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Faculties and Programs
Over 120 undergraduate/graduate programs in:

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine/Rafic Hariri School of Nursing
Interfaculty Programs

Degrees Offered
BA, BAR, BBA, BEN, BGD, BS, BSA, BSN, DIPL, MA, MAFE, MAR, MBA, MEM, MEN, MMB, MPH, MS, MSES, MSN, MUD, MUP, MD, PhD, RN, TD

Language of Instruction: English

The Office of the Vice President for Regional External Programs (REP)
Founded in 1976, REP has championed entrepreneurial ideas and initiatives. As the consulting arm of AUB, REP provides technical assistance to governments, international organizations, foundations, non-profit associations, businesses, and industry in the following areas:
  • Agricultural and Food Sciences
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business Management
  • Continuing Education
  • Engineering and Architecture
  • Higher Education
  • Journalism
  • Management Consulting
  • Medical and Health Sciences
Academic Centers and Institutes
  • Abu-Haidar Neuroscience Institute
  • The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL)
  • Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS)
  • The Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC)
  • The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR)
  • Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES)
  • Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute
  • Center for Behavioral Research (CBR)
  • Mamdouha El-Sayed Bobst Breast Center
  • Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory (CRSL)
  • Collaborative IT Program for Education and Research (CITPER)
  • Digital Signal Processing and Adaptive Filtering Group
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Munib R. and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy Research Group (ERG)
  • Center for English Language Research and Teaching (CELRT)
  • Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU)
  • Institute of Financial Economics (IFE)
  • Ibsar - Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures
  • Industrial Technology Initiative (ITI)
  • The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI)
  • University Research Board (URB)
  • Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH)
  • Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC)
  • Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
  • Water Resources Center
 

Enrolment
Male: 51 percent
Female: 49 percent
Scholarship Aid Recipients: 80 percent
Countries Represented: 66
Undergraduate: 6,431
Graduate: 1,574

Tuition

Budget
Operating Budget: $213 million

Funding
Student Fees and Tuition, Hospital Fees, Private Gifts and Grants, Endowment Income, Other Restricted Resources, and US Government Assistance

Assistance
Scholarships and Awards: $13.1 million
Graduate Assistantships Granted: $3.5 million
PhD Assistantships Granted: $430,000

Faculty
Full-time Instructional Faculty: 653
Part-time Instructional Faculty: 342
Student to Faculty ratio: 13 to 1

Alumni
Living Alumni: 55,000
Europe: 1,300
North America: over 5,000
AUB Graduates reside in approximately 100 countries worldwide

Facilities
64 buildings, including Medical Center (420 beds), the Charles W. Hostler Student Center, 5 Libraries, 3 Museums, 7 Dormitories, Athletic Fields, Numerous Gardens

Size
Campus: 60.9 acres
Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC): 247 acre research farm and educational facility

University Libraries
Volumes: 587,778
Subscribed Periodicals: 923
Audiovisual items: 1,139,340 items of all kinds.

AUB is classified by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.


Most figures are for 2010-11. 

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