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 2026
  • Global: #251-300
  • Arab World: #3 (Tie)
  • Lebanon: #1
• THE Arab University Rankings 2026
  • Arab World: #9
  • Lebanon: #1
• Interdisciplinary Science 2025
  • Global: #180
  • Lebanon: #1
• Impact Rankings 2026: 55^th  (Global)
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): #19 (Global)
  • SDG 1 (No Poverty): #3 (Global)
  • SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals): #24 (Global)

Shanghai

• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025
  • Global: #601–700
  • Lebanon: #1

U.S. News

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

QS

• World University Rankings 2027
  • Global: #447
  • Lebanon: #2
• Arab Region Rankings 2026
  • Arab World: #24 
  • Lebanon: #3
• QS Sustainability Rankings 2025
  • Global: #550
  • Lebanon: #2

Subject Rankings

Social Sciences & Management

Engineering & Technology

Life Sciences & Medicine

Physical Sciences

GRAS is the subject-level ranking released as part of the broader Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking.