About LAU

Quick Facts and Figures

Students

Enrollment by campus — Fall 2023

Beirut

4,70354.6%

Byblos

3,57341.5%

Online

3343.9%

Total 8,610

Enrollment by gender — Fall 2023

Female

4,47952%

Male

4,13148%

Total 8,610

Enrollment by level — Fall 2023

Undergraduate

7,49987%

Graduate

83710%

Professional

274 3%

Total 8,610

Enrollment by academic unit — Fall 2023

School of Arts & Sciences

3,12836.3%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

2,52029.3%

School of Engineering

1,39916.2%

School of Architecture & Design

678 7.9%

School of Pharmacy

4204.9%

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

241 2.8%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

150 1.7%

No College Designated

740.9%

Total 8,610

Enrollment by place of origin — Fall 2023

Lebanon

7,563 87.8%

Rest of Middle East

496 5.8%

North America

240 2.8%

Europe and Caucusus

157 1.8%

Central and South America

831%

Africa

56 0.7%

Australia

130.2%

Asia

20%

Total 8,610

Degrees granted from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

Bachelor’s

166578.1

Master’s

34516.2%

Doctoral

974.5%

Post Bachelor

261.2%

Total 2,133

* Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding

Faculty & Staff

Full-time faculty by nationality — Fall 2023

Lebanese

26964%

International

15436%

Total 423

Full-time faculty by gender — Fall 2023

Female

19446%

Male

22954%

Total 423

Part-time faculty by gender — Fall 2023

Female

38947%

Male

44453%

Total 833

Full-time staff by gender — Fall 2023

Female

32752%

Male

30748%

Total 634

Part-time staff by gender — Fall 2023

Female

8054%

Male

6946%

Total 149

Financial Aid

Number of Awards — AY 2022—2023

Entrance Scholarships

6689.5%

Baccalaureat Scholarships

454 6.5%

Honor Scholarships

1,095 15.6%

Merit Scholarships

127 1.8%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

31 0.4%

Athletic Scholarships

166 2.4%

Talent Scholarships

95 1.4%

Grants

5,666 80.6%

LAU Loans

1,051 15%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

2173.1%

USP (USAID Grant)

745 10.6%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

24 0.3%

Sponsorships

539 7.7%

Graduate Assistantships

392 5.6%

Total 7,030

* Duplicates occur at the level of the number of awards as a student may benefit from more than one type of financial aid, yet the total financial aid headcount is unduplicated.

Amount in $ — AY 2022—2023

Entrance Scholarships

2,052,178.2 2%

Baccalaureate Scholarships

4,304,898.06 4.3%

Honor Scholarships

4,845,110.28 4.8%

Merit Scholarship

2,452,912.05 2.4%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

712,683 0.7%

Athletic Scholarships

406,591.65 0.4%

Talent Scholarships

667,329 0.7%

Grants

58,938,885.32 58.7%

LAU Loans

4,287,391.61 4.3%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

4,687,260.83 4.7%

USP (USAID Grant)

12,271,065.1 12.2%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

199,117 0.2%

Sponsorships

1,855,813.91 1.8%

Graduate Assistantship

2,731,953.09 2.7%

Total 100,413,189.10

Library

Library Holdings — AY 2022—2023

Print Books 398,119
e-Books 703,938
e-Journals 154,319
Media Materials 17,306
Online and Open Access Databases 168