KU Leuven

Overview

KU Leuven is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in the Low Countries. It is consistently ranked as Europe's most innovative university due to its high volume of patents and spin-off companies.

Subject Areas

• Agriculture and Forestry
• Sport Science
• Biological Sciences
• Law
• Education
• Languages, Literature and Linguistics
• History, Philosophy and Theology
• Archaeology
• Art, Performing Art and Design
• Architecture
• Economics and Econometrics
• Business and Management
• Accounting and Finance
• Medicine and Dentistry
• Other Health
• Computer Science
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Sociology
• Politics and International Studies
• Geography
• Communication and Media Studies
• Psychology
• Chemistry
• Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
• Physics and Astronomy
• Mathematics and Statistics

Programs & Costs

Program data derived from International Education Costs dataset. Values shown in USD.

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