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Universities in Belgium
Belgium has 31 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1595. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES31
OLDEST1595
FOUNDED 1900+14
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15991 · 3%
1600–189913 · 42%
1900 or later14 · 45%
Date unknown3 · 10%
Oldest universities in Belgium
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1595Grand Seminary Mechelen
1808St. Joseph Minor Seminary
1817State University of Leuven
1817Ghent University
1817University of Liège
1830Berthoutinstituut Klein Seminarie
1831University of Namur
1834Royal Military Academy
1834Catholic University of Leuven
1834Faculty of Theology, Catholic University of Louvain
1834Free University of Brussels
1857American College of the Immaculate Conception
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