UCLouvain
Louvain-la-Neuve · Site officiel ↗
UCLouvain is in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; its bachelor's degrees are taught in English, French. Tuition for international students: €5,369 (≈ US$6,000) per year (2026-27 figure). Standard entry requirements: Secondary school diploma from a country outside the European Union overall average of at least 13/20. Applying: intake: September; application fee €200.
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Les étudiants internationaux doivent aussi prévoir un budget pour l'assurance santé, le visa et les frais de voyage, qui ne figurent pas ici.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | tuition €5,369 per year (≈ US$6,000) |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: none for international students. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | Secondary school diploma from a country outside the European Union: overall average of at least 13/20. Requirements for other school qualifications differ by country — see the college's page ↗ |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Louvain-la-Neuve · 26 km from CRL airport |
| Housing | First-year housing: Available (apply) |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Requirements by teaching language
| Programmes taught in English | Programmes taught in French | |
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| Bachelor's programme | Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In English”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 | Bachelor in Information and Communication (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor in Information and Communication (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12Bachelor in Law · 3 years · Louvain-la-Neuve Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor in Law 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Louvain-la-Neuve - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12Bachelor in Law (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor in Law (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
Aide financière et conditions pour les étudiants internationaux
| Aides et admission pour les candidats internationaux | Aucune aide sur critères financiers pour les étudiants internationaux de premier cycle Les étudiants internationaux ne sont pas éligibles à l'aide financière de l'établissement fondée sur les besoins ; seules des bourses au mérite ou des financements extérieurs sont possibles. Sources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
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| Couvre la totalité des besoins financiers | Non — ne s'engage pas à couvrir la totalité des besoinsSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
| Bourses au mérite | Non — l'aide est fondée sur les besoins, pas sur le mériteSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
| Niveau d'anglais | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Degree programmes taught in English | YesSources (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “The Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering in Brussels is a joint English-taught programme organised by the Faculty of Economics and Business of KU Leuven and the Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Sciences and Communication of the UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“In this programme, the student is either required or has the option to take all their courses in English: Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
Programmes
| Bachelor's programme | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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Applying
| Academic entry requirement for your school qualification |
Requirements for other school qualifications differ by country — see the college's page ↗ |
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| Intakes (start months) for first-year entry | September Source (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Academic calendar • 1st semester: 3rd week of September - end of January (exams in January)”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
| Application fee | €200 one-time (≈ US$223) Source (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Students who have a non-EU nationality and are not assimilated to Belgian students (except for specialised master's degrees, doctorates, international joint degrees, or Erasmus Mundus exchanges) will be asked to pay a €200 application fee after confirming their application online.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
| Application requirement | Passport copy: Required Source (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “To validate your admission application, you must provide the following documents: - recent photo ID (digitised); - recent certificate of nationality or a copy of your identity document (identity card or passport);”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12School transcript / academic records: Required Source (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “secondary school diploma and transcript of final year marks, or a certificate of passing the bachelor’s course entrance exam;”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
Costs for international students
| Tuition | €5,369 per year (≈ US$6,000) (2026–27 figure) (reference) |
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| Housing and meals | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Living costs (college estimate) | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Living costs you must show for the student visa (government amount, excluding tuition and travel) | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Sources (4)
“Registration fees for the 2026–2027 academic year (currently pending approval by the Government of the Wallonia‑Brussels Federation)”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“Full tuition fee: €1,194.00”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“all students of non‑European Union nationality, except those who meet one of the criteria listed below, are required to pay an additional contribution (€4,175), which will be added to the full tuition fee.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“If you interrupt or change your program, your enrolment fees will be €5,369.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12US$ figures are approximate, converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 2026-11-11; the college charges in its own currency.
Where students live
| First-year on-campus housing | Available (apply) Source (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “the university can accommodate more than 5700 students in furnished accommodations spread across the different campuses of UCLouvain.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12“Do not hesitate to contact the LOGE service to receive more information on student accommodation managed by UCLouvain and the available alternatives.”uclouvain.be ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-12 |
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Work and after graduation
| Work allowed while studying (rule as stated by the government) | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Post-study work visa (name and length) | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Lieu
| City / state | Louvain-la-Neuve |
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| Nearest major airport | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), about 26 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Location from Wikidata Q378134 (CC0); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).