17 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Belgium

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. 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. University of Liege

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Europe
#48 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

2. Catholic University of Leuven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Europe
#61 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

3. Ghent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Europe
#121 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

4. Catholic University of Louvain

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in Europe
#240 in the World
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1425

5. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. Free University of Brussels

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

7. University of Antwerp

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#132 in Europe
#336 in the World
Founded
2003

8. University of Namur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#406 in Europe
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1849

9. Hasselt University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#459 in Europe
#1245 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

10. University of Mons

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#474 in Europe
#1301 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

11. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#563 in Europe
#1635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

12. University College Ghent

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#706 in Europe
#2351 in the World
Founded
1995

13. Erasmus University College, Brussels

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#834 in Europe
#3046 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1995

14. Transnational University of Limburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#843 in Europe
#3090 in the World
Founded
2001

15. Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1212 in Europe
#5131 in the World
Enrollment
300
Founded
1919

16. Howest University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1296 in Europe
#5570 in the World
Founded
1995

17. Antwerp Maritime Academy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1314 in Europe
#5629 in the World
Founded
1834

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