15 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 537K citations received by 20.6K academic papers made by 15 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 Psychology

#153 in Asia

#698 in the World

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

2. Lebanese University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#535 in Asia

#1605 in the World

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

3. Lebanese American University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#579 in Asia

#1690 in the World

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

4. Saint-Joseph University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#616 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 11,000

5. University of Balamand

Lebanon | El-Koura

For Psychology

#1075 in Asia

#2783 in the World

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

6. Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

Lebanon | Jounieh

For Psychology

#1142 in Asia

#2929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,097

7. Beirut Arab University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#1246 in Asia

#3136 in the World

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

8. Notre Dame University - Zouk Mosbeh

Lebanon | Zouk Mosbeh

For Psychology

#1434 in Asia

#3529 in the World

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

9. Lebanese International University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#1632 in Asia

#3965 in the World

Enrollment: 35,536
Founded: 2001

10. Global University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#1982 in Asia

#4781 in the World

Founded: 1992

11. American University of Science and Technology

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#2381 in Asia

#5780 in the World

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

12. Arab Open University Lebanon

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#2412 in Asia

#5851 in the World

Enrollment: 2,850
Founded: 2002

13. Haigazian University

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#2510 in Asia

#6093 in the World

Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1955

14. Antonine University

Lebanon | Hadath-Baabda

For Psychology

#2639 in Asia

#6376 in the World

Enrollment: 3,824

15. Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon

Lebanon | Beirut

For Psychology

#2719 in Asia

#6584 in the World

Founded: 2000

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

Psychology subfields in Lebanon

Child Psychology9

Clinical Psychology8

Cognitive Science9

Education Majors10

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology2

Social Psychology10