Belgium's best Sports / Exercise science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 168K citations received by 3.25K academic papers made by 8 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 Sports / Exercise science

#8 in Europe

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Sports / Exercise science

#10 in Europe

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

3. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Sports / Exercise science

#55 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

4. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Sports / Exercise science

#121 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

5. Hasselt University

Belgium | Hasselt

For Sports / Exercise science

#201 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 3,310
Founded: 1973

6. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Sports / Exercise science

#249 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

7. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Sports / Exercise science

#260 in Europe

#685 in the World

Founded: 2003

8. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Sports / Exercise science

#304 in Europe

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Brussels, and Liege.