List of 20 best universities in Beirut

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EduRank

Top 20 universities in Beirut ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 802K citations received by 54.4K academic publications made by 20 universities from Beirut, the popularity of 365 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. American University of Beirut

#1 in Lebanon
#128 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
7,220
Founded
1866

2. Lebanese American University

#2 in Lebanon
#499 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,012
Male:Female
48:52
Founded
1924

3. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

#3 in Lebanon
#523 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
11,000

4. Lebanese University

#4 in Lebanon
#598 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
80,874
Male:Female
29:71

5. Beirut Arab University

#5 in Lebanon
#1224 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1960

6. Lebanese International University

#9 in Lebanon
#2044 in Asia
Enrollment
35,536
Founded
2001

7. American University of Science and Technology

#10 in Lebanon
#2435 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
5,513
Founded
1989

8. Haigazian University

#11 in Lebanon
#2678 in Asia
Enrollment
600
Founded
1955

9. Arab Open University Lebanon

#13 in Lebanon
#2750 in Asia
Enrollment
2,554
Founded
2002

13. Sagesse University

#18 in Lebanon
#3773 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
87%

14. Modern University for Business and Science

#20 in Lebanon
#4336 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2000

16. Middle East University

#24 in Lebanon
#4827 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1939

18. American University of Culture and Education

#31 in Lebanon
#5365 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2000

Universities near Beirut

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
6 Antonine University 12
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Hadath-Baabda
8 Al-Kafaat University 28
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Ain Saadeh
12 Notre Dame University - Zouk Mosbeh 8
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Zouk Mosbeh
12 Islamic University of Lebanon 19
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Khalde
13 Lebanese Canadian University 26
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Aintoura
14 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 7
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Jounieh
16 Lebanese German University 16
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Jounieh
20 Rafik Hariri University 22
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Damour
43 Holy Family University - Batroun 32
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Batroun
59 University of Balamand 6
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El-Koura