About LAU

Quick Facts and Figures

Students

Enrollment by campus — Fall 2024

Beirut

4,82853%

Byblos

3,82742%

Online

4295%

Total 9,084

Enrollment by gender — Fall 2024

Female

4,65951%

Male

4,42549%

Total 9,084

Enrollment by level — Fall 2024

Undergraduate

7,80986%

Graduate

1,00011%

Professional

275 3%

Total 9,084

Enrollment by academic unit — Fall 2024

School of Arts & Sciences

3,01533.2%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

2,88531.8%

School of Engineering

1,62517.9%

School of Architecture & Design

734 8.1%

School of Pharmacy

4044.4%

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

245 2.7%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

135 1.5%

No College Designated

410.5%

Total 9,084

Enrollment by place of origin — Fall 2024

Lebanon

8,029 88.39%

Rest of Middle East

516 5.68%

North America

257 2.83%

Europe and Caucusus

143 1.57%

Central and South America

740.81%

Africa

48 0.53%

Australia

140.15%

Asia

30.03%

Total 9,084

Degrees granted from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

Bachelor’s

1,60779.9

Master’s

28414.1%

Doctoral

984.9%

Post Bachelor

211.0%

Certificate Program

20.1%

Total 2,012

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

Faculty & Staff

Full-time faculty by nationality — Fall 2024

Lebanese

28565%

International

15435%

Total 439

Full-time faculty by gender — Fall 2024

Female

19845%

Male

24155%

Total 439

Part-time faculty by gender — Fall 2024

Female

35452%

Male

32148%

Total 675

Full-time staff by gender — Fall 2024

Female

36952%

Male

33448%

Total 703

Part-time staff by gender — Fall 2024

Female

8049%

Male

8451%

Total 164

Financial Aid

Number of Awards — AY 2023—2024

Entrance Scholarships

76710.5%

Baccalaureat Scholarships

447 6.1%

Honor Scholarships

955 13.1%

Merit Scholarships

135 1.9%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

36 0.5%

Athletic Scholarships

176 2.4%

Talent Scholarships

78 1.1%

Grants

6,010 82.5%

LAU Loans

1,572 21.6%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

1191.6%

USP (USAID Grant)

665 9.1%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

30 0.4%

Sponsorships

547 7.5%

Graduate Assistantships

411 5.6%

Total 7,281

* 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 2023—2024

Entrance Scholarships

2,702,697.9 2.7%

Baccalaureate Scholarships

4,231,040.05 4.3%

Honor Scholarships

3,896,631.27 3.9%

Merit Scholarship

2,583,842 2.6%

NCSR (Lebanese Scientific Research Grant)

781,126 0.8%

Athletic Scholarships

444,006.65 0.4%

Talent Scholarships

540,183.25 0.5%

Grants

58,456,570.99 59.1%

LAU Loans

5,197,211.7 5.3%

MEPI-TL (US Dept. of State Grant)

2,768,885.26 2.8%

USP (USAID Grant)

11,707,129.46 11.8%

FAFSA (US Federal Loans)

269,477 0.3%

Sponsorships

1,957,841.48 2.0%

Graduate Assistantship

3,455,446.42 3.5%

Total 98,992,089.43

Library

Library Holdings — AY 2023—2024

Print Books 419,010
e-Books 725,850
e-Journals 164,968
Media Materials 17,306
Online and Open Access Databases 179