Notable Universities in Lebanon

A closer look at 20 universities in Lebanon — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
American University of Beirut	Beirut	Private	1866	English	MedicineEngineeringPublic Health
Near East School of Theology	Beirut	Private	1932	English	TheologyChristian EducationPastoral Care
Arab Open University	Beirut	Private	2002	English	Business AdministrationInformation TechnologyEnglish Language and Literature
Lebanese American University	Beirut	Private	1835	English	BusinessEngineeringHealth Sciences
St. Joseph University Beirut	Beirut	Private	1875	French, English	MedicineLawEngineering
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik	Jounieh	Private	1938	French, English	LawBusiness AdministrationEngineering
Centre Universitaire de Technologie	Hadath	Public	1951	Arabic, French, English	Applied EngineeringComputer ScienceBusiness Administration
Lebanese University	Beirut	Public	1951	Arabic, English, French	LawEngineeringSciences
Haigazian University	Beirut	Private	1955	English	Business AdministrationComputer SciencePsychology
Beirut Arab University	Beirut	Private	1960	English, Arabic	EngineeringPharmacyArchitecture
Notre Dame University	Zouk Mosbeh	Private	1978	English	Business AdministrationEngineeringArchitecture
Al Imam Al-Ouzai University	Beirut	Private	1979	Arabic	Islamic ShariaIslamic StudiesArabic Language
Balamand University	El-Koura	Private	1988	English	EngineeringMedicineBusiness Administration
Jinan University	Tripoli	Private	1988	Arabic, English	Islamic StudiesBusiness AdministrationHealth Sciences
American University of Science and Technology	Beirut	Private	1989	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceEngineering
Business & Computer University College	Beirut	Private	1994	English	Computer ScienceBusiness AdministrationInformation Technology
Arts, Sciences and Technology University	Beirut	Private	1997	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceEngineering
American University College of Technology	Halat	Private	1998	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceEngineering
Lebanese International University	Beirut	Private	2001	English	PharmacyBusiness AdministrationEngineering
Hariri Canadian University	Damour	Private	2010	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceArchitecture & Design