Key Figures

11 Faculties

• Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
• Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
• Faculty of Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Psychology, Speech Therapy and Education Sciences
• HEC Liège - School of Management
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• Faculty of Architecture

3 cities / 4 campuses

• Liège Sart Tilman
• Liège city centre
• Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• Arlon Campus Environment

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29,438 students

• 59% female
• 41% male
• 24% of students of foreign nationality
• 141 nationalities represented

Distribution by study cycle:

• 46% 1^st cycle (Bachelor's degree)
• 33% 2^nd cycle (Master's degree)
• 19% 3^rd cycle (PhD)

including :

· 49% female PhD students

· 51% male PhD students

· 48% PhD students of foreign nationality

• 17% off-cycles

Value date : 2024-2025

 

Graduates from all over the world

In 2023-2024:

6,223 degrees awarded, including

• 3,757 graduates holding a Master's or Specialised Master's
• 265 PhD graduates (with thesis)

First job:

• 84% within 6 months of starting a job search (Value date : 2021-2022)

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243 master's

• 39 transitional bachelors
• 193 Master's programmes (all orientations including 73 master's programme in full english)
  
  • 61 Advanced pecialised Master's programmes
  • 31 Doctorate Colleges
  • 38 MOOC's

Value date : 2024-2025

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71 partner countries

• 888 students have joined ULiège as part of a mobility experience or internship (IN mobility)
• 594 students from ULiège are continuing their studies at a university in Europe or in the world (OUT mobility)
• Cooperation and exchange agreements with 673 partner institutions

Value date : 2024-2025

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5,988 employees

including:

52% women and 48% men

Distribution by function

• 16% academic staff
• 9% permanent scientific staff
• 44% temporary scientific staff
• 34% Administrative, Technical and Worker staff
• 6,671 staff members at the University Hospital Centre (CHU)

 

Distribution of staff members by campus:

• 69% Liège Sart Tilman
• 23% Liège city centre
• 7% Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• 1% Arlon Campus Environment
  
  Value date : 2025

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1,725 research agreements

• 358 research agreements with at least one international partner - connection with 90 countries in total 
• 129 projects backed by the EU framework programmes (FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe)
• 13 projects financed by a European Research Council (ERC) grant

3,338 staff members carry out research activities at ULiège (including FNRS and associated funds)

Patents, technology transfer and creation of economic activities

• 1,542 patents granted in total
• 668 technology transfer agreements signed
• 114 active spin-offs

Value date : 2024

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571million euros annual budget

• 43% allocated to research funding
  

  Source of research funding :

21% public sources

22% research agreements

• 41% invested in teaching
• 11% for social welfare and investment
• 4% third-party services
• 1% donations

Value date : 2024

Rankings

• 379 : QS World University Ranking
• 251-300 : Times Higher Education World University Ranking
• 401-500 : Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shangai)

Value date : 2024

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15 library locations

• 6,673 ancient manuscripts
• 571 incunables
• 164,940full text references deposited on ORBI
• 290,070 ebooks
• 22,480 electronic periodicals
  

Value date : 2024

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Page updated in line with data available as of 18 September, 2025