List of universities in Belgium

In Belgium, which is a federal state, the constitution attributes legislative power over higher education to the Communities.

Below is a list of recognised institutes of higher education in Belgium sorted by the responsible Community.

The following university colleges, which issue professional bachelor, academic bachelor's and master's degrees, are recognised by the Flemish government: Antwerp University Association: university colleges associated with the University of Antwerp Ghent University Association: university colleges associated with Ghent University University Association Brussels: public university college associated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel K.U.Leuven Association: catholic university colleges associated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Limburg University and College Association: public university college associated with Hasselt University Finally, the Flemish government has recognised a number of "registered" institutes of higher education, which mostly issue specialised degrees or provide education mainly in a foreign language: The French Community distinguishes between universities, colleges (Hautes Écoles) and arts colleges (Écoles supérieures des Arts).

A list of all recognised institutes is maintained in the Annuaire de l'enseignement supérieur.

A single college is operated by the German-speaking Community of Belgium: The school of the Belgian Armes Forces officers is organised by Belgium's Federal Government, and has the status of university: The following institutes are not recognised by the Flemish or French speaking communities, but by a foreign country: The following academic institutions offer accredited degree programmes which are externally validated by foreign institutions of higher education and learning: Below are shown the international rankings of the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking universities in Belgium, and the number of times they rank in the top 200 of one of the six prominent global rankings: Notes: N.A.