Rankings

LAU’s regional and global positioning, the relevance of its faculty’s scholarship and research, and high employability scores have been affirmed by various rankings.

These snapshots of institutional performance reflect only a fragment of the breadth and depth of LAU’s commitment to academic excellence. Our mission drives us to provide a rich and rewarding educational experience for all our students.

Global Rankings

Times Higher Education (THE)

• World University Rankings 2025
  • Global: #251-300
  • Arab World: #5 (Tie)
  • Lebanon: #1
• THE Arab University Rankings 2024
  • Arab World: #12
  • Lebanon: #2
• Interdisciplinary Science 2025
  • Global: #180
  • Lebanon: #1
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): #13 (Global)
  • SDG 1 (No Poverty): #34 (Global)
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): #101-200 (Global)

Shanghai

• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2024
  • Global: #501-600
  • Arab World: #8
  • Lebanon: #1

U.S. News

• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2024-2025
  • Global: #761
  • Asia: #227 (Tie)
  • Lebanon: #2

QS

• World University Rankings 2025
  • Global: #701-710
  • Lebanon: #4
• Arab Region Rankings 2025
  • Arab World: #31 (2024)
  • Lebanon: #4
• QS Sustainability Rankings 2025
  • Global: #550
  • Lebanon: #2

Subject Rankings

Social Sciences & Management

• Finance (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #51-75
  • Lebanon: #1
• Business Administration (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #201-300
  • Lebanon: #1
• Economics (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #201-300
  • Lebanon: #1
• Business and Economics (THE 2025)
  • Global: #101-125
  • Lebanon: #1
• Social Sciences (THE 2025)
  • Global: #251-300
  • Lebanon: #1
• Business & Management Studies (QS 2025)
  • Global: #351-400
  • Lebanon: Tied for #2
• Global MBA Rankings (QS 2025)
  • Global: #251+
  • Lebanon: #3
• Accounting & Finance (QS 2025)
  • Global: #201-250
  • Lebanon: #2
• Economics & Econometricsc (QS 2025)
  • Global: #351-400
  • Lebanon: Tied for #1

Engineering & Technology

• Telecommunication Engineering (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #101-150
  • Lebanon: #1
• Transportation Science & Technology (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #101-150
  • Lebanon: #1
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #201-300
  • Lebanon: #2
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (QS 2025)
  • Global: #351-400
  • Lebanon: #3
• Engineering (U.S. News 2024-2025)
  • Global: #585 (Tie)
  • Lebanon: #1
• Engineering (THE 2025)
  • Global: #201-250
  • Lebanon: #1
• Petroleum Engineering (QS 2025)
  • Global: #51-100
  • Lebanon: Tied for #1
• Computer Science and Information Systems (QS 2025)
  • Global: #451-500
  • Lebanon: #4
• Computer Science (THE 2025)
  • Global: #126-150
  • Lebanon: #1

Life Sciences & Medicine

• Medical and Health (THE 2025)
  • Global: #251-300
  • Lebanon: #1

Physical Sciences

• Mathematics (GRAS 2024)
  • Global: #301-400
  • Lebanon: #1
• Physical Sciences (THE 2025)
  • Global: #201-250
  • Lebanon: #1

GRAS: Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (Shanghai)

Last Updated: June 4, 2025 11:16 AM