Best Universities in Belgium – GURI 2026

Top universities in Belgium

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Belgium are KU Leuven, Ghent University, Universite libre de Bruxelles and others. Belgium has 10 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #35.

1. #1KU LeuvenGURI #35 · Score 94.61
2. #2Ghent UniversityGURI #101 · Score 90.81
3. #3Universite libre de BruxellesGURI #190 · Score 85.79
4. #4Catholic University of LouvainGURI #216 · Score 84.54
5. #5University of LiegeGURI #258 · Score 82.38
6. #6Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)GURI #285 · Score 81.14
7. #7University of AntwerpGURI #286 · Score 81.12
8. #8Hasselt UniversityGURI #608 · Score 66.30
9. #9University of NamurGURI #891 · Score 55.16
10. #10University of MonsGURI #909 · Score 54.25

How universities in Belgium perform globally

Across the 10 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 77.61 and the median is 81.76. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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