American University of Beirut

 Academic Programs and Degrees

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This section covers the distribution of undergraduate and graduate degrees, the average class size and the degrees awarded by each faculty​.

Statistics are given as of the fall term of academic year 2022-23 (specifically: October 15, 2022), except as noted.

Faculty Degree Female Male Total
Undergraduate level
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences BSA, BS, BLA
72
30
102
Faculty of Arts and Sciences BA, BS
380337
717
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture BAR, BFA, BEN, BS 207
344
551
Faculty of Health Sciences BS, BA
48
22
70
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing BSN 40
12
52
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business BBA 180
14
334
Tota​l   927
899
1826
Graduate level  ​ ​ ​  ​

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Diploma, MS, MSES 32
4
36
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diploma, MA, MS, MAFE, MSES 93
55
148
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Diploma, MEN, MEM, MSES, MUPP, MS, MUDS
72
81
153
Faculty of Medicine
MS 40
4
44
Faculty of Health Sciences
MPH, MS, MSES, EMHCL 42
7
49
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing
Diploma, ​MSN 6
4
10
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business MBA, EMBA, MA, MF, MS
59
46
105
Total   344
201
545
Post Graduate level  ​ ​ ​  
Faculty of Arts and Sciences PhD
6
1
7
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PhD 10
11
21
Faculty of Medicine
PhD 4
1
5
​Total  
20
13
33
​PR - Professional level ​ ​ ​  
Faculty of Medicine MD 
54
50
104
Faculty Department Average Class Size
​​​​​Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
​ ​
Agriculture
10
Landscape Design and Ecosystem-management 14
Nutrition and Food Sciences
11
Environment and Sustainable Development Unit
4
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Faculty of Arts and Sciences Arabic 20
Biology 24
Center for American Studies 8
Chemistry 26
Civilization Studies Program 21
Computer Science 22
Economics 58
Education 7
English 
21
Fine Arts and Art History
12
Geology
11
History and Archaeology 5
Mathematics
67
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies 9
Philosophy
12
Physics
14
Political Studies and Public Administration 16
Psychology
21
Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies 18
University Preparatory Program 21
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Architecture and Design
13
​Biomedical Engineering
​5
Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy
9
Civil and Environmental Engineering
23
Electrical and Computer Engineering
20
Industrial Engineering  and Management 27
Mechanical Engineering
20
​​​​Faculty of Medicine
​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences
10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
16
​Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
12
Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology
16
Pharmacology and Toxicology
18
Faculty of Health Sciences
​ ​ ​ ​
Environmental Health
24
Epidemiology and Population Health 11
Health Management and Policy
10
Health Promotion and Community Health
10
Division of Health Professions
20
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing Nursing
12
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business Business Administration
35
​AUB Average Class Size    ​18

  • Average class size is the average number of students in each main course session (tutorial, common lecture, lab lecture and recitation are excluded)
Programs Degrees or Certificates
​Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences ​
Agricultural Economics MS
Agriculture BSA
Animal Science MS
Food Science and Management BS
Food Technology MS
Irrigation MS
Landscape Architecture BLA
Nutrition MS
Nutrition and Dietetics BS
Plant Protection MS
Plant Science MS
Poultry Science MS
Agribusiness
BS
Rural Community Development
MS
​Food Safety
​MS
​Food Security
​Diploma, MS
​Faculty of Arts and Sciences​
Anthropology MA
Arab and Middle Eastern History PhD
Arabic Language and Literature BA, MA, PhD
Archaeology BA, MA
Art History BA
Biology BS, MS
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD
Chemistry BS, MS, PhD
Computer Science BS, MS
Educational Management and Leadership DIPL
Special Education DIPL
Economics
BA, MA
​Online Education
​Diploma
​​Computing in Education
​MA
Education MA
Education/Elementary BA
English Language BA, MA
English Literature BA, MA
Financial Economics MAFE
Geology BS, MS
History BA, MA
Mathematics BA, BS, MS
Middle Eastern Studies MA
Petroleum Geosciences BS
Philosophy BA, MA
Physics BS, MS
Political Studies BA, MA
Psychology BA, MA
Public Administration BA, MA
Sociology MA
Sociology and Anthropology BA
Statistics BA, BS
Studio Arts BA
Teaching Diploma (Elementary Education, Secondary Education)
TD
Theoretical Physics
PhD
​Transnational American Studies
​MA
Media Studies MA
Computational Science
MS
Applied Mathematics
BA, BS
Clinical Psychology MA
Media and Communication​
BA
Public Policy and International  Affairs MA
Islamic Studies Diploma, MA
Art History and Curating MA
​CAMES Summer Arabic Program
CERT
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business​
Business Administration BBA, MBA, EMBA, PhD
Finance MF
Human Resource​ Management MA
Business Analytics MS
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Architecture BAR, MS
Civil Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Mechanical Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Computer and Communications Engineering
BEN
​Computer Science and Engineering 
​BEN
Electrical and Computer Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Engineering Management MEM
Urban Design MUDS
Urban Planning and Policy MUPP
Graphic Design BFA
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering MEN, PhD
Chemical Engineering BS, BEN, MS, MEN
Construction Engineering BS
Applied Energy MEN
Industrial Engineering BEN
Energy Studies
MS
​Building Energy Systems
​DIPL
​Green Technologies
​DIPL
Faculty of Health Sciences
Environmental Health BS
Health Care Leadership
Executive Master
Health Communication
​BA
Epidemiology
MS, PhD
​Medical Audiology Sciences
​BS
​Medical Imaging Sciences
​BS
Medical Laboratory Sciences
​BS
Public Health MPH
RAFIC HARIRI SCHOOL OF NURSING

​Nursing​

RN-BS, BSN, MSN
​Nursing Science
PhD
​Nursing Administration
Diploma​
​BA/BS-BSN Accelerated program
​BSN
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Medicine MD
Biochemistry MS​
Human Morphology MS
Microbiology and Immunology MS
Pharmacology and Therapeutics MS
Physiology MS
Biomedical Sciences
PhD
Clinical Psychology CERT
Orthodontics MS
Interfaculty / joint Programs
Environmental Sciences (Majors in Ecosystems Management, Environmental Technology, Environmental Health, and Environmental Policy Planning) MSES
Neuroscience MS
Biomedical Engineering
MS, PhD
SHARP
CERT, Diploma, MS
​Public Health Nutrition
​​MS









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