Lebanese American University

Lebanese American University
الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية
Former names
American Junior College for Women
Beirut College for Women
Beirut University College
MottoTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
TypePrivate university
Established1924; 100 years ago (1924) (post-secondary junior college)[1]
Endowment$533.7 million (2020)[2]
PresidentChaouki Abdallah
ProvostGeorge Nasr
Administrative staff
318 full-time and 526 part-time faculty; 637 full-time and 188 part-time staff (fall 2017)[3]
Students9,084 (7,809 undergraduate, 1000 graduate, 275 doctoral-professional) (fall 2024)[3]
Location
Lebanon[4]
CampusBeirut
LanguageEnglish
Other campuses
ColoursGreen • White
   
Websitewww.lau.edu.lb

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 accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).[5] It has two campuses and offers 33 bachelor's degree programs and 24 master's degree programs in addition to Pharm.D. and M.D. degrees.[6]

  1. ^ "History". LAU. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Facts – About LAU – Faculty and Staff" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "LAU Endowment". Official LAU website. Copyright 2019, Lebanon. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Accreditation. LAU website 2019.
  6. ^ "DEGREES CONFERRED" (PDF). FACT BOOK 2017–2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019.