Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB) vs Universiteit Gent: which trading school is better?
As of October 30, 2026, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB) leads Universiteit Gent by 0.9 point in the 2027 trading school ranking: #246 internationally against #267. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching pillar. Universiteit Gent does better on Visibility. On Trust and Recognition and employability, they are level.
2027 edition · updated October 30, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB) | Universiteit Gent |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 68.0 | 67.1 |
| International rank | #246 | #267 |
| Rank in Belgium | #4 of 17 | #5 of 17 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.39/5 | 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 | 3/5 | 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 | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.43/5 | 2.09/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | 1/5 |
| Student reviews · 20 % | not rated | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | n/a | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | n/a | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.31/5 | 3.11/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.00/5 | 3.25/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 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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