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Students

Enrollment by campus – Fall 2012

Beirut

4,925 61%

Byblos

3,213 39%

Total8,138

Enrollment by gender – Fall 2012

Male

4,143 51%

Female

3,995 49%

Total8,138

Degrees granted – AY 2011–2012

Bachelor’s

1,496 82%

Master’s

246 13%

Associate

35 2%

Postbachelor’s Certificate

32 2%

Doctorate - Professional Practice

26 1%

Total1,835

Enrollment by academic unit – Fall 2012

Business

2,74433.7%

Arts & Sciences

2,44630%

Architecture & Design

1,13313.9%

Engineering

1,09613.5%

Pharmacy

4705.8%

Medicine

1451.8%

Nursing

640.8%

No College Designated

400.5%

Total8,138

Enrollment by place of origin – Fall 2012

Lebanon

6,46279.41%

Rest of Middle East

5837.16%

North America

5957.31%

Europe and Caucusus

2483.05%

Central and South America

1021.25%

Africa

1041.28%

Australia

350.43%

Asia

80.10%

Under Study

10.01%

Total8,138

Faculty & Staff

Full-time faculty by rank – Fall 2012

Assistant Professor

105 35%

Associate Professor

76 25%

Instructor

4515%

Professor

3512%

Lecturer

207%

Senior Instructor

83%

Others with Faculty Position

5 2%

Assistant Instructor

41%

Total298

Full-time faculty by nationality – Fall 2012

Lebanese

145 49%

Dual-Nationality

121 40%

Non-Lebanese

32 11%

Total298

Full-time faculty by gender – Fall 2012

Male

172 58%

Female

126 42%

Total298

Part-time faculty by gender – Fall 2012

Male

190 45%

Female

231 55%

Total421

Full-time staff by gender – Fall 2012

Male

26748%

Female

29052%

Total557

Part-time staff by gender – Fall 2012

Male

2077%

Female

623%

Total26

Financial Aid

Headcount – AY 2011-2-12

Grants

1,846 31%

Work Aid

1,811 30%

Loans

1,331 22%

Student Employment

602 10%

Graduate Assistantship

230 4%

Dependents Grants

115 2%

Merit Scholarhsip

82 1%

Total6,017

Amount in $ – AY 2011-2012

Grants

5,612,368 33%

Work Aid

4,413,000 26%

Loans

2,100,000 13%

Dependents Grants

1,529,050 9%

Graduate Assistantship

1,248,750 8%

Merit Scholarship

1,200,000 7%

Student Employment

716,750 4%

Total16,819,918

Library

Library Holdings – AY 2011–2012

Print Books529,302
e-Books121,553
Print Journals752
e-Journals (Full text)57,479
Non-print (e.g., maps, videos, slides)10,243
Online databases113
Open Access databases33

This information is provided by Institutional Research and Assessment.


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