List of universities in Lebanon
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This is a list of universities and related institutions in Lebanon.
Universities
One public university and 28 private universities in Lebanon have licenses from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. There are 32 universities in total.[https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Ministry of Higher Education]
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| Institute name
! Acronym ! Date founded ! Website ! Official registration notes |
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| Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts{{smallsup|1}}
| ALBA{{smallsup|1}} | 1937 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420015725/http://www.alba.edu/ alba.edu] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes]{{smallsup|1}} |
| Al-Kafaàt University
| AKU | 1999 | [http://www.aku.edu.lb/ aku.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Al Maaref University
| MU | 2015 | [http://www.mu.edu.lb/ mu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| American University of Beirut
| AUB | 1866 | [http://www.aub.edu.lb/ aub.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| American University of Culture & Education
| AUCE | 2000 | [http://www.auce.edu.lb/ auce.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| American University of Science and Technology
| AUST | 1989 | [https://www.aust.edu.lb/ aust.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| American University of Technology
| AUT | 1998 | [http://www.aut.edu/ aut.edu] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Antonine University
| UA | 1996 | [http://www.ua.edu.lb/ ua.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Arab Open University
| AOU | 2002 | [http://www.aou.edu.lb/ aou.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon
| AUL | 1998 | [http://www.aul.edu.lb/ aul.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Beirut Arab University
| BAU | 1960 | [http://www.bau.edu.lb/ bau.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Beirut Islamic University
| BIU | 1982 | [http://www.biu.edu.lb/ biu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| City University Formerly (Manar of Tripoli - MUT)
| City University | CityU | 1990 | [http://www.cityu.edu.lb/ cityu.edu.lb] |[https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
| Cnam | 1971 (1794 in Paris) | [http://www.cnam-liban.fr/ cnam-liban.fr] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| East International University, (formerly Azm University)
| EIU | 2015 | [https://www.eiu.edu.lb/home eiu.edu.lb/home] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA Business School)
|ESA |1996 |[http://www.esa.edu.lb/ esa.edu.lb] |[https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Global University
| GU | 1992 | [http://www.gu.edu.lb/ gu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Haigazian University
| HU | 1955 | [http://www.haigazian.edu.lb/ haigazian.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Islamic University of Lebanon
| IUL | 1996 | [http://www.iul.edu.lb/ iul.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Jinan University (Lebanon)
| JU | 1988 | [http://www.jinan.edu.lb/ jinan.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese American University
| LAU | 1924 | [http://www.lau.edu.lb/ lau.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese Canadian University
| LCU | 2003 | [http://www.lcu.edu.lb/ lcu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied Sciences
| ULF | 2000 | [http://www.ulf.edu.lb/ ulf.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese German University
| LGU | 2008 | [http://www.lgu.edu.lb/ lgu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese International University
| LIU | 2001 | [http://www.liu.edu.lb/ liu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music
| LNHCM | 1995 | [http://www.conservatory.gov.lb// conservatory.gov.lb/] | |
| Lebanese University
| UL | 1951 | [http://www.ul.edu.lb/ ul.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Makassed University of Beirut
| MU | 1986 | [http://www.makassed.org/] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Matn University College of Technology
| MUC | 2014 | [http://www.muc.edu.lb/ muc.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Middle East University
| MEU | 1939 | [http://www.meu.edu.lb/ meu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Modern University for Business and Science
| MUBS | 2000 | [http://www.mubs.edu.lb/ mubs.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Notre Dame University - Louaize
| NDU | 1987 | [http://www.ndu.edu.lb/ ndu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Phoenicia University
| PU | 2015 | [http://www.pu.edu.lb/ pu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Rafik Hariri University
| RHU | 1999 | [http://www.rhu.edu.lb/ rhu.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Saint George University of Beirut
| SGU | 2020 | [https://www.sgub.edu.lb sgub.edu.lb] | |
| Saint Joseph University of Beirut
| USJ | 1875 | [http://www.usj.edu.lb/ usj.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Université La Sagesse
| ULS | 1999 | [http://www.uls.edu.lb uls.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| University of Balamand
| UoB | 1988 | [https://balamand.edu.lb/ balamand.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| University of Sciences & Arts in Lebanon
| USAL | 2012 | [http://www.usal.edu.lb/ usal.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] Arabic: جامعة العلوم والآداب اللبنانية |
| University of Tripoli
| UT | 1986 | [http://www.ut.edu.lb/ ut.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik
| USEK | 1950 | [http://www.usek.edu.lb/main/ usek.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspxYes] |
| Université Sainte Famille
| USF | [http://www.usf.edu.lb/ usf.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
1Affiliated to Balamand University.
University institutes and colleges
There are a total of eight private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon:
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| Institute name
! Acronym ! Date founded ! Website ! Official registration notes |
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| Joyaa University Institute of Technology
| JUIT |1964 | | [http://www.higher-edu.gov.lb/arabic/privuniv/univ_inst/jwaya.html Yes] |
| Ouzai University College
| OUC | [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010112216/http://www.ouzai.org/newsite/ ouzai.org] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Matn University College
| MUC | 1999 [http://www.muc.edu.lb/ Matn University homepage] | [http://www.muc.edu.lb/ muc.edu.lb] | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Sidoon University College
| SUC | 2000 | https://web.archive.org/web/20141011092114/http://sidoon-suc.edu.lb/ | [https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
University institutes for religious studies
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| Institute name
! Acronym ! Date founded ! Website ! Official registration notes |
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| Saint Paul Institute of Philosophy & Theology
| | | |[https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
| Near East School of Theology
| NEST | 1932 | [http://www.theonest.edu.lb/ theonest.edu.lb] |[https://www.mehe.gov.lb/ar/Pages/Structure/Higher%20EDU/ListUniv.aspx Yes] |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051124034132/http://www.pigierme.edu.lb/en/busschools.html Pigier Business Schools]
- https://universityimages.com/list-of-universities-in-lebanon/
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