List of universities in Lebanon

This is 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.

University name	Acronym	Date founded	Website	Official registration notes
Lebanese University	UL	1951	ul.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Beirut	AUB	1866	aub.edu.lb	Yes
Université Saint-Joseph	USJ	1875	usj.edu.lb	Yes
University of Balamand	UoB	1988	balamand.edu.lb	Yes
Université La Sagesse	ULS	1875	uls.edu.lb	Yes
Université Sainte Famille	USF	2000	usf.edu.lb	Yes
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon	AUL	1998	aul.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Culture & Education	AUCE	2000	auce.edu.lb	Yes
Haigazian University	HU	1955	haigazian.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Technology	AUT	1998	aut.edu	Yes
Al Maaref University	MU	2015	mu.edu.lb	Yes
Beirut Arab University	BAU	1960	bau.edu.lb	Yes
Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik	USEK	1950	usek.edu.lb	Yes
Notre Dame University - Louaize	NDU	1987	ndu.edu.lb	Yes
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts1	ALBA1	1937	alba.edu	Yes1
Arab Open University	AOU	2002	aou.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Science and Technology	AUST	1994	aust.edu.lb	Yes
Antonine University	UPA	1996	upa.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied Sciences	ULF	2000	ulf.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese German University	LGU	2008	lgu.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese International University	LIU	2001	liu.edu.lb	Yes
Rafik Hariri University	RHU	1999	rhu.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese Canadian University	LCU	2003	lcu.edu.lb	Yes
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon	AUL	1998	aul.edu.lb	Yes
Beirut Islamic University	BIU	1982	biu.edu.lb	Yes
Global University	GU	1992	gu.edu.lb	Yes
Islamic University of Lebanon	IUL	1996	iul.edu.lb	Yes
Al-Kafaàt University	AKU	1999	aku.edu.lb	Yes
Jinan University of Lebanon	JUL	1988	jinan.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese American University	LAU	1924	lau.edu.lb	Yes
Manar University of Tripoli	MUT	1990	mut.edu.lb	Yes
Modern University for Business and Science	MUBS	2000	mubs.edu.lb	Yes
Makassed University of Beirut	MU	1986	almakassed.edu.lb	Yes
Middle East University	MEU	1939	meu.edu.lb	Yes
University Of Tripoli	UT	1986	ut.edu.lb	Yes
Conservatoire National des arts et métiers	Cnam	1968	isae.edu.lb	Yes
Phoenecia University	PU	2015	pu.edu.lb	Yes
Matn University College of Technology	MUC	2014	muc.edu.lb	Yes
Azm University	AU	2015	azmuniversity.edu.lb	Yes

¹Affiliated to Balamand University.

University institutes and colleges

There are a total of eight private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon:

Institute name	Acronym	Date founded	Website	Official registration notes
Ecole Superieure des Affaires	ESA	1996	esa.edu.lb	Yes
Joya University Institute of Technology	JUIT	1964	employment.edu	Yes
Matn University College	MUC	1999	muc.edu.lb	Yes
Ouzai University College	OUC	1976	ouzai.org	Yes
Princely International University	PIU	2000	princelyiu.org	Yes
Sidoon University College	SUC	2000	http://sidoon-suc.edu.lb/	Yes

University institutes for religious studies

Institute name	Acronym	Date founded	Website	Official registration notes
Near East School of Theology	NEST	1932	theonest.edu.lb	Yes

See also

• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities

External links

• Pigier Business Schools