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Tertiary education: largest employers

44 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 8540) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Université Catholique de Louvain leads with 5,467.6 FTE (financial year 2025).

Top 20

Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 Université Catholique de Louvain 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve €1.10bn — €866.5m 5,467.6 2025
2 Arteveldehogeschool 9000 Ghent €155.7m €127.0m €99.6m 1,153.0 2025
3 Université de Namur 5000 Namur €226.5m €1.19m €138.8m 1,043.5 2025
4 Haute Ecole Léonard de Vinci 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert €97.8m €6.16m €81.3m 598.9 2025
5 Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen 2800 Mechelen €112.3m €92.1m €82.6m 259.0 2025
6 Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen 2018 Antwerp €162.6m €119.6m €74.2m 245.6 2025
7 Thomas More Kempen 2440 Geel €116.7m €80.1m €82.7m 217.5 2025
8 Odisee 1000 Brussels €167.3m €114.6m €113.3m 201.0 2025
9 UC Leuven 3001 Leuven €102.9m €85.7m €62.9m 174.9 2025
10 Vlerick Business School 9000 Ghent €77.2m €37.4m €49.5m 164.4 2025
11 Europacollege - Le Collège d'Europe 8000 Bruges €27.7m €12.9m €14.0m 150.7 2025
12 Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Zuid 8500 Kortrijk €130.6m €100.4m €81.0m 150.2 2025
13 ASBL Ephec-Galilee 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert €100.5m €4.21m €64.1m 122.8 2025
14 Haute École Louvain en Hainaut 7000 Mons €83.1m €3.81m €43.3m 111.4 2025
15 UC Limburg 3590 Diepenbeek €77.5m €50.5m €51.3m 99.6 2025
16 Haute Ecole de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg 5002 Namur €58.5m €1.05m €32.1m 99.0 2025
17 Haute Ecole Libre Mosane 4000 Liège €74.7m €3.99m €42.4m 75.4 2025
18 Antwerp Management School 2000 Antwerp €14.4m €14.6m €2.55m 73.0 2025
19 Haute Ecole ICHEC - ECAM - ISFSC 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre €35.4m €4.22m €19.3m 66.8 2025
20 Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Noord 8500 Kortrijk €64.4m €39.2m €34.3m 55.1 2025

Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.

“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the largest employer in Tertiary education?

Université Catholique de Louvain, with 5,467.6 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).

How many Tertiary education companies report employees?

44 out of 57, in accounts less than 3 years old.

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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.