16 Best universities for Psychology in Belgium

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 6.99M citations received by 196K 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

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychology

#7 in Europe

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Psychology

#55 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

3. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Psychology

#77 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

4. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Psychology

#103 in Europe

#307 in the World

Founded: 2003

5. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Psychology

#116 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

6. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Psychology

#134 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

7. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Psychology

#145 in Europe

#402 in the World

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

8. Hasselt University

Belgium | Hasselt

For Psychology

#384 in Europe

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 3,310
Founded: 1973

9. University of Mons

For Psychology

#482 in Europe

#1523 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2009

10. University of Namur

Belgium | Namur

For Psychology

#526 in Europe

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1849

11. Institute of Tropical Medicine

Belgium | Antwerp

For Psychology

#554 in Europe

#1903 in the World

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

12. Transnational University of Limburg

Belgium | Diepenbeek

For Psychology

#590 in Europe

#2049 in the World

Founded: 2001

13. University College Ghent

Belgium | Ghent

For Psychology

#662 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Founded: 1995

14. Erasmus University College, Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Psychology

#1074 in Europe

#4649 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1995

15. Howest University of Applied Sciences

Belgium | Kortrijk

For Psychology

#1267 in Europe

#5669 in the World

Founded: 1995

16. Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Psychology

#1311 in Europe

#5903 in the World

Enrollment: 300
Founded: 1919

The best cities to study Psychology in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Liege, and Antwerp.

Psychology subfields in Belgium

Child Psychology13

Clinical Psychology13

Cognitive Science12

Education Majors13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Social Psychology14

Special Education8