The QS University Rankings for 2025 included six Lebanese universities among 1,503 universities worldwide and 88 ranked universities  in the Arab region. The American University of Beirut (AUB) was the highest ranked institution in Lebanon and the seventh highest  ranked in the Arab world. The university came in 250th place globally, with an overall score of 40.6 points out of a maximum of 100  points. Also, the survey ranked the Lebanese University (LU) in 567th place, as well as the Beirut Arab University (BAU) in the 641-650 range, the Lebanese American University (LAU) in the 701-710 range, the Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) in the 711-720 range, and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in the 771-780 range.   The ranking of the LU improved by 10 spots from 2024, while the classification of BAU increased from the 641-650 range year-on-year. In contrast, the ranking of AUB deteriorated by 24 spots, the classification of LAU regressed year-on-year from the 661-670 range,  the ranking of the USJ retreated from the 631-640 range, and the classification of USEK declined from the 661-670 range last year.   The UAE accounted for six of the top 16 universities in the Arab world among the top 500 universities worldwide, followed by SaudiArabia with three universities, Qatar and Egypt with two institutions of higher learning each, and Lebanon, Jordan and Oman with one  university each among the top 500.   The rankings are based on a weighted average of nine factors that are academic reputation with a 30% weight, followed by citations per  faculty (20%), employer reputation (15%), faculty-to-student ratio (10%), as well as sustainability performance, employment outcomes,  international research network, the ratio of international faculty to the total number of faculty members, and the ratio of internationalstudents to the overall number of students (5% each). The QS University Rankings are compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, a  company specializing in education and study abroad.   In parallel, AUB ranked highest among Lebanese universities on the citations per faculty, international research network, employment  outcomes, and sustainability factors. Moreover, AUB came in ninth place among Arab universities and in 499th place worldwide on thecitations per faculty indicator, and in 17th place regionally and in 438th place globally on the international research network factor. Further,  it came in 35th place globally and in fourth place among Arab universities on the employment outcome indicator, as well as in 152nd  place worldwide and in first place regionally on the sustainability factor.In addition, LU ranked first in Lebanon on the academic reputation and on the employer reputation factors. It came in ninth place among  Arab universities and in 304th place worldwide on the academic reputation indicator, as well as in 10th place regionally and in 274th place  globally on the employer reputation factor.   Further, USEK ranked in first place in Lebanon on the faculty-to-student ratio and on the ratio of international faculty to the total number  of faculty members. It came in sixth place among Arab universities and in 226th place globally on the faculty-to-student ratio, as well as  in 31st place regionally and in 108th place worldwide on the ratio of international faculty to the total number of faculty members.   Also, BAU came in first place in Lebanon, in 21st place among Arab universities, and in 301st place globally in terms of the ratio of international students to the overall number of students. (ICE BEIRUT)

Fonte notizia: Byblos Bank, August 12 - 17, 2024