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World University Rankings 2026: Lebanon

5 universities ranked in Lebanon, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Lebanon yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Lebanon’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. American University of Beirut: marviikad · CC BY-SA 2.0; St Joseph University: Eddy.dossantos2 · CC BY-SA 3.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	American University of Beirut	=118	50.0	69	97	est.	66–361
2	Lebanese American University	=713	27.3	69	71	est.	377–1417
3	St Joseph University	=1033	20.1	25	89	est.	488–1928
4	Beirut Arab University	=1384	15.3	39	72	est.	867–2035
5	Lebanese University	=1861	11.8	29	57	est.	1048–2179

5 universities

Research Index for Lebanon · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.