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KU Leuven
Location: Leuven (Belgium)
Founded: 1425
Students: 60,292 (22% international)
Academic staff: 13,196
Ranking: #14 (Europe)
#42 (World)
Listed study programmes: 103
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KU Leuven

KU Leuven is an international community where innovative research forms the basis of all academic programmes. Across the university, driven researchers and curious students continually gain new insights and use their knowledge to tackle the foremost challenges of our time.

From Renaissance philosophy to cutting-edge nanotechnology: KU Leuven has promoted ground-breaking research and high-quality education throughout its storied existence. With this university-wide policy plan, KU Leuven gives a clear purpose and direction to its further development as an ambitious, internationally oriented and research-intensive university.

KU Leuven is committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and safe enviroment for both working and living. This it is a prerequisite for engagning in the sort of quality research and education that serves society, with particular attention paid to those in a vulnerable position.


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    programmes
  • Master’s
    programmes

Bachelors at KU Leuven

Business & Management (2)
  • Business Administration
  • Business Engineering (Brussels)
Engineering & Technology (1)
  • Engineering Technology
Humanities (2)
  • Philosophy
  • Theology and Religious Studies
Social Sciences (1)
  • European Studies

Masters at KU Leuven

Art, Design & Media (5)
  • Architecture (Brussels)
  • Architecture (Ghent)
  • Communication Sciences: Digital Media and Society
  • Multilingual Communication: Cross-Cultural Communication Management
  • Urbanism, Landscape and Planning
Business & Management (12)
  • Advanced Studies in European Policies and Public Administration
  • Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry
  • Business Administration
  • Business and Information Systems Engineering
  • Business Economics
  • Business Engineering
  • Business Engineering (Leuven)
  • Information Management
  • International Business Economics and Management
  • Mobility and Supply Chain Engineering
  • Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance
  • Sustainable Food Systems Engineering, Technology and Business
Computer Science & IT (5)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business and Information Systems Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Engineering: Computer Science
  • Information Management
Engineering & Technology (27)
  • Biochemical Engineering Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biophysics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Bioscience Engineering: Agro- and Ecosystems Engineering
  • Bioscience Engineering: Cellular and Genetic Engineering
  • Bioscience Engineering: Human Health Engineering
  • Business Engineering (Leuven)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Technology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology
  • Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
  • Energy
  • Engineering: Energy
  • Food Technology
  • Imaging and Light in Extended Reality
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  • Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Radiation and its Effects on Microelectronics and Photonics Technologies
  • Safety Engineering
  • Space Studies
  • Welding Engineering
Environment & Agriculture (3)
  • Geology
  • Sustainable Development
  • Water Resources Engineering
Humanities (14)
  • Advanced Studies in Linguistics
  • Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion
  • Conservation of Monuments and Sites
  • Cultural Studies
  • Digital Humanities
  • English Linguistics and Literature
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy (2 years)
  • Psychology: Theory and Research
  • Society, Law and Religion
  • Sports Ethics and Integrity
  • Theology and Religious Studies
  • Western Literature
Law (5)
  • Canon Law
  • Intellectual Property and ICT Law
  • Law
  • Laws
  • Society, Law and Religion
Medicine & Health (8)
  • Bioethics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Deglutology
  • Global Health
  • Innovative Health Technology
  • Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy
  • Sports Ethics and Integrity
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (12)
  • Actuarial and Financial Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematical Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Physics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physics
  • Statistics and Data Science
  • Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling
Social Sciences (15)
  • Advanced Studies in Economics
  • Advanced Studies in European Policies and Public Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies
  • Economics
  • Educational Studies
  • European Social Security
  • European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives
  • Geography
  • Human Settlements
  • International Business Economics and Management
  • International Politics
  • Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Sociology

Rankings

KU Leuven belongs to the top 50 universities in the world and the top 20 universities in Europe.

Ranking Year Rank
(in the world)
Rank
(in Europe)
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 42 14
Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022 95 32
QS World University Rankings 2023 76 23
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Learn more about KU Leuven

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Additional information

Tuition fees at KU Leuven

Students who are citizens of the EU/EEA:

The average tuition fees for students from the EU/EEA are 2,800 EUR per year, ranging from 500 EUR to 3,900 EUR.

Students who are citizens from outside the EU/EEA:

The average tuition fees for students from outside the EU/EEA are 4,100 EUR per year, ranging from 1,800 EUR to 6,600 EUR.

Tuition fees may vary for each study programme.

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