. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Mechanical Engineering

#163 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

7. University of Antwerp

For Mechanical Engineering

#167 in Europe
#447 in the World
Founded
2003

8. University of Mons

For Mechanical Engineering

#354 in Europe
#951 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

9. Hasselt University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

10. University of Namur

For Mechanical Engineering

#495 in Europe
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

11. University College Ghent

For Mechanical Engineering

#833 in Europe
#2934 in the World
Founded
1995

12. Antwerp Maritime Academy

For Mechanical Engineering

#958 in Europe
#3532 in the World
Founded
1834

15. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#1122 in Europe
#4343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

16. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Mechanical Engineering

#1157 in Europe
#4549 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.