13 Best universities for Machine Learning in Lebanon

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Lebanon ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 147K citations received by 8.01K academic papers made by 13 universities in Lebanon 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

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#405 in Asia

#1101 in the World

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

2. Lebanese American University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#579 in Asia

#1428 in the World

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

3. Lebanese University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#768 in Asia

#1802 in the World

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

4. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#1317 in Asia

#2841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 11,000

5. Beirut Arab University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#1400 in Asia

#2986 in the World

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

6. Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

Lebanon | Jounieh

For Machine Learning

#1535 in Asia

#3298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,097

7. Notre Dame University - Zouk Mosbeh

Lebanon | Zouk Mosbeh

For Machine Learning

#1639 in Asia

#3531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 4,407
Founded: 1987

8. University of Balamand

Lebanon | El-Koura

For Machine Learning

#1666 in Asia

#3596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1988

9. Global University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#1696 in Asia

#3663 in the World

Founded: 1992

10. Lebanese International University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#1830 in Asia

#3961 in the World

Enrollment: 35,536
Founded: 2001

11. American University of Science and Technology

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#2081 in Asia

#4582 in the World

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

12. Arab Open University Lebanon

Lebanon | Beirut

For Machine Learning

#2115 in Asia

#4673 in the World

Enrollment: 2,850
Founded: 2002

13. Antonine University

Lebanon | Hadath-Baabda

For Machine Learning

#2345 in Asia

#5282 in the World

Enrollment: 3,824

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Lebanon based on the number of universities and their ranks are Beirut, Jounieh, Zouk Mosbeh, and El-Koura.

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