- Student-faculty ratios: 36.2
- Male to female ratio: 56 : 44
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.ulb.ac.be/
- Address: Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50,Brussels, 1050,Belgium
- Phone: -
Founded in 1834 by Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is a private research university with several campuses located in the heart of the Belgian capital, giving researchers and a 24,000-strong student body every opportunity to embrace all the perks of a vibrant European city. ULB offers about 40 undergraduate programmes and nearly 250 graduate courses. Accessible by train from several major European cities in under two hours, about one-third of ULB’s intake are international with 20 per cent coming from Europe. Although it is a francophone institution, international students can take advantage of university languages courses to improve their French and some master’s programmes are taught in English. ULB has strong links with international institutions and works closely with Vrije Universiteit Brussel, a Flemish-speaking institution also based in the capital. The university’s founding philosophy focused on the idea of freedom of inquiry and students are represented on all decision-making bodies. ULB’s motto can be translated as “conquering darkness with knowledge” and its scholars have won a variety of awards including four Nobel prizes, 24 Francqui Prizes, a prestigious scholarly award in the sciences in Belgium, and a Fields Medal. Well-known alumni include the English journalist Robert Peston and business school graduate Heidi Cruz, who worked for the Bush administration and is the wife of US politician Ted Cruz. The university has 12 faculties and incorporates several museums, including one dedicated to zoology, and at the Solbosch campus, ULB’s main location, there is a weekly market selling locally produced food.
- Total number of students 26,936
- Number of international students 9,376
- Total number of academic staff 750
- Number of international staff 124
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 1,794
- Number of master's degrees awarded 4,034
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 222
- Number of research only staff 565
- Number of new undergraduate students 5,182
- Number of new master's students 6,562
- Number of new doctoral students 201
- Global score 60.2
- Global research reputation #388
- Regional research reputation #134
- Publications #290
- Books #255
- Conferences #496
- Normalized citation impact #229
- Total citations #249
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #247
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #189
- International collaboration #440
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #48
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #192
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #122
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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36.2
No. of students per staff
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34%
Percentage of International Students
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56 : 44
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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27,194
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
201-225
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2013
226-250
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2014
176
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2015
201-225
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2016
351-400
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2017
201—250
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2018
=175
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2019
201–250
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2020
201–250
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Arts & humanities
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2018
176–200
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2019
201–250
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
151–175
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2019
151–175
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Engineering & technology
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Life sciences
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2018
176–200
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Physical sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
201–250
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Social sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
176–200
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Business & Economics
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2018
151–175
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2019
151–175
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Computer Science
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
201–250
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
201+
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
63
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
32
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
201–300
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2019
10
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#236 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 39.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #276
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #116
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #306
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #268
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #292
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #229
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #143
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #323
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #50
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #258
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#456 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 42.9
- Chemistry global research reputation #368
- Chemistry regional research reputation #185
- Chemistry publications #546
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #504
- Chemistry total citations #533
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #503
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #462
- Chemistry international collaboration #480
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #50
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #755
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #848
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#144 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 62.8
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #364
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #87
- Clinical Medicine publications #231
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #111
- Clinical Medicine total citations #177
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #173
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #76
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #573
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #74
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #116
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #25
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#178 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 28.0
- Economics and Business global research reputation #191
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #77
- Economics and Business publications #230
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #118
- Economics and Business total citations #196
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #162
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #85
- Economics and Business international collaboration #112
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #25
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #162
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #146
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#484 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 39.5
- Engineering global research reputation #427
- Engineering regional research reputation #133
- Engineering publications #471
- Engineering normalized citation impact #559
- Engineering total citations #540
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #557
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #568
- Engineering international collaboration #50
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #6
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #643
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #680
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#259 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 41.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #204
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #70
- Environment/Ecology total citations #361
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #356
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #275
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #94
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #5
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #262
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #196
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#161 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 52.4
- Geosciences global research reputation #280
- Geosciences regional research reputation #63
- Geosciences publications #290
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #52
- Geosciences total citations #222
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #221
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #82
- Geosciences international collaboration #26
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
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#133 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 34.9
- Immunology global research reputation #116
- Immunology regional research reputation #21
- Immunology publications #169
- Immunology normalized citation impact #124
- Immunology total citations #167
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #152
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #127
- Immunology international collaboration #179
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #30
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #133
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #113
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#197 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 40.6
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #304
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #56
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #210
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #231
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #97
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #204
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #26
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #176
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #76
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#269 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 28.7
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #102
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #240
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #269
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #250
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #225
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #249
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #245
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #31
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #208
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #205
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#176 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 38.6
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #178
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #69
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #291
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #102
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #239
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #214
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #104
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #195
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #160
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #121
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#137 Physics
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- Physics overall score 68.8
- Physics global research reputation #155
- Physics regional research reputation #62
- Physics publications #172
- Physics normalized citation impact #272
- Physics total citations #158
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #134
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #199
- Physics international collaboration #457
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #178
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #158
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #281
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#358 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 37.3
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #310
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #385
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #283
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #367
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #338
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #269
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #83
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #12
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #411
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #413
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#258 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 38.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #266
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #62
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #342
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #339
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #339
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #309
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #246
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #112
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #16
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #262
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #189