About LAU

Quick Facts and Figures

Students

Enrollment by campus — Fall 2025

Beirut

5,01251%

Byblos

4,26444%

Online

4895%

Total 9,765

Enrollment by gender — Fall 2025

Female

5,05152%

Male

4,71448%

Total 9,765

Enrollment by level — Fall 2025

Undergraduate

8,25084%

Graduate

1,21512%

Professional

300 3%

Total 9,765

Enrollment by academic unit — Fall 2025

School of Arts & Sciences

2,86829.4%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

3,20332.8%

School of Engineering

1,98620.3%

School of Architecture & Design

817 8.4%

School of Pharmacy

4494.6%

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

261 2.7%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

118 1.2%

No College Designated

630.6%

Total 9,765

Enrollment by place of origin — Fall 2025

Lebanon

8,718 89.28%

Rest of Middle East

450 4.61%

North America

2842.91%

Europe and Caucusus

164 1.68%

Central and South America

720.74%

Africa

51 0.52%

Australia

190.19%

Asia

70.07%

Total 9,765

Degrees granted from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

Bachelor’s

1,88880.5%

Master’s

33814.4%

Doctoral

893.8%

Post Bachelor

261.1%

Certificate Program

40.2%

Total 2,345

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

Faculty & Staff

Full-time faculty by nationality — Fall 2025

Lebanese

28865%

International

15635%

Total 444

Full-time faculty by gender — Fall 2025

Female

20145%

Male

24355%

Total 444

Part-time faculty by gender — Fall 2025

Female

38453%

Male

34547%

Total 729

Full-time staff by gender — Fall 2025

Female

39754%

Male

34246%

Total 739

Part-time staff by gender — Fall 2025

Female

9449%

Male

9651%

Total 164

Financial Aid

Number of Awards — AY 2024—2025

Entrance Scholarships

79310.3%

Baccalaureat Scholarships

381 4.9%

Honor Scholarships

948 12.3%

Merit Scholarships

146 1.9%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

32 0.4%

Athletic Scholarships

205 2.7%

Talent Scholarships

72 0.9%

Grants

6,444 83.4%

LAU Loans

2,074 26.8%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

1071.4%

USP (USAID Grant)

794 10.3%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

39 0.5%

Sponsorships

558 7.2%

Graduate Assistantships

503 6.5%

Total 7,725

* 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 2024—2025

Entrance Scholarships

3,158,134.90 3.0%

Baccalaureate Scholarships

3,446,307.70 3.3%

Honor Scholarships

3,118,966.69 3.0%

Merit Scholarship

2,717,265.95 2.6%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

650,756.00 0.6%

Athletic Scholarships

522,103.85 0.5%

Talent Scholarships

499,692.00 0.5%

Grants

60,606,470.21 58.4%

LAU Loans

6,379,393.60 6.1%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

2,841,510.57 2.7%

USP (USAID Grant)

12,556,500.34 12.1%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

311,944.00 0.3%

Sponsorships

2,245,197.17 2.2%

Graduate Assistantship

4,749,363.87 4.6%

Total 103,803,606.85

Library

Library Holdings — AY 2024—2025

Print Books 419,147
e-Books 744,279
e-Journals 174,558
Media Materials 18,270
Online and Open Access Databases 185