University of Balamand: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3264 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1013 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #5 of 35 | In Lebanon |
| #983 of 2,360 | For Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Top50% | For 17 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Christian
- Acceptance rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 5,600
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Private
- Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- balamand.edu.lb
- Languages
- English;French;Arabic;Greek
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 56% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat), or equivalent. Language tests, special tests based on major's needs |
| Academic Calendar | October to August (October - February; February-June;July-August) |
| Enrollment | 5,600 |
We've calculated the 56% acceptance rate for University of Balamand based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
University of Balamand has published 3,597 scientific papers with 77,955 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Pathology, Computer Science, Physics, and Psychology.
University of Balamand majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 9 |
| 2001 | 8 | 16 |
| 2002 | 11 | 20 |
| 2003 | 14 | 44 |
| 2004 | 25 | 55 |
| 2005 | 27 | 82 |
| 2006 | 63 | 166 |
| 2007 | 69 | 259 |
| 2008 | 60 | 413 |
| 2009 | 57 | 576 |
| 2010 | 78 | 637 |
| 2011 | 95 | 823 |
| 2012 | 85 | 1013 |
| 2013 | 102 | 1165 |
| 2014 | 127 | 1601 |
| 2015 | 139 | 2532 |
| 2016 | 158 | 3304 |
| 2017 | 170 | 4019 |
| 2018 | 247 | 4475 |
| 2019 | 224 | 5406 |
| 2020 | 252 | 6618 |
| 2021 | 293 | 7890 |
| 2022 | 296 | 8972 |
| 2023 | 323 | 9795 |
| 2024 | 376 | 10048 |
| 2025 | 346 | 9539 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | Undergraduate, 280,000-370,000 (average 15 credits per semester); Graduate, 460,000-500,000 per credit (average 9 credits per semester) (LBP) |
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The University of Balamand has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Balamand.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | No |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | No |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | No |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | No |
| Diplôme d'Université | Library Science, Nutrition, Translation and Interpretation |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Accountancy, Administration, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Arabic, Architecture, Banking, Biology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Construction Engineering, Crop Production, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, French, Graphic Design, Health Sciences, History, Hotel Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Laboratory Techniques, Library Science, Literature, Maintenance Technology, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Nursing, Nutrition, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Theology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation |
| Licence | Advertising and Publicity, Architecture, Cinema and Television, Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Media Studies, Multimedia, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Visual Arts |
| Professional Doctorate | Medicine |
| Teaching Diploma | Art Education, Business Education, Computer Education, Foreign Languages Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Native Language Education, Physical Education, Science Education |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Air Transport, Arabic, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Construction Engineering, Curriculum, Design, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, French, Graphic Design, Health Administration, History, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Relations and Diplomacy, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Library Science, Literature, Marine Engineering, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Multimedia, Museum Studies, Nursing, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Philosophy, Photography, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Public Health, Religious Studies, Robotics, Software Engineering, Sports Management, Telecommunications Engineering, Theology, Thermal Engineering, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Engineering, Visual Arts |
| Doctorate | Theology |
Notable alumni
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Elias Rahbani
- Enrolled in the University of Balamand
- Studied in 1954-1955
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Elias Hanna Al Rahbani was a Lebanese musician, composer, songwriter, orchestra conductor, and reality television personality, sitting as judge on a number of talent shows. He composed more than 2,500 songs, including 2,000 in Arabic. He wrote the soundtrack for more than 25 films, a number of TV series, and also composed musical scores for the piano. He composed songs for a number of artists, including Sabah and his sister-in-law Fairuz.
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John X of Antioch
- Enrolled in the University of Balamand
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- Eastern Orthodox priest
- Biography
-
Patriarch John X is primate of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East.
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Zeina Abirached
- Occupations
- comics artistillustratorwriter
- Biography
-
Zeina Abirached is a Lebanese illustrator, graphic novelist and comic artist. She studied at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts ALBA and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Her books are based on autobiographic narratives related to her childhood within the Lebanese Civil War and on the history of her family, including the story of her grandfather who invented a new kind of piano.
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Razan Ghazzawi
- Occupations
- journalisthuman rights defender
- Biography
-
Razan Ghazzawi is a Syrian-Palestinian blogger, campaigner, teacher, and activist, originally from Homs in Syria and Gaza in Palestine. Ghazzawi finished their PhD in Gender Studies and International Relations at the University of Sussex. They currently work as a tenure-track assistant professor in Queer Studies at Oregon State University, USA, since September 2023. Ghazzawi has been highly involved as a dissident since they started blogging in 2005, and weaponized their blogging to disseminate information about Syrian regime human rights violations following the 2011 Syrian Uprising. Ghazzawi has been particularly outspoken on activists' arrests and the violations of human rights committed by the Bashar al-Assad government, as well as on the sectarianism, Arab racism, and transphobia and homophobia towards Syrian ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities within Syrian cisgender and straight activist communityand opposition in diaspora and exile. Ghazzawi was called "iconic blogger and leading activist" by The Telegraph. Jillian York (who has been called "one of the leading scholars on Internet control and censorship") wrote that Ghazzawi was "one of heroes."
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Elie Mitri
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Elie Mitri is a Lebanese actor, writer and stand-up comedian.
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Tony Frangieh Jr
- Years
- 1987-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Tony Frangieh is a Lebanese politician who serves as member of parliament since 2018. He is a member of the Marada Movement and the son of its leader, Suleiman Frangieh.
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Georges Saadeh
- Years
- 1930-1998 (aged 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Georges Saadeh was a Lebanese politician. He was appointed as a minister in several governments and was the head of the Kataeb Party for twelve years.
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Zena Assi
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
-
Zena Assi is a Lebanese multidisciplinary artist.
University of Balamand faculties and divisions
| Academy : Fine Arts | Advertising and Publicity, Architecture, Cinema and Television, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Town Planning |
|---|---|
| Centre : Christian and Muslim Studies | Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies |
| Centre : Computer | Computer Science |
| Centre : Engineering and Environmental Studies | Engineering, Environmental Studies |
| Faculty : Arts and Sciences | Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Education, English, English Studies, Environmental Studies, French, French Studies, History, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Translation and Interpretation |
| Faculty : Business and Management | Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Hotel Management, Management, Tourism |
| Faculty : Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty : Health Sciences | Health Education, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Nursing, Public Health |
| Faculty : Medicine and Medical Sciences | Medicine |
| Faculty : Postgraduate Medical Education | Anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Pneumology, Radiology, Surgery, Urology |
| Faculty : Science | Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics |
| Institute : Technology | Agricultural Engineering, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Computer Networks, Construction Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Food Science, Maintenance Technology, Management, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Institute : Theology | Theology |
General information
| Alternative names | UOB جامعة البلمند |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education; Accreditation, Certification, and Quality Assurance Institute (ACQUIN), Germany |
| Motto | And you know what is right |
Location and contacts
| Address | P.O. Box 100 Tripoli, Abou Samra Lebanon |
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