Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain) vs Universiteit Gent: which trading school is better?
As of November 2, 2026, Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain) and Universiteit Gent are tied in the 2027 trading and investing school ranking, at 66.3 out of 100. The gap comes mainly from the Recognition and employability pillar. Universiteit Gent does better on Student reviews and Teaching. On Trust and Visibility, 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 | Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain)Programme rated: Master [120] en sciences de gestion (GEST2M), majeure Finance & Transition | Universiteit GentProgramme rated: Master of Science in Banking and Finance |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 66.3 | 66.3 |
| International rank | #258 | #259 |
| Rank in Belgium | #4 of 15 | #5 of 15 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.70/5 | 4.55/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| 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 | 5/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 1.80/5 | 2.20/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | 1/5 |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 3.50/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.61/5 | 2.74/5 |
| 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 | 2/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.50/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 24. Audience: social media and newsletterscale | 2/5 | 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.
Louvain School of Management (UCLouvain): full listingUniversiteit Gent: full listing