# 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 32 universities in total.
| Institute name | Acronym | Date founded | Website | Official registration notes |
| 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-Arts$^1$ | ALBA$^1$ | 1937 | alba.edu | Yes$^1$ |
| Middle East University | MEU | 1939 | meu.edu.lb | Yes |
| Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik | USEK | 1950 | usek.edu.lb | |
| 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 | | 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 | 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 |
| Al Maaref University | MU | 2015 | mu.edu.lb | Yes |
| Azm University | AU | 2015 | azmuniversity.edu.lb | Yes |
| Saint George University | SGU | 2020 | |
| Hope University Beirut | HUB | 2024 | hopeuniversity.eu |
$^1$Affiliated to Balamand University.

## University institutes and colleges

There are a total of eight private institutes officially recognized in Lebanon:
| Institute name | Acronym | Date founded | Website | Official registration notes |
| Joya University Institute of Technology | JUIT | 1964 | employment.edu | Yes |
| Ouzai University College | OUC | 1976 | ouzai.org | Yes |
| Ecole Superieure des Affaires | ESA | 1996 | esa.edu.lb | Yes |
| Matn University College | MUC | 1999 | 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

| Institute name | Acronym | Date founded | Website | Official registration notes |
| Near East School of Theology | NEST | 1932 | theonest.edu.lb | Yes |