18 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium

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Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 7.01M citations received by 370K academic papers made by 18 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Europe
#32 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. University of Liege

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Europe
#52 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

3. Ghent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in Europe
#141 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

4. Catholic University of Louvain

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Europe
#228 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. Free University of Brussels

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Europe
#299 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

7. University of Antwerp

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#143 in Europe
#349 in the World
Founded
2003

8. University of Namur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#421 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

9. University of Mons

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#436 in Europe
#1136 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

10. Hasselt University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#483 in Europe
#1283 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

11. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#565 in Europe
#1602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

12. University College Ghent

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#742 in Europe
#2417 in the World
Founded
1995

13. Transnational University of Limburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#832 in Europe
#2965 in the World
Founded
2001

14. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#936 in Europe
#3493 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1995

15. Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in Europe
#5185 in the World
Enrollment
300
Founded
1919

16. Howest University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1273 in Europe
#5427 in the World
Founded
1995

17. Antwerp Maritime Academy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1294 in Europe
#5521 in the World
Founded
1834

18. La Cambre National School of Visual Arts

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1316 in Europe
#5651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1926

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