Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
About Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Founded in 1425, KU Leuven has been a center of learning for almost six centuries. Today, it is Belgium’s highest-ranked university as well as one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Europe. KU Leuven is dedicated to education and research in nearly all fields. Its fifteen faculties offer education, while research activities are organized by the departments and research groups. These faculties and departments, in turn, are clustered into three groups: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), and Biomedical Sciences. Each of these groups has a doctoral school for its doctoral training programs. KU Leuven boasts fourteen campuses, spread across 10 cities in Flanders.
Class Profile
- Student Strength - 46615
- Faculty - 2615 members
- Nobel Laureates -
- Student Faculty Ratio - 36 : 1
- Number of Countries represented - 150
- Percentage of International Students - 15%
- Gender - Women - 50% - Male - 50%
Test Scores
- Average GPA - 3
- Average GMAT Score - 550
- Average IELTS Score - 6.5
- Average TOEFL - 79
Campus
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Research
81% externally funded research
Total Budget – €520 Million
146 ERC Grants
Endowment
Endowment – Euro 1 Billion
Source from: https://www.kuleuven.be/kuleuven/