About LAU

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Students

Enrollment by campus — Fall 2022

Beirut

4,52955.0%

Byblos

3,53543.0%

Online

1642.0%

Total 8,228

Enrollment by gender — Fall 2022

Female

4,29552%

Male

3,93348%

Total 8,228

Enrollment by level — Fall 2022

Undergraduate

7,22888%

Graduate

7279%

Professional

273 3%

Total 8,228

Enrollment by academic unit — Fall 2022

School of Arts & Sciences

3,12638%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

2,27127.6%

School of Engineering

1,25115.2%

School of Architecture & Design

609 7.4%

School of Pharmacy

4405.3%

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

236 2.9%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

210 2.6%

No College Designated

851%

Total 8,228

Enrollment by place of origin — Fall 2022

Lebanon

7,140 86.8%

Rest of Middle East

508 6.2%

North America

256 3.1%

Europe and Caucusus

148 1.8%

Africa

82 1%

Central and South America

770.9%

Australia

140.2%

Asia

30.0%

Total 8,228

Degrees granted from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022

Bachelor’s

1,71179.7%

Master’s

30614.3%

Doctoral

904.2%

Post Bachelor

391.8%

Total 2,146

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

Faculty & Staff

Full-time faculty by nationality — Fall 2022

Lebanese

43473%

International

15827%

Total 592

Full-time faculty by gender — Fall 2022

Female

28448.0%

Male

30852.0%

Total 592

Part-time faculty by gender — Fall 2022

Female

33952.0%

Male

31148.0%

Total 650

Full-time staff by gender — Fall 2022

Female

30150.0%

Male

30650.0%

Total 607

Part-time staff by gender — Fall 2022

Female

8453.0%

Male

7447.0%

Total 158

Financial Aid

Number of Awards — AY 2021—2022

Grants

495075.9%

LAU Loans

69 1.1%

Honor Scholarships

1,338 20.5%

Baccalaureat Scholarships

466 7.1%

Graduate Assistantships

402 6.2%

Entrance Scholarships

651 10%

USP (USAID Grant)

243 3.7%

Sponsorships

594 9.1%

Athletic Scholarships

158 2.4%

Talent Scholarships

1452.2%

Merit Scholarships

133 2.0%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

242 3.7%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

6 0.1%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

11 0.2%

Total 6,518

* 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 2021—2022

Grants

48,669,790.41 58.8%

Baccalaureate Scholarships

4,164,051.07 5%

Honor Scholarships

5,982,883.8 7.2%

Graduate Assistantship

3,183,981.93 3.8%

Merit Scholarship

2,494,572.7 3%

USP (USAID Grant)

6,521,828.13 7.9%

LAU Loans

829,937.4 1%

Entrance Scholarships

1,998,509.7 2.4%

Sponsorships

2,500,263.1 3%

Talent Scholarships

893,220 1.1%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

200,774 0.2%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

4,934,402 6.0%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

37,033 0.0%

Athletic Scholarships

376,438.05 0.5%

Total 82,787,685.29

Library

Library Holdings — AY 2021—2022

Print Books 397,160
e-Books 664,744
e-Journals (Full text) 152,809
Media Materials 17,656
Online and Open Access Databases 179