List of universities in Lebanon

This is a list of universities and related institutions in Lebanon.

## Universities

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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.[1]

Institute name  | Acronym  | Date founded  | Website  | Official registration notes

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Phoenicia University | PU  | 2015  | pu.edu.lb | Yes
Matn University College of Technology  | MUC  | 2014  | muc.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese University | UL  | 1951  | ul.edu.lb | Yes
American University of Beirut | AUB  | 1866  | aub.edu.lb | Yes
Université La Sagesse | ULS  | 1999  | uls.edu.lb | Yes
Saint Joseph University of Beirut | USJ  | 1875  | usj.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese American University | LAU  | 1924  | lau.edu.lb | Yes
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts1 | ALBA1 | 1937  | alba.edu | Yes1
Middle East University | MEU  | 1939  | meu.edu.lb | Yes
Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik | USEK  | 1950  | usek.edu.lb | [1]
Haigazian University | HU  | 1955  | haigazian.edu.lb | Yes
Beirut Arab University | BAU  | 1960  | bau.edu.lb | Yes
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers | Cnam  | 1971 (1794 in Paris)  | cnam-liban.fr | Yes
Beirut Islamic University  | BIU  | 1982  | biu.edu.lb | Yes
Makassed University of Beirut  | MU  | 1986  | [2] | Yes
University Of Tripoli | UT  | 1986  | ut.edu.lb | Yes
Notre Dame University - Louaize | NDU  | 1987  | ndu.edu.lb | Yes
Jinan University (Lebanon) | JU  | 1988  | jinan.edu.lb | Yes
University of Balamand | UoB  | 1988  | balamand.edu.lb | Yes
City University Formerly (Manar University of Tripoli - MUT)  | CityU  | 1990  | cityu.edu.lb | Yes
Global University | GU  | 1992  | gu.edu.lb | Yes
American University of Science and Technology | AUST  | 1989  | aust.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music | LNHCM  | 1995  | conservatory.gov.lb/ |
Antonine University | UA  | 1996  | ua.edu.lb | Yes
Islamic University of Lebanon  | IUL  | 1996  | iul.edu.lb | Yes
American University of Technology | AUT  | 1998  | aut.edu | Yes
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon | AUL  | 1998  | aul.edu.lb | Yes
Al-Kafaàt University | AKU  | 1999  | aku.edu.lb | Yes
Rafik Hariri University  | RHU  | 1999  | rhu.edu.lb | Yes
American University of Culture & Education  | AUCE  | 2000  | auce.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied Sciences  | ULF  | 2000  | ulf.edu.lb | Yes
Modern University for Business and Science | MUBS  | 2000  | mubs.edu.lb | Yes
Université Sainte Famille  | USF  | 2000 [2] | usf.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese International University | LIU  | 2001  | liu.edu.lb | Yes
Arab Open University | AOU  | 2002  | aou.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese Canadian University  | LCU  | 2003  | lcu.edu.lb | Yes
Lebanese German University | LGU  | 2008  | lgu.edu.lb | Yes
University of Sciences & Arts in Lebanon  | USAL  | 2012  | usal.edu.lb | Yes [3]
Al Maaref University | MU  | 2015  | mu.edu.lb | Yes
Azm University  | AU  | 2015  | azmuniversity.edu.lb | Yes
Saint George University | SGU  | 2020  | [3]
Hope University Beirut | HUB  | 2024  | hopeuniversity.eu

1Affiliated to Balamand University.

## University institutes and colleges

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

Institute name  | Acronym  | Date founded  | Website  | Official registration notes

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Joya University Institute of Technology  | JUIT  | 1964  | employment.edu  | Yes
Ouzai University College  | OUC  | 1976 [4] | ouzai.org | Yes
Ecole Superieure des Affaires | ESA  | 1996  | esa.edu.lb | Yes
Matn University College  | MUC  | 1999 [5] | muc.edu.lb | Yes
Sidoon University College  | SUC  | 2000  | https://web.archive.org/web/20141011092114/http://sidoon-suc.edu.lb/ | Yes

## University institutes for religious studies

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Institute name  | Acronym  | Date founded  | Website  | Official registration notes

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Near East School of Theology | NEST  | 1932  | theonest.edu.lb | Yes

## See also

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* List of colleges and universities by country
* List of colleges and universities

## References

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1. ^ Ministry of Higher Education
2. ^ Info about Université Sainte Famille Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Arabic: جامعة العلوم والآداب اللبنانية
4. ^ Ouzai Organization homepage Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Matn University homepage

## External links

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* Pigier Business Schools
* https://universityimages.com/list-of-universities-in-lebanon/

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