List of universities in Lebanon


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 35 universities in total.
Institute nameAcronymDate foundedWebsiteOfficial registration notes
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-ArtsALBA1937
Al-Kafaàt UniversityAKU1999
Al Maaref UniversityMU2015
American University of BeirutAUB1866
American University of Culture & EducationAUCE2000
American University of Science and TechnologyAUST1989
American University of TechnologyAUT1998
Antonine UniversityUA1996
Arab Open UniversityAOU2002
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in LebanonAUL1998
Beirut Arab UniversityBAU1960
Beirut Islamic UniversityBIU1982
City UniversityCityU1990
Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersCnam1971
East International University, EIU2015
Ecole Superieure des Affaires ESA1996
Global UniversityGU1992
Haigazian UniversityHU1955
Islamic University of LebanonIUL1996
International University of BeirutBIU2010
Jinan University (Lebanon)JU1988
Lebanese American UniversityLAU1924
Lebanese Canadian UniversityLCU2003
Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied SciencesULF2000
Lebanese German UniversityLGU2008
Lebanese International UniversityLIU2001
Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of MusicLNHCM1995
Lebanese UniversityUL1951
Makassed University of BeirutMU1986
Matn University College of TechnologyMUC2014
Middle East UniversityMEU1939
Modern University for Business and ScienceMUBS2000
Notre Dame University - LouaizeNDU1987
Phoenicia UniversityPU2015
Rafik Hariri UniversityRHU1999
Saint George University of BeirutSGU2020
Saint Joseph University of BeirutUSJ1875
Université La SagesseULS1999
Université Libano-Française de Technologie et des Sciences AppliquésULF1997
University of BalamandUoB1988
University of Sciences & Arts in LebanonUSAL2012
University of TripoliUT1986
Université Saint-Esprit de KaslikUSEK1950
Université Sainte FamilleUSF2000

1Affiliated to Balamand University.

University institutes and colleges

There are a total of eight private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon:
Institute nameAcronymDate foundedWebsiteOfficial registration notes
Joyaa University Institute of TechnologyJUIT1964
Ouzai University CollegeOUC1976
Matn University CollegeMUC1999
Sidoon University CollegeSUC2000https://web.archive.org/web/20141011092114/http://sidoon-suc.edu.lb/