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Top Private Universities in Lebanon

What are the top private Universities in Lebanon? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 34 private Lebanese higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Lebanon.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top private Lebanese Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Private Universities in Lebanon


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List of Lebanese private universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 American University of Beirut Beirut
2 Lebanese American University Beirut
3 Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth Beirut
5 University of Balamand El-Koura
6 Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik Jounieh
7 Notre Dame University Zouk Mosbeh
8 Beirut Arab University Beirut
9 Haigazian University Beirut
10 Université Antonine Hadat
11 Lebanese International University Beirut
12 École Supérieure des Affaires Beirut
13 American University of Science and Technology Beirut
14 Jinan University of Lebanon Tripoli
15 Al Imam Al-Ouzai University Beirut
16 Université la Sagesse Beirut
17 American University of Technology Halat Fidar
18 Modern University for Business and Science Damour
19 Middle East University Beirut
20 Islamic University of Lebanon Khalde
21 Arab Open University Lebanon Beirut
22 Global University Beirut
23 Rafik Hariri University Damour
24 Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon Beirut
25 City University Tripoli
26 Université Libano-Canadienne Aintoura
27 Université Sainte Famille Batroun
28 Matn University College of Technology Beirut
29 Université du Tripoli Tripoli
30 Lebanese German University Jounieh
31 American University of Culture and Education Beirut
32 Université de Technologie et de Sciences Appliquées Libano-Française Tripoli
33 Beirut Islamic University Beirut
34 Université Al-Kafaat Ain Saadeh
Un Makassed University of Beirut Beirut
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many private universities are there in Lebanon?

There are 34 officially chartered, licensed or accredited private Lebanese higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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