Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut bases its educational
philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of
higher education. A teaching-centered research university, AUB has around 700
instructional faculty and a student body of around 8,000 students.
The University includes six faculties: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Arts
and Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Health Sciences, Medicine (which
includes the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing), and the Suliman S. Olayan
School of Business.
AUB currently offers more than 120 programs leading to the bachelor's,
master's, MD, and PhD degrees. The University became coeducational in 1922;
its student body is 50 percent male and 50 percent female. The language of
instruction is English (except for courses in the Arabic Department and other
language courses).
Contact Information
Contact Email
+961-1-350000
Contact Phone
Location
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P.O. Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh
Beirut, LB
