Antwerp Management School vs Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain): which trading school is better?
As of November 2, 2026, Antwerp Management School leads Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain) by 3.2 points in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking: #213 internationally against #258. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching pillar. Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain) does better on Visibility. On Trust, Student reviews and Recognition and employability, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 2, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | Antwerp Management SchoolProgramme rated: Master in Finance & Investments | Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain)Programme rated: Master [120] en sciences de gestion (GEST2M), majeure Finance & Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 69.5 | 66.3 |
| International rank | #213 | #258 |
| Rank in Belgium | #3 of 15 | #4 of 15 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.85/5 | 4.70/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.01/5 | 1.80/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 3.50/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.79/5 | 3.61/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 2.75/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
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