Beirut's 9 best Cyber Security universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Beirut ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 74.1K citations received by 3.61K academic papers made by 9 universities in Beirut was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. American University of Beirut

For Cyber Security

#1 in Lebanon

#197 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

2. Lebanese American University

For Cyber Security

#2 in Lebanon

#391 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,012
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1924

3. Lebanese University

For Cyber Security

#3 in Lebanon

#511 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 80,874
Male:Female: 29:71

4. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

For Cyber Security

#4 in Lebanon

#852 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 11,000

5. Beirut Arab University

For Cyber Security

#6 in Lebanon

#1171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 8,843
Founded: 1960

6. Global University

For Cyber Security

#8 in Lebanon

#1408 in Asia

Founded: 1992

7. Lebanese International University

For Cyber Security

#9 in Lebanon

#1519 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,536
Founded: 2001

8. American University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#11 in Lebanon

#1643 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 5,513
Founded: 1989

9. Arab Open University Lebanon

For Cyber Security

#12 in Lebanon

#1881 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,850
Founded: 2002

Universities for Cyber Security near Beirut

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
132	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	1	Haifa
133	University of Haifa	7	Haifa
153	Yarmouk University	6	Irbid
163	Jordan University of Science and Technology	2	Irbid
181	Ruppin Academic Center	10	Emek Hefer
200	Interdisciplinary Center	8	Herzliya
200	Ariel University	9	Ariel
203	Eastern Mediterranean University	2	Famagusta
208	Tel Aviv University	2	Tel Aviv
208	Hashemite University	3	Zarqa