Political Science in Beirut: Best universities Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in Beirut ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 408K citations received by 16.2K academic papers made by 11 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 Political Science

#1 in Lebanon

#99 in Asia

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

2. Lebanese American University

For Political Science

#2 in Lebanon

#377 in Asia

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

3. Lebanese University

For Political Science

#3 in Lebanon

#610 in Asia

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

4. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

For Political Science

#4 in Lebanon

#713 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 11,000

5. Global University

For Political Science

#5 in Lebanon

#1147 in Asia

Founded: 1992

6. Beirut Arab University

For Political Science

#6 in Lebanon

#1178 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1960

7. Lebanese International University

For Political Science

#10 in Lebanon

#1844 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,536
Founded: 2001

8. Arab Open University Lebanon

For Political Science

#11 in Lebanon

#2191 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,554
Founded: 2002

9. American University of Science and Technology

For Political Science

#12 in Lebanon

#2222 in Asia

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

10. Haigazian University

For Political Science

#13 in Lebanon

#2271 in Asia

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1955

11. Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon

For Political Science

#15 in Lebanon

#2493 in Asia

Founded: 2000

Universities for Political Science near Beirut

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
73	Tel-Hai Academic College	12	Tel-Hai
132	Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	6	Haifa
133	University of Haifa	3	Haifa
139	Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel	14	Jezreel Valley
153	Yarmouk University	3	Irbid
163	Jordan University of Science and Technology	2	Irbid
181	Ruppin Academic Center	13	Emek Hefer
182	Al al-Bayt University	7	Mafraq
187	An-Najah National University	1	Nablus
200	Interdisciplinary Center	8	Herzliya