UCLouvain
Louvain-la-Neuve · Official website ↗
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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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)“Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In English”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 | Bachelor in Information and Communication (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)“Bachelor in Information and Communication (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12Bachelor in Law · 3 years · Louvain-la-Neuve Source (2)“Bachelor in Law 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Louvain-la-Neuve - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12Bachelor in Law (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)“Bachelor in Law (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)“Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-English) · 3 years · Bruxelles Saint-Louis Source (2)“Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-English) 2026 - 2027”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“At Bruxelles Saint-Louis - 180 credits - 3 years - Day schedule - In French”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | No need-based aid for international undergraduates International students are not eligible for need-based institutional aid; only merit awards or outside funding. Sources (1)“UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
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| Meets full financial need | No — does not promise to meet full needSources (1)“UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“UCLouvain does not grant scholarships to international bachelor’s or master’s students.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
| English proficiency | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Degree programmes taught in English | YesSources (2)“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 ↗ · checked 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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
Programmes
| Bachelor's programme | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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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)“Academic calendar • 1st semester: 3rd week of September - end of January (exams in January)”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
| Application fee | €200 one-time (≈ US$223) Source (1)“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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
| Application requirement | Passport copy: Required Source (1)“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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-12School transcript / academic records: Required Source (1)“secondary school diploma and transcript of final year marks, or a certificate of passing the bachelor’s course entrance exam;”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
Costs for international students
| Tuition | €5,369 per year (≈ US$6,000) (2026–27 figure) (reference) |
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| Housing and meals | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Living costs (college estimate) | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Living costs you must show for the student visa (government amount, excluding tuition and travel) | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Sources (4)
“Registration fees for the 2026–2027 academic year (currently pending approval by the Government of the Wallonia‑Brussels Federation)”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“Full tuition fee: €1,194.00”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“all students of non‑European Union nationality, except those who meet one of the criteria listed below, are required to pay an additional contribution (€4,175), which will be added to the full tuition fee.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12“If you interrupt or change your program, your enrolment fees will be €5,369.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 2026-11-12US$ 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)“the university can accommodate more than 5700 students in furnished accommodations spread across the different campuses of UCLouvain.”uclouvain.be ↗ · checked 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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-12 |
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Work and after graduation
| Work allowed while studying (rule as stated by the government) | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Post-study work visa (name and length) | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Location
| 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).