Facts and figures
UHasselt by the numbers
7,065 students
in academic year 2022-2023
- Bachelor’s students: 4,228
- Master’s students: 2,133
- Preparatory/bridging students: 503
- First-time students: 1,584
(As from October 1, 2023)
625 PhD students
enrolled in academic year 2023-2024, of whom 44% from abroad
(As from October 1, 2023)
1,700 staff members
Academic, administrative and technical
2 Campuses
- Campus Diepenbeek
- Campus Hasselt
18 Bachelor programmes
34 Master programmes
including 5 English-taught programmes
7 Faculties and 3 Schools
4 Research institutes
3 Research centres
3 Doctoral Schools
- Behavioral Sciences & Humanities
- Health & Life Sciences
- Sciences & Technology
1,280 international partners
for education, research and innovation
UHasselt’s ranking positions
Hasselt University is young, but its education and research are well-regarded worldwide – with some excellent international ranking positions.
Young Universities: 35
UHasselt is ranked 35th out of 605 in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s best universities under 50 (2023).
U-Multirank: top 10
UHasselt is ranked among the best 10 higher education institutions in the European Commission’s U-Multirank.
QS Rankings: 551
UHasselt placed 551st in the QS World University Rankings of Best Universities Worldwide (out of a total of 1,503 listed institutions).
Shanghai: 601-700
UHasselt is ranked in the section 601-700 of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with Harvard and Stanford topping the list.
HR Excellence in research
In 2011, UHasselt was the first Flemish university to receive the quality certificate ‘HR Excellence in Research’ from the European Commission. The label shows that UHasselt consciously invests in sustainable research careers for its researchers and pursues an open and transparent policy regarding the recruitment and selection of researchers. Read more about our efforts to realize a progressive HR policy for our researchers here.