The University in figures

The first French-speaking university in Belgium, UCLouvain will celebrate its 600th anniversary in 2025. It now welcomes nearly 40,000 students in eight locations in Wallonia and Brussels.

Locations

  • 8 locations: Louvain-la-Neuve (main campus), Brussels Woluwe, Brussels Saint-Louis, Mons, Tournai, Brusselss Saint-Gilles, Charleroi, Namur (CHU UCL Namur).

Students and staff*

  • 38 900 students :
    • 24 400 in Louvain-la-Neuve
    • 7 100 in Brussels Woluwe
    • 4 500 in Brussels Saint-Louis
    • 1 450 in Mons
    • 700 in Brussels Saint-Gilles
    • 550 in Tournai
    • 200 in Charleroi
       
  • 6 800 staff members:
    • 2 200 academic staff
    • 2 500 scientific staff
    • 2 100 administrative and technical staff

*Rounded numbers

Studies

  • 19 faculties
  • 72 bachelor programmes
  • 140 master programmes (60 and 120 ECTS)
  • 68 advanced master programmes
  • 235 continuing education programmes
  • 43 MOOCs

Research

  • 25 research institutes
  • 3 400 researchers*
  • 2 400 PhD students*
  • 31 doctoral programmes
  • 78 spin-offs

*Rounded numbers

Reputation

  • 1 Nobel prize for Medicine : Christian de Duve (1974)
  • 21 Prix Francqui ("Belgian Nobel")
  • 60 ERC grants: 36 Starting grant, 8 Consolidator grant, 8 Advanced grant, 2 Synergy Grant et 1 POC (Proof of Concept)
  • 1st French-speaking university in Belgium, 4th comprehensive French-speaking university in the world
  • International rankings :
    • 170 in the Times Higher Education ranking (THE) 2022-2023
    • 195 in the QS Magazine ranking 2022-2023
    • 204 in the Shanghai ranking 2022-2023

Infrastructures

  • 2 university hospitals (Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (Brussels) et CHU UCL Namur), 1 909 approved beds
  • 2 science parks, 279 companies
  • 4 incubators
  • 32 libraries and learning centers
  • 2 sport centers (Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels Woluwe)
  • 5 877 accommodations

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Last updated figures: 5 octobre 2023