List of universities in Lebanon

Higher Education

Universities

There is one public university and 28 private universities in Lebanon granted a license from the ministry of education.

University Name	Acronym	Date founded	Website	Official registration notes
Université de la Sagesse	ULS	1875	uls.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese University	UL	1951	ul.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Beirut	AUB	1866	aub.edu.lb	Yes
Haigazian University	HU	1955	haigazian.edu.lb	Yes
Université Saint-Joseph	USJ	1875	usj.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese American University	LAU	1924	lau.edu.lb	Yes
American University of Technology	AUT	1998	aut.edu	Yes
Beirut Arab University	BAU	1960	bau.edu.lb	Yes
Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik	USEK	1961	usek.edu.lb	Yes
Notre Dame University - Louaize	NDU	1987	ndu.edu.lb	Yes
University of Balamand	UoB	1988	balamand.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
Université Antonine	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
Hariri Canadian University	HCU	2006	hcu.edu.lb	Yes
Lebanese Canadian University	LCU		lcu.edu.lb	Yes
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon	AUL		aul.edu.lb	Yes
Beirut Islamic University	BIU		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		aku.edu.lb	Yes
Jinan University of Lebanon	JUL	1988	jinan.edu.lb	Yes
Manar University of Tripoli	MUT	1990	mut.edu.lb	Yes
Modern University for Business & Sciences	MUBS		mubs.edu.lb	Yes
Makassed University of Beirut	MU		makassed.org.lb	Yes
Middle East University	MEU	1939	meu.edu.lb	Yes
University Of Tripoli	UT	1986	ut.edu.lb	Yes

¹Affiliated to Balamand University.

^aNo official documents found on the website of ministry.

University Institutes and Colleges

There is a total of 8 private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon:

Institute Name	Acronym	Date founded	Website	Official registration notes
American University of Culture & Education	AUCE	2004	auce.edu.lb	Yes
Ecole Superieure des Affaires	ESA		esa.edu.lb	Yes
Institut Universitaire Sainte Famille	IUSF		educationlebanon.net	Yes
Joya University Institute of Technology	JUIT		N/A	Yes
Matn University			matnu.edu.lb	Yes
Ouzai University College	OUC		ouzai.org	Yes
Saidon University Instituts of Technology	SUIT		N/A	Yes

University Institutes for Religious Studies

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

See also

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

External links

• Pigier Business Schools