QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 COUNTRY FILE v1.0 Subject Influence Map ■ Arts & Humanities ■ Engineering & Technology ■ Life Sciences & Medicine ARCHAEOLOGY ■ Natural Sciences ■ Social Sciences & Management % Institutions Ranked in Subject % Institutions Scored in Subject BELGIUM PSYCHOLOGY Overall Country Performance Institutions cited by academics in at least one subject 22 Subjects featuring at least one institution from Belgium 40 Institutions ranked in at least one subject 19 Institutions in published ranking for at least one subject 7 Range Representation by Subject The following tables display the number of institutions from Belgium featured in each subject within each given range. Please note that different numbers of institutions are presented overall in different subjects - ranges shaded in grey do not exist for the subjects in question ARTS & HUMANITIES ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Archaeology 0 2 Computer Science & Information Systems 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 Architecture / Built Environment 1 0 Engineering - Chemical 0 1 1 0 Art & Design 0 0 Engineering - Civil & Structural 0 1 1 1 English Language & Literature 0 1 1 0 1 0 Engineering - Electrical & Electronic 0 1 0 1 1 0 History 0 3 1 0 Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 2 2 Linguistics 0 1 3 0 Engineering - Mineral & Mining 0 0 Modern Languages 0 1 2 2 1 1 Performing Arts 1 0 LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE Philosophy 2 0 1 0 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Agriculture & Forestry 0 1 2 0 Biological Sciences 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 Dentistry 1 Medicine 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT Nursing 0 1 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Pharmacy & Pharmacology 1 2 0 3 Accounting & Finance 0 1 0 0 Psychology 2 1 1 1 Anthropology 0 1 Veterinary Science 2 Business & Management Studies 0 1 0 1 Communication & Media Studies 0 1 2 2 NATURAL SCIENCES Development Studies 2 1 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Economics & Econometrics 0 3 0 1 1 0 Chemistry 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 Education 0 1 1 1 1 0 Earth & Marine Sciences 0 0 1 2 Law 1 2 2 1 Environmental Sciences 0 1 2 0 0 0 Politics & International Studies 0 2 3 1 Geography 1 3 0 1 Social Policy & Administration 1 1 Materials Science 1 0 2 1 Sociology 0 1 2 2 Mathematics 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 Statistics & Operational Research 2 0 1 0 Physics & Astronomy 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 Copyright © 2011-2016 QS Intelligence Unit (a division of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd) QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 COUNTRY FILE v1.0 Top 5 Institutions by Subject In the tables below the [number] in square brackets is the global rank of that institution for the given subject. Thorough checks are conducted for the ranked institutions in each subject but where fewer than five institutions for the country in question are present in a given subject ranking, we have included the runners up - these are presented in grey. In many cases, these institutions beyond the published ranking, owe their position to relatively low amounts of data (which is why the ranking itself are truncated) and whether or not the institution operates degree programs in that subject may not have been verified. Nonetheless it has been found useful in the context of a country report to present these additional data. At the tail end of a table institutions can appear in dsiciplines they are not very active in due to very strong profiles in "neighbouring" subjects. Since the All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) system operates at a journal level an institution strong in Chemistry can appear in Chemical Engineering for example. Within ranked ranges the existence of qualifying programs is personally checked by a member of the QSIU team - but this is not always practical for the hundreds of entries falling outside the range. At time of writing the QSIU team have manually verified the operation of programs in over 15,000 subject institution intersections. ARTS & HUMANITIES ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHITECTURE / BUILT ENVIRONMENT ART & DESIGN 1 University of Liege [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [49] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 2 University of Ghent [51-100] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 2 Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (ARBA-ESA) 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 3 University of Ghent 3 University of Ghent 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 4 Ecole nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre 5 University of Antwerp 5 University of Liege 5 University of Saint-Louis Brussels ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HISTORY LINGUISTICS 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 2 University of Ghent [101-150] 2 University of Ghent [51-100] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [101-150] 3 University of Antwerp [201-250] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [51-100] 3 University of Ghent [101-150] 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [101-150] 4 University of Antwerp [101-150] 5 University of Liege 5 University of Antwerp 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) MODERN LANGUAGES PERFORMING ARTS PHILOSOPHY 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles [41] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [26] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [101-150] 2 University of Antwerp 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [43] 3 University of Ghent [101-150] 3 University of Ghent 3 University of Ghent [101-150] 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [151-200] 4 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 5 University of Antwerp [151-200] 5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 5 University of Liege ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CIVIL & STRUCTURAL 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [151-200] 2 University of Ghent [101-150] 2 University of Ghent [101-150] 3 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [201-250] 3 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 3 University of Liege [151-200] 4 University of Ghent [201-250] 4 University of Mons 4 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) [301-350] 5 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School 5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) ENGINEERING - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL, AERONAUTICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING - MINERAL & MINING 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [151-200] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [201-300] 2 University of Ghent 3 University of Ghent [201-250] 3 University of Liege [201-300] 3 University of Liege 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) [201-300] 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [201-300] 5 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DENTISTRY 1 University of Ghent [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [7] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [101-150] 2 University of Ghent [51-100] 2 University of Ghent 3 University of Liege [101-150] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [151-200] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [201-250] 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 5 Gembloux Agricultural University 5 University of Liege [251-300] 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) MEDICINE NURSING PHARMACY & PHARMACOLOGY 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 University of Ghent [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [30] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [101-150] 2 University of Antwerp 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [51-100] 3 University of Ghent [101-150] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) 3 University of Ghent [51-100] 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [151-200] 4 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 4 University of Liege [151-200] 5 University of Antwerp [151-200] 5 Boston University Brussels 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [151-200] PSYCHOLOGY VETERINARY SCIENCE 1 University of Ghent [27=] 1 University of Ghent [20] 2 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [37=] 2 University of Liege [49] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [51-100] 3 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) [101-150] 4 University of Antwerp 5 University of Liege [151-200] 5 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) NATURAL SCIENCES CHEMISTRY EARTH & MARINE SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [51-100] 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [101-150] 1 University of Ghent [51-100] 2 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [151-200] 2 University of Ghent [151-200] 2 University of Antwerp [101-150] 3 University of Ghent [151-200] 3 University of Liege [151-200] 3 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) [101-150] 4 University of Antwerp [251-300] 4 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 4 University of Liege 5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) [301-400] 5 University of Antwerp 5 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) GEOGRAPHY MATERIALS SCIENCE MATHEMATICS 1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven