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 657K citations received by 45.6K academic publications made by 20 universities from Beirut, the popularity of 347 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. American University of Beirut

#1 in Lebanon
#130 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
8,736
Founded
1866

2. Lebanese American University

#2 in Lebanon
#498 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
8,109
Male:Female
48:52
Founded
1924

3. Lebanese University

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

4. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

#4 in Lebanon
#584 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
11,000

5. Beirut Arab University

#6 in Lebanon
#1242 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1960

6. Lebanese International University

#9 in Lebanon
#2388 in Asia
Enrollment
35,536
Founded
2001

7. American University of Science and Technology

#10 in Lebanon
#2419 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
5,513
Founded
1989

8. Haigazian University

#11 in Lebanon
#2652 in Asia
Enrollment
600
Founded
1955

12. Graduate Business School

#17 in Lebanon
#3427 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
450

13. Modern University for Business and Science

#20 in Lebanon
#4330 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
2000

14. Sagesse University

#21 in Lebanon
#4404 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
87%

16. Middle East University

#24 in Lebanon
#4777 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1939

18. American University of Culture and Education

#32 in Lebanon
#5297 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2000

19. Al Imam Al-Ouzai University

#34 in Lebanon
#5471 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1979

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 29
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Ain Saadeh
12 Notre Dame University - Zouk Mosbeh 8
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Zouk Mosbeh
12 Islamic University of Lebanon 18
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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 33
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Batroun
59 University of Balamand 5
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El-Koura