Universities in Lebanon: Complete Information, List of universities, Eligibility, Fees and admission process

Introduction: Universities in Lebanon are very popular among residents and expats alike, so much so they attract foreign nationals to study in the country. Officially known as the Lebanese Republic it is country in Western Asia and is located at the Eastern shore of Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon is the one of the smallest nations in the world.

The Lebanese economy is not that strong and is dependent on the Agriculture, Fishing and Manufacturing of construction material like cement.

Having said that the Lebanon’s education system has seen quite a development in past few years and it is safe to say that the literacy rate are highest in the middle east. The country has few international quality colleges which is at par with global standards.

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List of Universities in Lebanon

Institute name	Acronym	Date founded	Website
Phoenicia University	PU	2015	pu.edu.lb
Matn University College of Technology	MUC	2014	muc.edu.lb
Lebanese University	UL	1951	ul.edu.lb
American University of Beirut	AUB	1866	aub.edu.lb
Université La Sagesse	ULS	1875	uls.edu.lb
Saint Joseph University of Beirut	USJ	1875	usj.edu.lb
Lebanese American University	LAU	1924	lau.edu.lb
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts¹	ALBA	1937	alba.edu
Middle East University	MEU	1939	meu.edu.lb
Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik	USEK	1950	usek.edu.lb
Haigazian University	HU	1955	haigazian.edu.lb
Beirut Arab University	BAU	1960	bau.edu.lb
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers	Cnam	1971 (1794 in Paris)	cnam-liban.fr
Beirut Islamic University	BIU	1982	biu.edu.lb
Makassed University of Beirut	MU	1986	[1]
University Of Tripoli	UT	1986	ut.edu.lb
Notre Dame University – Louaize	NDU	1987	ndu.edu.lb
Jinan University (Lebanon)	JU	1988	jinan.edu.lb
University of Balamand	UoB	1988	balamand.edu.lb
City University Formerly (Manar University of Tripoli – MUT)	CityU	1990	cityu.edu.lb
Global University	GU	1992	gu.edu.lb
American University of Science and Technology	AUST	1994	aust.edu.lb
Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music	LNHCM	1995	conservatory.gov.lb/
Antonine University	UA	1996	ua.edu.lb
Islamic University of Lebanon	IUL	1996	iul.edu.lb
American University of Technology	AUT	1998	aut.edu
Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon	AUL	1998	aul.edu.lb
Al-Kafaàt University	AKU	1999	aku.edu.lb
Rafik Hariri University	RHU	1999	rhu.edu.lb
American University of Culture & Education	AUCE	2000	auce.edu.lb
Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied Sciences	ULF	2000	ulf.edu.lb
Modern University for Business and Science	MUBS	2000	mubs.edu.lb
Université Sainte Famille	USF	2000 ^[2]	usf.edu.lb
Lebanese International University	LIU	2001	liu.edu.lb
Arab Open University	AOU	2002	aou.edu.lb
Lebanese Canadian University	LCU	2003	lcu.edu.lb
Lebanese German University	LGU	2008	lgu.edu.lb
University of Sciences & Arts in Lebanon	USAL	2012	usal.edu.lb
Al Maaref University	MU	2015	mu.edu.lb
Azm University	AU	2015	azmuniversity.edu.lb

Universities in Lebanon private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon

Institute name	Acronym	Date founded	Website
Joya University Institute of Technology	JUIT	1964	employment.edu
Ouzai University College	OUC	1976	ouzai.org
Ecole Superieure des Affaires	ESA	1996	esa.edu.lb
Matn University College	MUC	1999	muc.edu.lb
Sidoon University College	SUC	2000	https://web.archive.org/web/20141011092114/http://sidoon-suc.edu.lb/

Universities in Lebanon Admission Process

The rules for admission are simple, selected a higher education program and then select a university best suited to your requirement and then you initiate the process of admission.

First you need to visit the official website of the selected university and start the process of registration.
If the website allows you to upload the form online than you can simply fill and upload the form and if not than you can send the completed documents to university office.
Selection is done if the candidate has fulfilled the eligibility criteria and other formalities only then they will be given a letter of acceptance.
You can submit the program fees after that.

Universities in Lebanon Documents Required

Ongoing secondary school students

Official transcript from years 9, 10, 11, and 12 (if applicable). If the transcript is issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation.

Students who have completed secondary school:

Official transcript from years 9, 10, and 11. If the transcript is issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation.
Official copy of the Baccalauréat Part II or Baccalauréat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate), accompanied by a certified word-for-word English translation.