University of Liege: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #221 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #78 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #3 of 63 | In Belgium |
| #1 of 7 | In Liege |
| #8 of 1,110 | For Astrobiology |
| Top100 | For 35 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 25,421
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Master
- Website
- uliege.be
- Languages
- French
- Acceptance rate
- 33%*
* The University of Liege is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent and entrance examination in French for non-native speakers. Entrance examination for engineers |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to July (September - January; January-July) |
| Enrollment | 25,421 |
| Full time employee | 3,750 |
| Student:staff ratio | 7:1 |
Publications & Citations
University of Liege majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1349 | 8467 |
| 1992 | 1506 | 8865 |
| 1993 | 1582 | 9206 |
| 1994 | 1777 | 10004 |
| 1995 | 1887 | 11172 |
| 1996 | 2228 | 13090 |
| 1997 | 2346 | 15162 |
| 1998 | 2528 | 17655 |
| 1999 | 2701 | 20703 |
| 2000 | 2825 | 22873 |
| 2001 | 2986 | 25697 |
| 2002 | 3208 | 29467 |
| 2003 | 3511 | 32384 |
| 2004 | 3739 | 36066 |
| 2005 | 4244 | 42637 |
| 2006 | 4685 | 50616 |
| 2007 | 5274 | 56613 |
| 2008 | 6122 | 64892 |
| 2009 | 6772 | 72752 |
| 2010 | 8262 | 81590 |
| 2011 | 7952 | 91446 |
| 2012 | 8756 | 101083 |
| 2013 | 8980 | 117125 |
| 2014 | 9162 | 126243 |
| 2015 | 9134 | 133761 |
| 2016 | 9102 | 135695 |
| 2017 | 8837 | 146798 |
| 2018 | 7887 | 143832 |
| 2019 | 7055 | 160313 |
| 2020 | 5684 | 188345 |
| 2021 | 4819 | 206387 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | $500 |
| International students | $1,750 | $1,750 |
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | – |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | + | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | + | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | – |
| Bachelier (enseignement universitaire et enseignement supérieur de type long) | Administration, Archaeology, Architecture, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Ethics, Food Technology, History, Horticulture, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philology, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sports, Town Planning, Veterinary Science |
|---|---|
| Master | Administration, Advertising and Publicity, Archaeology, Architecture, Automation and Control Engineering, Banking, Biology, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civics, Civil Engineering, Crop Production, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Educational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Finance, Fishery, Food Technology, History, Horticulture, Insurance, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanics, Medicine, Mining Engineering, Music, Natural Sciences, Occupational Health, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Teacher Training, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Wildlife |
| Doctorat | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, History, Information Sciences, Literature, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Veterinary Science |
University of Liege alumni
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Joseph Plateau
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicistacademicmathematician
- Biography
-
Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau was a Belgian physicist and mathematician. He was one of the first people to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image. To do this, he used counterrotating disks with repeating drawn images in small increments of motion on one and regularly spaced slits in the other. He called this device of 1832 the phenakistiscope.
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Theodor Schwann
- Occupations
- university teacherphysiologistbiologistphysician
- Biography
-
Theodor Schwann was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Other contributions include the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term metabolism.
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Nafissatou Thiam
- Enrolled in the University of Liege
- Studied geography
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
-
Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam is a Belgian athlete specializing in multi-event competition. Thiam is two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the only Belgian athlete, male or female, to successfully defend an Olympic title and only the second woman after Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the event.
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Haroun Tazieff
- Occupations
- politicianvolcanologistagronomistmining engineerspeleologist
- Biography
-
Haroun Tazieff was a Tatar, Belgian and French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books on volcanoes. He was also a government adviser and French cabinet minister.
General info
| Alternative names | Ulg University of Liège Université de Liège |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1817 |
| Accreditation | Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles) |
| Motto | Scientia optimum |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters Faculty of Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Applied Science Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Psychology and Education School of Criminology HEC-Ulg School of Management Institute for Human and Social Sciences |
| Affiliations and memberships | European University Association (EUA) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Place du 20 Août 7 Liège, Liege, 4000 Belgium |
|---|---|
| City population | 197,000 |
| Phone | +32 (4) 366 9666 |
| Fax | +32 (4) 366 5700 |