12 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Belgium

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 292K citations received by 11.3K academic papers made by 12 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

Belgium | Leuven

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in Europe

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Communications and Public Relations

#59 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

3. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Communications and Public Relations

#86 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

4. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Communications and Public Relations

#99 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

5. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Communications and Public Relations

#100 in Europe

#300 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Communications and Public Relations

#127 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

7. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Communications and Public Relations

#263 in Europe

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

8. Institute of Tropical Medicine

Belgium | Antwerp

For Communications and Public Relations

#405 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1906

9. Hasselt University

Belgium | Hasselt

For Communications and Public Relations

#501 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 3,310
Founded: 1973

10. University of Namur

Belgium | Namur

For Communications and Public Relations

#539 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1849

11. University College Ghent

Belgium | Ghent

For Communications and Public Relations

#560 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Founded: 1995

12. University of Mons

Belgium | Mons

For Communications and Public Relations

#846 in Europe

#3012 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Liege, and Brussels.