Back الجامعة اللبنانية الأمريكية Arabic الجامعه اللبنانيه الاميركيه ARZ Libanesisch-Amerikanische Universität German دانشگاه آمریکایی لبنان Persian Լիբանանեան Ամերիկեան Համալսարան HYW Uniwersytet Libańsko-Amerykański Polish Libaneesisk-Amerikoanske Universität STQ Lebanese American University Tagalog
الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية | |
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Former names | American Junior College for Women Beirut College for Women Beirut University College |
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| Motto | To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1924 (post-secondary junior college)[1] |
| Endowment | $533.7 million (2020)[2] $706.7 million (2024)[citation needed] |
| President | Chaouki Abdallah |
| Provost | George Nasr |
Administrative staff | 318 full-time and 526 part-time faculty; 637 full-time and 188 part-time staff (fall 2017)[3] |
| Students | 9,084 (7,809 undergraduate, 1000 graduate, 275 doctoral-professional) (fall 2024)[3] |
| Location | Lebanon[4] |
| Campus | Beirut |
| Language | English |
| Other campuses | |
| Colours | Green • White |
| Website | www |
The Lebanese American University (LAU; Arabic: الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية) is a secular private American university with campuses in Beirut, Byblos, and New York. It is chartered by the board of regents of the University of the State of New York and is recognized by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).[5] It offers 34 bachelor's degree programs and 26 master's degree programs in addition to Pharm.D. and M.D. degrees.[6]
- ^ "History". LAU. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Facts – About LAU – Faculty and Staff" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "LAU Endowment". Official LAU website. Copyright 2019, Lebanon. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Accreditation. LAU website 2019.
- ^ "Degrees Conferred" (PDF), LAU Fact Book 2023–2024, Beirut: Lebanese American University: 53–57, November 29, 2024