LAU Factbook 2016-2017 by Lebanese American University

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Table of Contents ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT MISSION STATEMENT GOALS TEAM MEMBERS GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION THE MISSION, VALUES AND VISION OF THE LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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ADMINISTRATION LAU PRESIDENTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS UNIVERSITY OFFICERS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – INSTITUTION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – PRESIDENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – PROVOST ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – HUMAN RESOURCES AND UNIVERSITY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – FINANCE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

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ADMISSIONS

ENROLLMENT LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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CHARTER AND ACCREDITATION

ADMISSIONS PROFILE STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY LEVEL STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY TYPE APPLICATIONS FROM LEBANESE HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY SCHOOL NEW USAID-USP STUDENT COHORT FIRST-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY SCHOOL AVERAGE SAT SCORES OF ACCEPTED FIRST-TIME STUDENTS SCHOOL TYPE OF ACCEPTED FIRST-TIME STUDENTS

ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND STUDENT TYPE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GENDER AND STATUS ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM FTE AND HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT FOR DEGREE SEEKING AND NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY HEADCOUNT, CREDIT HOURS AND FTE ENROLLMENT BY PLACE OF ORIGIN RETENTION RATES: FIRST-TIME STUDENTS BACHELOR’S DEGREE RETENTION RATES: BY SCHOOL YEAR-TO-YEAR RETENTION, GRADUATION AND ATTRITION RATES ENROLLMENT IN SELECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT IN DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT IN SINARC PROGRAM ENROLLMENT IN CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP) DEGREES CONFERRED DEGREES CONFERRED BY SCHOOL DEGREES CONFERRED BY DEGREE LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED DOCTORAL – PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED BACHELOR’S DEGREES 150% GRADUATION RATES BACHELOR’S DEGREES SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES

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HONOR AND DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS HONOR, DISTINCTION AND HIGH DISTINCTION GRADUATING STUDENTS STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS TRENDS IN FINANCIAL AID BUDGET SCHOLARSHIPS TUITION AND FEES STUDENT HOUSING CLASS SIZE LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES STUDENT CLUBS CENTERS AND INSTITUTES FACULTY AND STAFF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY GENDER AND SCHOOL PHYSICIANS AT LAUMC-RH FULL-TIME FACULTY BY RANK, GENDER AND SCHOOL TENURE STATUS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY SCHOOL TENURE STATUS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY RANK HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED BY FULL-TIME FACULTY FULL-TIME FACULTY WITH DOCTORAL DEGREES FULL-TIME FACULTY AGE RANGE BY RANK FULL-TIME FACULTY BY NATIONALITY FULL-TIME FACULTY AVERAGE BASIC SALARIES BY RANK PART-TIME FACULTY BY SCHOOL AND GENDER FACULTY FTE BY SCHOOL STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO STAFF BY EMPLOYMENT TYPE AND GENDER ALUMNI ALUMNI CHAPTERS ALUMNI BY GENDER ALUMNI BY RESIDENCE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCES EXPENSES BY FUNCTION TRENDS IN REVENUES TRENDS IN EXPENDITURES UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PHYSICAL FACILITIES

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ACADEMIC AND STUDENT RELATED INFORMATION

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INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT

MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Institutional Research and Assessment (DIRA) at the Lebanese American University collects, analyzes, warehouses, and disseminates data about the continuum of functions of the i stit tio e catio al a i istrati e a s ort t e s res the i te rit a co siste c o i or atio or o ﬁcial re orti a ro i es s ort or the i stit tio ’s ecisio a ers i la i olic or latio assess e t a i stit tio al e ecti e ess i itiati es

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TEAM MEMBERS

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION HISTORY AND LOCATION he eba ese erica i ersit a lea i ri ate hi her e catio i stit tio i eba o o erates er a charter ro the oar o e e ts o the i ersit o the tate o e or is accre ite b the Co issio o stit tio s o i her catio o the e la ssociatio o chools a Colle es C is a o sectaria i stit tio i e b a ee l roote se se o share ethical al es he i ersit be a as a o e ’s colle e i ith roots e te i bac to he the tto a ire’s ﬁrst school or irls as o e e a e o er the eca es cateri to the ro i e catio al ee s o eba o the i le ast a aro the orl o a boasts se e schools alo ith ce ters a i stit tes a ic a isti ishe ac lt e bers research a teach i a i e ra e o aca e ic isci li es LAU’s two main campuses are located on leafy hillsides by the Mediterranean Sea, around 35 kilometers a art tti ithi eas reach o all areas o eba o he blos a eir t ca ses o er si ilarl str ct re ro ra s i the arts scie ces a b si ess Pro ra s i rsi a e ici e as ell as ior a se ior ear co rses i e i eeri a har ac are o ere e cl si el i blos

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still co ti es to e a to a ith the establish e t o its e or Ce ter a a e e ec ti e ce ter i eir t Ce tral istrict co ti i ro e e t a ro ressio

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ACCREDITATION as accre ite b the Co issio o stit tio s o i her catio o the la ssociatio o chools a Colle es C C i o e ber er e t a co rehe si e e al atio a as re accre ite or a te ear erio

ACADEMIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES he i ersit co rises se e schools he chool o rchitect re a esi the chool o rts a cie ces the a assar chool o si ess the chool o i eeri the ilbert a ose arie Cha o r chool o e ici e the lice a e Cha o r chool o rsi a the chool o Phar ac ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND DEGREES CONFERRED ca e ic o eri s i cl e e ree ro ra s i i ere t a or fiel s bachelor’s e ree ro ra s aster’s e ree ro ra s ro essio al e ree ro ra s ra ate i lo a a ostbachelor’s certificates ri the aca e ic ear the bachelor’s e rees aster’s e rees ostbachelor’s certificates

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FACULTY Full-time faculty for fall 2016 totaled 310, of whom 28 hold the rank of professor, 105 the ra o associate ro essor a the ra o assista t ro essor erce t o ll ti e ac lt are te re a hol a octorate or other ter i al e ree ENROLLMENT ith er ra ates ra ates a st e ts i octoral ractice e ree ro ra s e roll e ts i all totale the st e ts erce t are er ra ates erce t are ll ti e st e ts ales or are i ter atio al st e ts ro i ere t co tries

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ADMISSIONS / RETENTION first ti e st e ts e rolle or the all or erce t o acce te first ti e st e ts atte e schools ithi eba o or erce t o acce te first ti e st e ts atte e ri ate eba ese schools a era e erce t o first ti e st e ts ret r or the all o the e t aca e ic ear or erce t o all er ra ate tra s er a lica ts ere acce te a erce t e rolle i all or erce t o e ra ate st e ts ere acce te a erce t e rolle i all the st e ts i octoral ro essio al ractice e ree ro ra s or erce t ere acce te a erce t e rolle i the aca e ic ear

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FINANCE

PHYSICAL FACILITIES LAU campuses occupy 345,143 square meters of space, of which the Beirut campus re rese ts s are eters the blos ca s s are eters he i ersit is also a a or sharehol er i the e ical Ce ter i os ital

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THE MISSION, VALUES AND VISION OF THE LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MISSION he eba ese erica i ersit is co itte to aca e ic e celle ce st e t ce tere ess ci ic e a e e t the a a ce e t o scholarshi the e catio o the hole erso a the or atio o lea ers i a i erse orl

VALUES both la i or its t re a co cti its ail acti ities see s to act i a a er that is i e b a ee l roote se se o share ethical al es a as iratio s ilt o this o atio the university is able to draw its fundamental inspiration from the devotion of its Presbyterian Founders to al a s see the tr th res ect h a i it ro ote e er e alit a be i cl si e t also provides educational opportunities as one university with multiple campuses, each with distinctive i ts a attrib tes s s ch is co itte to > Pro i i

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CHARTER AND ACCREDITATION CHARTER is chartere b the oar o e e ts o the i ersit o the tate o e or he University of the State of New York is the sole entity authorized by the State of New York to i cor orate hi her e catio i stit tio s a a thori e the to co er e rees eir t Colle e or o e hich as to beco e as ra te a ro isio al charter b the oar o e e ts i a a absol te charter ďŹ e ears later i ce the the charter has bee a e e se eral ti es i res o se to the i stit tio â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ro th

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he i ersit o the tate o e or is a lar e s ste o e catio al ser ices i cl i tho sa s o schools colle es i ersities se s libraries a other i stit tio s ts oar o e e ts sets o erall e catio olic or the tate o e or a chooses a Commissioner of Education, who serves as president of the University of the State of New or a hea s the e or tate catio e art e t

ACCREDITATION e rees a ar e b the eba ese erica i istr o i her catio i eba o a e or

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INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION is accre ite b the Co issio o ssociatio o chools a Colle es C

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PROGRAM ACCREDITATION LAU’s School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ro ra is accre ite b the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) ac e accre it or t as ﬁrst accre ite i a c rre tl re ai s the o l s ch ro ra that is accre ite b CP o tsi e the ite tates

The Bachelor of Engineering e ree ro ra i eeri ccre itatio Co issio o

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The Bachelor of Engineering e ree ro ra i eeri ccre itatio Co issio o

i Electrical Engineering is accredited by the abet or

The Bachelor of Engineering e ree ro ra i eeri ccre itatio Co issio o

i Industrial Engineering is accredited by the abet or

The Bachelor of Engineering e ree ro ra i eeri ccre itatio Co issio o

i Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the abet or

The Bachelor of Science e ree ro ra i Computer Science was formally accredited by the Co ti ccre itatio Co issio o abet or The Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the eba ese erica i ersit lice a e Cha o r chool o rsi is accre ite b the Co issio o Colle iate rsi catio CC aac che e cc e accre itatio The Adnan Kassar School of Business’s er ra ate a ra ate ro ra s are accre ite b the ssociatio to a ce Colle iate chools o si ess C aacsb e in he ro ra s are i si ess t ies i co o ics i os italit a o ris a a e e t aster o si ess i istratio a ec ti e aster o si ess i istratio The Bachelor of Architecture is o ﬁciall reco i e b the re ch o er ra ates to ractice i ra ce a the ro ea io

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The Bachelor of Engineering e ree ro ra i Civil Engineering is accre ite b the i eeri ccre itatio Co issio o the ccre itatio oar or i eeri a ech olo abet or

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ADMINISTRATION

LAU PRESIDENTS President’s Name Frances Irwin

Years of Service 1924 – 1935

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1937 – 1958 *1941 – 1943

Rhoda Orme

*1954 – 1955

Grace Loucks Elliot

*1958 – 1959

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1965 – 1967 o

Marie Sabri illia

1959 – 1965

*1967 1967 – 1969

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1969 – 1973

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1973 – 1982

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1982 – 2004

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2004 – present

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UNIVERSITY OFFICERS FALL 2016 University Ofﬁcers Ofﬁcer ose h

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Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

President

Provost

Vice President for Student Development a roll e t a a e e t

Roy Majdalani Charles Abou Rjeily

Vice President for Human Resources and University Services License, CPA

Marla Rice-Evans

Vice President for Finance Vice President for University Advancement

Nour Hajjar

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Deans of Schools Ofﬁcer

Highest Degree Earned

Elie Haddad

Nashat Mansour

Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences

Said Ladki

Interim Dean of the Adnan Kassar School of Business

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Dean of the School of Pharmacy

Pierre Zalloua

Dean of Graduate Studies & Research

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Administrative Title

cademic ffairs OfďŹ cers OfďŹ cer

Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

Mona Majdalani

Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs

Wassim Shahin

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ter al Pro ects

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Elie Haddad

Farid Jureidini

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Assistant Dean

Rachid Chamoun

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Yasmine Taan

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Pierre a e o tros

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Melissa Sinclair Khoury

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SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES Nashat Mansour

Dean

Costantine Daher

Assistant Dean

Samer Habre

Assistant Dean

Iman Osta

Assistant Dean

Jad Melki

Chair, Communication Arts

Danielle Azar

Chair, Computer Science & Mathematics

Samer Habre

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Mona Nabhani

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athe atics

Chair, Education

Kristiaan Aercke

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ssociate Chair

Chair, Humanities

Paul Tabar

ter cie ce

Nadra Assaf

Chair

lish e art e t lish

Associate Chair, Communication Arts & Humanities

Roy Khalaf

Chair, Natural Sciences

Ralph Abi Habib

Associate Chair, Natural Sciences

Marwan Rowayheb

Chair, Social Sciences

Imad Salamey

Associate Chair, Social Sciences

cademic ffairs Ofﬁcers Ofﬁcer

Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

ADNAN KASSAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Said Ladki

Interim Dean

Abdallah Dah

Associate Dean

Salpie Djoundourian

Associate Dean

Ghassan Dibeh

Chair, Economics

Elias Raad

Chair i a ce

Josiane Sreih

Chair

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Khodor Fakih

Chair

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Silva Karkoulian

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Walid Marrouch

Associate Chair, Economics

Armond Manassian

ssociate Chair i a ce

Maya Farah

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Guy Assaker

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING asr

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Raymond Ghajar

Associate Dean

Barbar Akle

Assistant Dean

Caesar Abi Shdid

Chair Ci il

Zahi Nakad

Chair lectrical a

Michel Khoury

Chair

Jean Chatila

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GILBERT AND ROSE-MARIE CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Zeinat Hijazi

Selim Nasser Sola Bahous

Interim Dean Director for Medical Education

Assistant Dean, Clinical Affairs

Rajaa Chatila

ssista t ea

Elie Abi Nader

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Zeina Tannous

Chair

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Tony Zreik

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Gerard Wakim

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Chair Pe iatrics

Anis Nassif

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Hussein Farhat

Eddie Abdalla

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cademic ffairs Ofﬁcers Ofﬁcer

Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

ALICE RAMEZ CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF NURSING Anahid Kulwicki

Dean

Myrna Doumit

Assistant Dean

Imad Btaiche

Phar

Dean

Anthony Capomacchia

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

Soumana Nasser

Phar

Chair, Pharmacy Practice

Roy Kanbar

Phar

Lamis Karaoui

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SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences irector

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OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH Pierre Zalloua

Dean

LIBRARY Cendrella Habre

University Librarian

os eh a e

Director, Byblos

NEW YORK ACADEMIC CENTER Lina Beydoun

ca e ic

ec ti e irector

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP)

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Michel Majdalani

Director, Beirut

Student eve o ment and nro ment Ofﬁcer

ana ement Ofﬁcers

Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT b o hi

Assistant Vice President

DEAN OF STUDENTS Raed Mohsen

Dean, Beirut

Mars Semaan

Dean, Byblos

ADMISSIONS Nada Hajj

University Director

STUDENT RECRUITMENT Michel Najjar

ec ti e irector

ATHLETICS Sami Garabedian

Director, Beirut

Joe Moujaes

Director, Byblos

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP) Mimi Melki Jeha

Director, Byblos

FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS Ghada Abi Fares

University Director

OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Elie Samia

Assistant Vice President

REGISTRAR a aria

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Fouad Salibi

e istrar e istrar

RESIDENCE HALLS Rima Rahal

Supervisor, Beirut

Assia Kanaan

Senior Supervisor, Beirut

Suzy Saba

Coordinator, Byblos

SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR INTENSIVE ARABIC AND CULTURE (SINARC) Mimi Melki Jeha

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Director

UNIVERSITY TESTING SERVICES Mimi Melki Jeha

Director

Human Resources and University Services Ofﬁcers Ofﬁcer

Highest Degree Earned

Administrative Title

BUSINESS SERVICES Salim Chehab

Assistant Vice President

Jassem Othman

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Ghassan Atwi

Director, Procurement, Beirut

Antoine Faris

Director, Procurement, Byblos

Jean Rizk

Director, Supply

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Assistant Vice President

Shaheen Bou Jawdeh Joseph Shebaya o er a

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Assistant Vice President

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Director, IT Applications & Solutions

Hamid Saliba

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Director, IT Network, Telecommunications & Multimedia

Rodolph Aouad

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Deputy Director, IT Security

Hady Tanissa PROTECTION Major Ahmad Hassouna Lieutenant

Deputy Director, IT Support

Director

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Administrative Title

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GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Sonia Hajjar

COMPTROLLER Simon Sakr

Assistant Vice President, University Comptroller

Elias Kassis

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Assistant Vice President, Operations

BUSINESS OFFICE Naji Medlej

Comptroller, Beirut

Michel Chahine

Comptroller, Byblos

University dvancement Ofﬁcers DEVELOPMENT Robert Hollback

Assistant Vice President, New York

Nassib Nasr

Assistant Vice President, Beirut

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Director of Development

Lana Abou Teen

Director of Development

Shannon Connelly

Director of Major Gifts

ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Amal Abdel Massih

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Abdallah Al Khal

Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations, Beirut

Edward Shiner

Director, Alumni and Special Projects, New York

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Pai e olloc ari a o ri

Director, Communications & Media, New York e

Director, Online Communications

RELATIONS Nada Torbey

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ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Director, Special Projects

nstitutiona Research and ssessment ofﬁcers Diane Issa Nauffal

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Khaled Abul Husn

Director

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Dean of Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Assistant Dean Clinical Affairs

Associate Dean

Vice President for Human Resources & University Services

Assistant Dean Academic Affairs

Vice President for Finance

LAU President

Vice President for University Advancement

LAU

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LAU Medical CenterRizk Hospital Board (Joint Stock Company)

Hospital Leadership

Chie ec ti e ﬁcer (Hospital Affairs)

Hospital Community Advisory Council

LAU Medical CenterRizk Hospital

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Health Services Committee of BOT

LAU Board of Trustees

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – INSTITUTION

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

School Deans

Vice President for Student Development & Enrollment Management

Assistant to the President for Special Projects

Provost

Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World

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Institutional Research & Assessment

Internal Audit

Vice President for University Advancement

Center for Lebanese Studies

Vice President for Finance

Lebanese American University

Audit

President

Board of Trustees

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – PRESIDENT

Vice President for Human Resources & University Services

LAU Health Foundation

Vice President for Student Development & Enrollment Management

Senior Advisor to the President for Public Affairs

Board of International Advisors

Internal Audit

Legal Counsel (for LAU and LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital)

Executive Steering Committee

LAU Medical CenterRizk Hospital

LAU Medical CenterRizk Hospital Board of Directors

Continuing Education Program

Urban Planning Institute

Institute of Islamic Art & Architecture

Institutes & Centers

Director of Executive Education Programs

Department of Social Sciences

Teacher Training Institute

Software Institute

Institute for Social Justice & Co ict esol tio

Institute of Migration Studies

Institute for Media Training & Research

Institute of Human Resources

Institute of Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies

Institute of Family & Entrepreneurial Business

Institute for Banking & Finance

Institutes & Centers

Director of Graduate Programs

Department of Natural Sciences

Institutes & Centers

Department of Information Technology & Operations Management

Department of Humanities

Institutes & Centers

Department of Management Studies

Department of English CISCO Institute

Department of Industrial & Mechanical Engineering

Department of Hospitality & Marketing

Foundation Program

Department of Education

Department of Computer Science & Mathematics

Department of Architecture & Interior Design

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Department of Finance and Accounting

Department of Communication Arts

Department of Art & Design

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Department of Economics

Office of the Dean

Schoo of usiness

Office of the Dean

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Department of Physiology

Department of Pharmacology

Department of Genetics

Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

Department of Surgery

Department of Radiotherapy

Department of Radiology

Department of Psychiatry

Department of Pediatrics

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Department of Ophthalmology

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Department of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences

Department of Internal Medicine

Department of Ear, Nose & Throat

Department of Dermatology

Department of Anesthesia

Office of the Dean

Schoo of

Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs

Office of the Dean

Schoo of ursin

Office of the Provost Provost

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Office of the Dean

Schoo of Pharmacy

Assistant Provost for Special External Projects

ﬁce o ra ate Studies

ﬁce o Industrial Partnerships

ﬁce o tellect al Property and Technology Transfer

Research Centers – Institutes & Core Service Lab Facilities

ﬁce o Research Compliance

ﬁce o ra ts and Contracts (OGC)

Office of the Dean

Ofﬁce of raduate Studies & Research

New York Library

Health Sciences Library (Byblos)

Byblos Library

Riad Nassar Library (Beirut)

Libraries

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART – PROVOST

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Office of the Dean

Schoo of rchitecture & esi n

26 Institute for Human Genetics

Center for Teaching & Learning

Center for Lebanese Heritage

University Institutes & Centers

University Assessment Resource Cluster (UARC)

University Enterprise ﬁce

University Honors Program

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LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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ADMISSIONS

ADMISSIONS PROFILE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

Very Important

Important

Considered

Not Considered

ACADEMIC i or o seco

ar school recor

Class rank

Academic GPA

Standardized test scores

Application Essay

Recommendation

NONACADEMIC Interview

trac rric lar acti ities

Talent/ability

Character/personal qualities

irst e eratio

Alumni/ae relation

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State residency

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Racial/ethnic status

Volunteer work

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STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY LEVEL FALL 2016

Received Applications

Accepted Applications

Enrolled Applicants

5,363

4,589

1,894

Graduate

392

307

208

Doctoral – Professional Practice

206

125

5,961

5,021

2,189

Undergraduate

Total

STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY LEVEL 7,000

6,000

5,000

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4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

Received Applications Undergraduate

Accepted Applications Graduate

Enrolled Applicants Doctoral – Professional Practice

STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY TYPE FALL 2016

Received Applications

Accepted Applications

Enrolled Applicants

4,998

4,391

1,788

New LAU Graduate Students

301

260

187

New Non-LAU Graduate Students

296

171

107

Special Students

Transfer Students

300

145

5,961

5,021

2,189

nother e ree Students

ertiďŹ cate

New First Time Students

Total

** New first-time student is a student who has no prior postsecondary experience attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. It includes students enrolled in the fall term.

APPLICATIONS FROM LEBANESE HIGH SCHOOLS

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FALL 2016

STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY SCHOOL FALL 2016

Received Applications

Accepted Applications

Enrolled Applicants

448

377

165

School of Arts and Sciences

2,428

2,050

828

Adnan Kassar School of Business

1,269

1,092

581

School of Engineering

1,147

978

353

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

159

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

303

268

135

Ofﬁce of raduate Studies & Research

No College Designated

134

120

5,961

5,021

2,189

Received Applications

Accepted Applications

Enrolled Applicants

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

267

Adnan Kassar School of Business

100

School of Engineering

318

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

Total

756

School of Architecture and Design

Total

NEW USAID-USP STUDENT COHORT

* USAID University Scholarship Program aims to provide undergraduate scholarships for promising public high school students from all governorates of Lebanon, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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FALL 2016

FIRST-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADMISSIONS BY SCHOOL FALL 2016

Received Applications

Accepted Applications

Enrolled Applicants

415

365

160

2,139

1,872

727

940

847

406

1,093

955

342

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

235

206

No College Designated

117

105

4,999

4,392

1,789

School of Architecture and Design School of Arts and Sciences Adnan Kassar School of Business School of Engineering

Total

* First-time student is a student who has no prior postsecondary experience attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. It also includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term, and students who entered with advanced standing.

AVERAGE SAT SCORES OF ACCEPTED FIRST-TIME STUDENTS FALL 2016

SAT Critical + SAT Math Accepted First-Time Students

1,027

SCHOOL TYPE OF ACCEPTED FIRST-TIME STUDENTS LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FALL 2016

Lebanese Schools

Regional and International Schools

Total Schools

Number of Schools

Percentage of Total

Number of Students

Percentage of Total

Private

303

89%

3,892

98%

Public

11%

Total

340

100%

3,988

100%

Private

161

100%

404

100%

Total

161

100%

404

100%

Private

464

93%

4,296

98%

Public

Total

501

100%

4,392

100%

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ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL FALL TERMS 2009-2016

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

4,641

4,750

4,827

4,508

4,285

4,126

4,083

3,996

749

677

538

417

429

441

461

555

5,390

5,427

5,365

4,925

4,714

4,567

4,544

4,551

2,239

2,433

2,673

2,949

3,133

3,337

3,470

3,594

Graduate

136

126

111

100

104

117

Doctoral – Professional Practice

124

172

204

217

230

231

2,423

2,640

2,908

3,213

3,432

3,654

3,804

3,942

6,880

7,183

7,500

7,457

7,418

7,463

7,553

7,590

Graduate

885

803

649

509

524

541

565

672

Doctoral – Professional Practice

124

172

204

217

230

231

7,813

8,067

8,273

8,138

8,146

8,221

8,348

8,493

–

3.3%

2.6%

-1.6%

0.1%

0.9%

1.5%

1.7%

BEIRUT CAMPUS Undergraduate Graduate Total by Campus

BYBLOS CAMPUS Undergraduate

Total by Campus

UNIVERSITY WIDE Undergraduate

Total by University % Change

TRENDS IN ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL

8,000 7,000 6,000

Headcount

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

9,000

5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000

1,000 0

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Fall Terms Undergraduate

Graduate

Doctoral - Professional Practice

2016

ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND STUDENT TYPE FALL 2016

Student Type

Number of Enrolled Students

UNDERGRADUATE nother e ree

ertiﬁcate Students

Continuing Students

5,613

New First Time Students

1,788

Returning Students

Special Students

Transfer from Other Universities

82 7,590

Total by Level GRADUATE Continuing Students

447

New LAU Graduate Students

119

New Non-LAU Graduate Students

Returning Students

Special Students

1 672

Total by Level

Continuing Students

144

New LAU Graduate Students

New Non-LAU Graduate Students

Total by Level

231

Total

8,493

ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL 8%

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DOCTORAL – PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

39 89%

Undergraduate

Graduate

Doctoral - Professional Practice

STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GENDER AND STATUS FALL 2016

Full-Time Students

Part-Time Students

Total Students

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

3,549

3,599

203

239

3,752

3,838

Graduate

115

304

190

419

253

Doctoral â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Professional Practice

126

105

126

105

3,790

3,767

507

429

4,297

4,196

Undergraduate

Total

STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GENDER AND STATUS 4,000 3,500 3,000

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Headcount

2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0

Female

Male

Full-Time Students Undergraduate

Female

Male

Part-Time Students Graduate

Doctoral - Professional Practice

ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND SCHOOL FALL 2016

Number of Enrolled Students UNDERGRADUATE School of Architecture & Design

978

School of Arts & Sciences

2,290

Adnan Kassar School of Business

2,208

School of Engineering

1,465

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

428

No College Designated

132

Total by Level

7,590

GRADUATE School of Architecture & Design

School of Arts & Sciences

233

Adnan Kassar School of Business

404

School of Engineering

Ofﬁce of raduate Studies & Research

No College Designated

Total by Level

672

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine School of Pharmacy Total by Level

Total

200 31 231

8,493

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DOCTORAL – PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM FALL 2016

Beirut campus

Byblos campus

University wide

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Graduate Mutaz & Rada Sawwaf M.A. in Islamic Art & Architecture

Total by Level

153

310

463

B.A. in Fashion Design

B.A. in Fine Arts

B.S. in Graphic Design

117

136

B.A. in Interior Architecture

129

186

B.S. in Interior Design

Total by Level

571

407

978

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

577

407

984

M.A. in Comparative Literature

M.A. in Education

M.A. in International Affairs

M.A. in Migration Studies

M.S. in Computer Science

M.S. in Molecular Biology

M.A. in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

175

239

A.A. in Liberal Arts

B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature

B.A. in Communication Arts

B.A. in Education

B.A. in English

B.A. in History

B.A. in Multimedia Journalism

B.A. in Performing Arts

B.A. in Philosophy

B.A. in Political Science

Undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Graduate

Total by Level

Undergraduate

Beirut campus

Byblos campus

University wide

B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs

168

B.A. in Psychology

107

168

B.A. in Social Work & Community Development

B.A. in Television and Film

B.A. in Translation

B.S. in Bioinformatics

B.S. in Biology

284

283

567

B.S. in Chemistry

B.S. in Computer Science

153

243

B.S. in Mathematics

B.S. in Nutrition

151

205

Freshman Arts

195

252

Freshman Science

129

Teaching Diploma

Diploma in Learning Disabilities & Giftedness

Total by Level

1,529

761

2,290

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

1,704

825

2,529

Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)

241

280

M.A. in Applied Economics

LL.M. in Business Law

M.S. in Economics of the Middle East

365

404

1,405

515

1,920

116

208

Total by Level

1,596

612

2,208

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

1,961

651

2,612

B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics Coordinated Program

ADNAN KASSAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Total by Level

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Graduate

Undergraduate A.A.S. in Business Management B.S. in Business B.S. in Economics B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Beirut campus

Byblos campus

University wide

M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

M.S. in Computer Engineering

M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Total by Level

B.E. in Civil Engineering

479

513

B.E. in Computer Engineering

150

166

B.E. in Electrical Engineering

B.E. in Industrial Engineering

138

149

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

363

401

B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering

B.E. in Petroleum Engineering

Total by Level

131

1,334

1,465

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

131

1,348

1,479

Doctor of Medicine

200

Total by Level

200

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

200

B.S. in Nursing

Total by Level

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Graduate

Undergraduate

GILBERT AND ROSE-MARIE CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Doctoral â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Professional Practice

ALICE RAMEZ CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF NURSING

Undergraduate

Beirut campus

Byblos campus

University wide

B.S. in Pharmacy

371

428

Total by Level

371

428

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Total by Level

402

459

E.M.A. in Actuarial Science

Total by Level

TOTAL

B-Undecided

Bridge program-SAS

Bridge program-SOB

Exchange Undergraduate Program

Special Undergraduate

100

132

Exchange Graduate Program

Total by Level

101

133

4,551

3,942

8,493

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

Undergraduate

Doctoral – Professional Practice

TOTAL BY SCHOOL

OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH

Graduate

OTHERS

Total by Level

Graduate

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

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Undergraduate

FTE AND HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT FOR DEGREE SEEKING AND NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS FALL 2016

Headcount

FTE

Degree Seeking Students Associate

Bachelor’s

7,124

Master’s

671

Doctoral – Professional Practice (Pharm.D., M.D.)

231

Post ache or s certiﬁcate

Others (Freshman Arts, Freshman Science)

381

Others (Bridge Programs)

Total Degree Seeking Students

8,485

8,403.42

Non-Degree Seeking Students Special Program

Exchange Program

Total Non-Degree Seeking Students

4.93

8,493

8,408.35

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Total Students

STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY HEADCOUNT, CREDIT HOURS AND FTE FALL 2016

Full-Time Students

Undergraduate Graduate Total

Headcount

Credit Hours

7,148

Part-Time Students Headcount

Credit Hours

112,833

442

178

1,707

7,326

114,540

FTE

7,709.96

Total Students Headcount

Credit Hours

3,480

7,590

116,313

494

2,154

672

3,861

936

5,634

8,262

120,174

UNDERGRADUATE FTE ENROLLMENT

FTE

467.39

FTE

8,177.35

GRADUATE FTE ENROLLMENT

44% 56%

97%

Part-Time Students

Full-Time Students

Part-Time Students FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Full-Time Students

ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017 Full-Time Students

Doctoral-Professional Practice

Headcount

Credit Hours

FTE

231

10,400

231

ENROLLMENT BY PLACE OF ORIGIN FALL 2016

Place of Origin

Number of Students

Lebanon

Percentage of Total

6,956

Rest of Middle East

595

North America

485

Europe & Caucasus

211

Africa

115

Central & South America

Australia

Asia

Total

8,493

100%

ENROLLMENT BY PLACE OF ORIGIN Asia Australia

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Central & South America Africa Europe & Caucasus North America Rest of Middle East Lebanon 0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

RETENTION RATES: FIRST-TIME STUDENTS FALL 2011 TO FALL 2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Entering Cohort

Retention Rate

Entering Cohort

Retention Rate

Entering Cohort

Retention Rate

Entering Cohort

Retention Rate

Entering Cohort

Retention Rate

Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

1,364

1,232

1,320

1,453

1,483

Other- Freshman Class

320

286

240

265

262

Others – Bridge Students

1,684

90.3%

1,518

90.1%

1,609

Total

88.9%

1,762

89.3%

1,793

90.1%

* Retention rate is the percentage of full time first-time degree-seeking undergraduates from the specified fall cohort who are again enrolled in the next fall.

RETENTION RATES: FIRST-TIME STUDENTS 100% 90% 80%

60%

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

Retention Rate

70%

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Fall Terms Associate Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Freshman Class

Bridge Program

BACHELORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DEGREE RETENTION RATES: BY SCHOOL FALL 2011 TO FALL 2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Entering Retention Entering Retention Entering Retention Entering Retention Entering Cohort Rate Cohort Rate Cohort Rate Cohort Rate Cohort

Retention Rate

School of Architecture and Design

147

127

131

182

154

School of Arts and Sciences

404

406

404

425

481

Adnan Kassar School of Business

418

352

400

409

356

School of Engineering

264

250

279

313

377

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

103

93 -

1,483

92.1%

No College Designated Total

1,364

92.4%

1,232

92.3%

1,320

90.8%

1,453

91.1%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE RETENTION RATES: BY SCHOOL 100%

80% 70% Retention Rate

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

90%

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Adnan Kassar School of Business

Engineering

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

No College Designated

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS YEAR-TO-YEAR RETENTION, GRADUATION AND ATTRITION RATES* FALL 2012 TO FALL 2015

2012 N Undergraduate Cohort

2013 %

7,422

2014 %

7,393

2015 %

7,448

% 7,536

Year-to-Year Retention Rate

5,197

70%

5,167

70%

5,255

71%

5,344

71%

Year-to-Year Graduation Rate

1,566

21%

1,666

22%

1,635

22%

1,654

22%

659

560

558

538

Year-to-Year Attrition Rate

* Only undergraduate degree seeking students are included * Year-to-Year Retention Rate is the percentage of undergraduates from the specified fall cohort who are again enrolled in the next fall. * Year-to-Year Graduation Rate is the percentage of undergraduates enrolled in the specified fall cohort who graduated during the academic year (current fall, and the following spring, summer I and summer II). * Year-to-Year Attrition Rate is the percentage of students in the specified fall cohort who neither graduate nor continue studying in a degree program at the institution in the next fall.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS YEAR-TO-YEAR RETENTION, GRADUATION AND ATTRITION RATES 100% 90% 80% FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2012 Year-to-Year Retention Rate

2013

2014 Year-to-Year Graduation Rate

2015 Year-to-Year Attrition Rate

ENROLLMENT IN SELECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS FALL 2016 Program

Number of Students

o ors Pro ra

160

Tomorrow’s Leaders i ersit

cholarshi Pro ra

240

* Students enrolled in these programs are regular LAU students.

ENROLLMENT IN DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS FALL 2016 Program

Number of Students

ProGreen Diploma

ENROLLMENT IN THE SINARC PROGRAM ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Term

Number of Students

Fall 2015

Summer 2016

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

* SINARC courses are regular LAU courses and credits can be transferrable to the student’s institution.

ENROLLMENT IN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM (CEP) ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Category

Beirut campus

Byblos campus

Workshops

415

Pro ra s

Certiﬁcates

204

144

a e Co rses

General Courses 52

Number of Students

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

DEGREES CONFERRED

DEGREES CONFERRED BY SCHOOL JULY 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2016

Doctoral – Professional Postbachelor’s ertiﬁcate Practice

Total

Associate

Bachelor’s

Master’s

School of Architecture and Design

238

School of Arts and Sciences

423

529

Adnan Kassar School of Business

711

118

833

School of Engineering

237

241

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

101

Total

1,699

180

2,012

DEGREES CONFERRED

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

85%

Associate

Bachelor’s

Master’s

Doctoral-Professional Practice

Postbachelor’s Certiﬁcate

DEGREES CONFERRED BY DEGREE LEVEL 2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

Associate

Bachelor’s

1,295

1,485

1,615

1,718

1,691

1,699

326

277

210

218

178

180

Doctoral - Professional Practice

Postbachelor’s Certiﬁcate

1,705

1,856

1,932

2,037

1,990

2,012

8.9%

4.1%

5.4%

-2.3%

1.1%

Master’s

Total % change

DEGREES CONFERRED BY DEGREE LEVEL 2015-2016

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

Academic Year

2014-2015

2013-2014

2012-2013

2011-2012

2010-2011 0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Degrees Conferred Associate

Bachelor’s

Master’s

Doctoral-Professional Practice

Postbachelor’s Certiﬁcate

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED FALL 2016-2017

School of Architecture and Design Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)

176 credits

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Fine Arts ashio

92 credits esi

130 credits

Interior Architecture

139 credits

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) terior esi

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ra hic esi

110 credits With emphasis on

> i ital esi > Pri t esi

118 credits

School of Arts And Sciences Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) rabic a

a e

iterat re

92 credits

Multimedia Journalism

92 credits

Per or i

93 credits

rts

Television and Film

92 credits

Education

With emphasis on

lish

With emphasis on

> Early Childhood Education > Elementary Education >

lish a

a e

lish iterat re

95 credits

92 credits

History

92 credits

Philosophy

92 credits

Translation

With emphasis on

> French Translation > Business Translation

92 credits

Political Science

92 credits

Political Science / International Affairs

92 credits

Ps cholo

92 credits

Social Work and Community Development

92 credits

iolo

96 credits

Bioinformatics

103 credits

Chemistry

92 credits

Computer Science

92 credits

Mathematics

92 credits

Nutrition

94 credits

tritio

ietetics

Coor i ate Pro ra

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

121 credits

Special Degree i lo a i eachi

ear i i lo a

isabilities a in

i te

ess

cre its > Elementary Level > Intermediate and Secondary Level

21 credits

Adnan Kassar School of Business Bachelor of Science (B.S.) > cco > a

92 credits

ti i

i a ce

> Family and Entrepreneurial Business Business Studies

With emphasis on

> International Business >

or atio

ech olo

a a e e t

ar eti

Economics

a a e e t

92 credits

os italit a

o ris

a a e e t

92 credits

School of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Ci il

i eeri

150 credits

ter

i eeri

150 credits

lectrical

i eeri

150 credits

strial

i eeri

150 credits

echa ical

i eeri

echatro ics Petrole

i eeri i eeri

150 credits 150 credits 150 credits

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ecial e ree Pro Green Diploma (in collaboration with the American University of Beirut and The American University of Cairo)

18 credits

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing Bachelor of Science (B.S.) rsi

103 credits

School of Pharmacy Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Pharmacy

174 credits

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED FALL 2016-2017

School of Architecture & Design Mutaz & Rada Sawwaf Master of Arts (M.A.) Islamic Art & Architecture

30 credits

School of Arts and Sciences Master of Arts (M.A.) Education

30 credits

International Affairs

30 credits

i ratio

ies

30 credits

Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

30 credits

Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science

30 credits

olec lar iolo

30 credits

Adnan Kassar School of Business Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

39 credits

Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.)

36 credits

Applied Economics

30 credits

Master of Science (M.S.) Economics of the Middle East

48 credits

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Master of Law (LL.M.) Business Law

30 credits

School of Engineering Master of Science (M.S.) > Ci il a

iro

ter strial i eeri

e tal

i eeri

i eeri i eeri a a a e e t

rastr ct re a

iro

i eeri

Co str ctio

e tal cie ce ter

i eeri

> Co

ter a

i eeri

30 credits

a a e e t

echa ics

> Co

i eeri

a a e e t

30 credits icatio

a a e e t

i eeri 30 credits

OfďŹ ce of raduate Studies & Research Executive Masters of Arts (E.M.A.)

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Actuarial Studies

36 credits

DOCTORAL – PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS OFFERED ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

201 credits*

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

* Includes 174 credits as required for Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree in addition to 27 credits required for Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

BACHELOR’S DEGREES 150% GRADUATION RATES ENTERING COHORTS 2006-2010 2006 N

2007 %

2008 %

2009 %

2010 %

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

613

738

701

902

830

Bachelor of Engineering

113

144

147

205

183

Bachelor of Pharmacy

101

110

Bachelor of Architecture

Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture

Total Bachelor’s Degrees

822

74.2%

1,019

77.2%

997

70.5%

1,289

33 66.3%

1,216

68.3%

* 150% graduation rate is the percentage of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time, degree seeking undergraduate students in the specified fall cohort who have completed their degree within 150 percent of normal time to completion. Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science: 4.5 years Bachelor of Engineering: 6 years Bachelor of Pharmacy: 7.5 years Bachelor of Architecture: 7.5 years Bachelor of Interior Architecture: 6 years

BACHELOR'S DEGREES 150% GRADUATION RATES 100%

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 62

0% 2006

2007

2008

2009

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Architecture

Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture

2010

Bachelor of Pharmacy

BACHELOR’S DEGREES SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES ENTERING COHORTS 2006-2010 2006 N

2007 %

2008 %

2009 %

2010 %

School of Architecture and Design

105

116

177

202

School of Arts and Sciences

166

172

180

313

374

Adnan Kassar School of Business

384

486

448

474

357

School of Engineering

113

144

147

205

183

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

100 %

School of Pharmacy

101

110

No College Designated

1,216

82.3%

Total Bachelor’s Degrees

822

79.9%

1,019

83.0%

997

76.1%

1,289

79.4%

* Six-year graduation rate is the percentage of students entering the institution as full-time, first-time, degree seeking undergraduate students in the specified fall cohort who have completed their degree within six years.

BACHELOR’S DEGREES SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES 100% 90%

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 63

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

No College Designated

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT RELATED INFORMATION

HONOR AND DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FALL 2015

Honor Students

Distinguished Students

Undergraduate Enrolled Students

Number of Students

% of Enrolled Students

Number of Students

% of Enrolled Students

School of Architecture and Design

1,017

191

19%

183

18%

School of Arts and Sciences

2,206

281

13%

434

20%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

2,201

242

11%

388

18%

School of Engineering

1,448

131

228

16%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

13%

12%

School of Pharmacy

428

19%

128

30%

No College Designated

156

7,553

945

13%

1,377

18%

Total

HONOR AND DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 100% 90%

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Honor Students

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

Distinguished Students

School of Pharmacy

No College Designated

HONOR, DISTINCTION AND HIGH DISTINCTION GRADUATING STUDENTS ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016*

Honor Graduating Students

Distinction

High Distinction

% of % of % of Number of Number of Number of Graduating Graduating Graduating Students Students Students Students Students Students

School of Architecture & Design

238

18%

10%

School of Arts & Sciences

471

17%

11%

Adnan Kassar School of Business

715

104

15%

School of Engineering

237

14%

10%

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

33%

14%

School of Pharmacy

45%

17%

1,751

301

17%

179

10%

Total

* Includes only undergraduate students.

HONOR, DISTINCTION AND HIGH DISTINCTION GRADUATING STUDENTS 100% 90%

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 66

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Honor

Adnan Kassar School of Business

Distinction

School of Engineering

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

High Distinction

School of Pharmacy

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Type

Number of Awards

Amount in $

Work Aid

2,403

4,495,890

Loans

1,521

1,293,342

Grants

3,251

16,132,291

Merit Scholarship

1,389,025

Graduate Assistantship

265

967,205

Student Employment

585

852,107

Dependents Grants

104

2,334,000

8,198

27,463,860

Total

* Duplicates occur at the level of number of awards as a student may benefit from more than one type of financial aid.

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM Student Employment 7% Graduate Assistantship 3%

Dependents Grants 1%

Merit Scholarship 1%

Work Aid 29%

Grants 40%

DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS Number of Students

Percent of Total Students

Total Financial Aid Amount in $

30% or less of tuition

1,576

43%

4,931,696

Between 30% and 50% of tuition

1,174

32%

7,293,350

917

25%

12,142,297

3,667

100%

24,367,343

Percent of Tuition

50% or more of tuition Total

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Loans 19%

DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID AWARDS 50% or more

30% or less

30% to 50%

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Type

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

Work Aid

4,413,000

4,508,000

4,778,481

4,495,890

Loans

2,100,000

2,102,310

2,228,451

1,293,342

Grants

5,612,368

7,254,899

8,779,619

13,632,291

16,132,291

Merit Scholarship

1,200,000

1,260,000

1,335,600

1,389,025

Graduate Assistantship

1,248,750

954,450

864,050

Student Employment

716,750

696,290

821,734

852,107

Dependentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grants

1,529,050

1,702,200

2,062,721

2,334,000

TOTAL

16,819,918

18,478,149

20,870,656

24,963,860

27,463,860

TRENDS IN FINANCIAL AID BUDGET (in $) 30,000,000

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

25,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

2011-2012 Work Aid

Loans

Grants

2012-2013 Merit Scholarship

2013-2014 Graduate Assitantship

2014-2015 Student Employment

2015-2016 Dependent's Grants

SCHOLARSHIPS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Scholarship Type

Number of Students Receiving Scholarship

Athletic Scholarship

Entrance Scholarship

240

Honor Scholarship

709

Merit Scholarship*

MEPI*

USAID-USP*

213

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

*Scholarships are 100% of tuition fees

TUITION AND FEES

ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017 he a era e er ra ate t itio or the aca e ic ear is er ear a the a era e ra ate t itio is er ear al t itio ees or octoral ro essio al ractice ro ra s a o t to or st e ts i the chool o e ici e a or Phar st e ts itio aries e e i o the e ree ro ra

UNDERGRADUATE Per Term Rate (*)

PROGRAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Undergraduate Program Architecture ashio

esi

Fine Arts ra hic esi Interior Architecture terior esi

Graduate Program (**) ta a a a Architecture

sla ic rt a

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Undergraduate programs te si e

lish

Freshman Arts LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

rabic a ri

a ea rts

Communication Arts Education lish History Philosophy Political Science Ps cholo Social Work eachi

i lo a

Translation Sciences Bioinformatics iolo

iterat re

Per Credit Rate

cie ces

Chemistry Computer Science Dietetics Internship

General Science Mathematics Nutrition tritio a

ietetics Coor i ate Pro ra

Undecided

External Degree Program celsior Colle e e ree

Graduate programs (**) Arts Education

Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

International Affairs

i ratio

ies

olec lar iolo

Computer Science

ADNAN KASSAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Undergraduate Program ri

e ro ra

Graduate Program (**) EMEA - Economics

ec ti e

aster o

si ess a

i aster o

lie

si ess

i istratio

co o ics

si ess

i istratio

QBA (Remedial MBA Course)

OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH

Inter-school Program ec ti e

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Sciences

ct arial cie ce

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Undergraduate Program Ci il

i eeri

ter

i eeri

strial

i eeri

lectrical

i eeri

echa ical

i eeri

Petrole

i eeri

Graduate Program (**) Ci il a Co

iro ter

e tal

i eeri

strial i eeri a a e e t

i eeri

ALICE RAMEZ CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF NURSING

Undergraduate Program

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

New students AY 2016-2017 Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY er ra

ate Pro ra

OTHER Special Students Doctoral Research Fees

Sciences***

Humanities***

New York Academic Center

PROGRAM

ANNUAL TUITION

GILBERT AND ROSE-MARIE CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

M.D. Program New students AY 2016-2017 Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

Co ti

e ts

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY octor o Phar ac

Phar

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

(*) 12 or more credit hours per term (**) Graduate Programs per credit (***) Research Doctoral fees are offered to PhD candidates of other universities using the LAU labs. Exchange rate: 1 US Dollar = Lebanese Pounds 1,507.50

STUDENT HOUSING FALL 2016

Number of Rooms Available

Number of Residents

Number of Rooms Occupied

Occupancy Rate

Orme-Gray Residence Hall

82%

Sam’s Off –Campus (LAU-sponsored)

100 %

102

100%

ease

93%

Nacouzi (LAU-sponsored)

70%

Capital Suites Residence Hall (Leased)

95%

Sam’s Off –Campus (LAU-Sponsored)

100 %

Residence Hall Block B

98%

Residence Hall Block C

100%

RESIDENCE HALL FOR FEMALES

Beirut campus

Byblos campus Residence Hall Block B aato

il i

RESIDENCE HALL FOR MALES

Beirut campus

for Females

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Byblos campus

Average Housing Fees per Year AY 2016-2017 Beirut campus i

le oo

Shared Room

Byblos campus

University wide

CLASS SIZE FALL 2016

1 – 20

21 – 30

31 – 40

41 – 50

Above 50

Lab

229

Language

207

Lecture

392

234

343

152

Seminar

Studio

207

Total

877

512

352

153

CLASS SIZE Above 50; 0.6% 41 – 50; 8.0%

31 – 40; 18.5%

1 – 20; 46.0%

21 – 30; 26.9%

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

Schedule Type

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Library and Other Information Resources EXPENDITURES / FTE STUDENT Materials alaries ther

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COLLECTIONS Total print volumes

358,704

Electronic books

364,205

Print/microform serial subscriptions (title number) Print/microform serial subscriptions (volume number) ll te t electro ic o r als Microforms – Byblos Campus Total media materials

589 58,620 72,705 12 titles in 150 reals 14,326

PERSONNEL (FTE) Librarians – Beirut Campus Librarians – Byblos Campus Other Personnel – Beirut Campus Other Personnel – Byblos Campus

Total Sessions – Beirut Campus

Total Sessions – Byblos Campus

Total Attendance – Beirut Campus

Total Attendance – Byblos Campus

495

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

LIBRARY INSTRUCTION

Library and Other Information Resources REFERENCE AND RESERVES In-person reference questions/day

Virtual reference questions/day

302

E-reserves: courses supported

616

E-reserves: items on e-reserve

8,897

CIRCULATION (DOES NOT INCLUDE RESERVES) Total/FTE student Total number of online searches/FTE Annual basis: Number of hits to library website

423,366

Semester basis: Number of hits to library website

169,346

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Hours of operation/week – Byblos campus

82 hours

Gate counts/year – Beirut campus

558,470

Gate counts/year – Byblos campus

416,169

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Percent of residence halls connected to network Wired

100%

Wireless

100%

Percent of classrooms connected to network Wired

100%

Wireless

100%

Public wireless ports

5,633

Public computers connected to network

1,286

Public computers connected to network in libraries

357

Beirut campus

100%

Byblos campus

100%

SMART CLASSROOMS Beirut campus

Byblos campus

New York campus

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

MULTIMEDIA CLASSROOMS (PERCENT)

PUBLIC COMPUTERS Beirut campus

590

Byblos campus

696

IT PERSONNEL (FTE) Beirut campus Byblos campus

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Social Work Club

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Beirut Campus

Byblos Campus

IT Club

Pioneers of Hope

Intersectional Feminist

Premedical Society Club

Environment Club

Ps cholo

Saudi Arabian Cultural Club

Robotics Club

Japanese Group

ROTARACT Club

Brazilian Club

Social-Campus Life Club

Aie Club

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Mathematics Club

LAU People’s Society

Think Tank Club esi

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Cinema Club

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Center for Lebanese Studies

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY AND STAFF

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY GENDER AND SCHOOL FALL 2016

Female

Male

Total

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

133

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

Total

140

170

310

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY GENDER AND SCHOOL 100 90 80 70 60 50 40

20 10 0

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Male

Gilbert and Alice Ramez Rose-Marie Chagoury Chagoury School of Nursing School of Medicine

School of Pharmacy

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Female

PHYSICIANS AT LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital

ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

Female

Male

Total

Full-Time Physicians

Part-Time Physicians

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY RANK, GENDER AND SCHOOL FALL 2016

Gender School of Female Architecture and Design Male

Professor

Associate Assistant Professor Professor

Lecturer

Senior Assistant Instructor Instructor Instructor

Total

School of Arts and Sciences

Female

Male

Adnan Kassar School of Business

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female School of Engineering Male Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing School of Pharmacy

Male

Female

Male

170

Total

105

107

310

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Total

Female

140

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY RANK

10%

34%

86 34%

Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Lecturer

Senior Instructor

Instructor

Assistant Instructor

TENURE STATUS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY SCHOOL FALL 2016

Count

Non-Tenured

% of Total

Count

% of Total

Total Count

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

133

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

Total

30.6%

215

69.4%

TENURE STATUS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY

31%

69%

310

% of Total

100%

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Tenured

Non-Tenured

TENURE STATUS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY RANK FALL 2016

Tenured Count

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

% of Total

Count

% of Total

Total Count

Professor

Associate Professor

105

Assistant Professor

107

Lecturer

Senior Instructor

Instructor

Assistant Instructor

30.6%

215

Total

Non-Tenured

69.4%

310

% of Total

100%

HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED BY FULL-TIME FACULTY FALL 2016

Doctoral Rank

Count

Master’s

% of Total

Bachelor’s

Total

Count

% of Total

Count

% of Total

Count

105

Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

107

Lecturer

Senior Instructor

Instructor

Assistant Instructor

232

74.8%

1.3%

310

23.9%

100%

HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED BY FULL-TIME FACULTY 1%

24%

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

Total

% of Total

75%

Doctoral

Master’s

Bachelor’s 89

FULL-TIME FACULTY WITH DOCTORAL DEGREES FALL 2016

Count in School

Percent in School

Percent of Total

74.8

100

School of Architecture and Design School of Arts and Sciences

101

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

Total

232

FULL-TIME FACULTY AGE RANGE BY RANK

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FALL 2016

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 and above

Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Lecturer

Senior Instructor

Instructor

Assistant Instructor

Total

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY NATIONALITY FALL 2016

Female

Male Percent of Total Faculty

Count

Lebanese

105

International

Total

140

45.10

170

Percent of Total Faculty

54.90

FULL-TIME FACULTY BY NATIONALITY 120

100

0 Lebanese

International Male

Female

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

FULL-TIME FACULTY AVERAGE BASIC SALARIES BY RANK FALL 2016 Rank Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Lecturer Senior Instructor Instructor

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Assistant Instructor

Average Basic Salary

PART-TIME FACULTY BY SCHOOL AND GENDER FALL 2016

Female

Male

Total

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

174

111

285

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Alice Ramez Ghagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

Total

274

229

503

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PART-TIME FACULTY BY SCHOOL 1% 2% 18%

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

10%

13%

56%

School of Architecture and Design

School of Arts and Sciences

Adnan Kassar School of Business

School of Engineering

Alice Ramez Ghagoury School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

FACULTY FTE BY SCHOOL FALL 2016 School

FTE

School of Architecture and Design School of Arts and Sciences Adnan Kassar School of Business School of Engineering Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Alice Ramez Ghagoury School of Nursing School of Pharmacy Total

566.0

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO FALL 2016

Total Students FTE Total Faculty FTE Student-Faculty Ratio

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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14 to 1

STAFF BY EMPLOYMENT TYPE AND GENDER FALL 2016

Full-Time Staff Management

Professional

Non-Professional

Part-Time Staff

Total Staff

Female

251

102

428

Male

128

118

369

Total

379

158

179

797

STAFF BY GENDER 350

300

250

200

100

0 Full-Time Staff

Part-Time Staff Male

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

150

Female

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

ALUMNI

ALUMNI CHAPTERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD Executive Committee

OfďŹ cer

Title

Doha El Zein Halawi

President

Majdi Awkal

Vice President

Elias Darwiche

Secretary / Treasurer

Naim Stephan

President of the Abu Dhabi Chapter

Najdat Wannes

President of the Aleppo Chapter

Sana Jeha Cherfan

President of the Athens Chapter

President of the Atlanta Chapter

Rushdi Kikhia

President of the Bahrain Chapter

Bashir Sakka

President of the Beirut Chapter

Hala Mikati Jabre

President of the BCW Chapter

Zeina Khalifeh Deriane

President of the Byblos Chapter

Presi e t o the Chica o Cha ter

Fadi Abu Jrab

President of the Damascus Chapter

Hiba Yazbeck Wehbe

President of the Detroit Chapter

Saad El Zein

President of the Dubai & Northern Emirates Chapter

Wassim El Dorra

President of the Eastern Province Chapter

President of the Ghana Chapter

President of the Houston Chapter President of the Jeddah Chapter

Suhair Alami Masri

President of the Jordan Chapter

Youmna Halabi Salameh

President of the Kuwait Chapter President of the London Chapter

Rami Zein

President of the Montreal Chapter

Rand Ghayad

Presi e t o the e

President of the New York, New Jersey Chapter

Presi e t o the i eria Cha ter

President of the North Florida Chapter

President of the North Lebanon Chapter

Hana Rustom Archbold

President of the Northern California Chapter

Carla Khalil Zein

President of the Oman Chapter

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Members

Cha ter

President of the Ottawa Chapter

Hanadi Khalil Tellier

President of the Paris Chapter

Wassim AlDayah

President of the Qatar Chapter

Marwan Ad-Daoud

President of the Riyadh Chapter

Joe Hawa

Presi e t o the chool o

President of the School of Pharmacy Chapter

Noushin Maktabi Issa

Presi e t o the eattle

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ashi

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tate Cha ter

President of the South Lebanon Chapter

Rowaida Bourji

President of the Southern California Chapter

President of the South Florida Chapter

Taline Ouzounian Avakian

President of the Switzerland Chapter

Dina Jadaa

President of the Toronto Chapter

Fidaa Al Fakih

President of the USP Chapter

Gizele Akoury Azar

Presi e t o the

Alumni Chapters by Region

i eeri

ashi

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Number of Chapters

Lebanon

Arab World

Europe

Africa

United States and Canada

Total Chapters

ALUMNI BY GENDER Alumni by Gender

Number of Alumni

Female Alumni

22,626

Male Alumni

18,030

Total Alumni

40,656

ALUMNI BY GENDER

44%

56%

Male Alumni FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Female Alumni

ALUMNI BY RESIDENCE Country of Residence

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Country of Residence

Number of Alumni

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Monaco

Australia

Morocco

Austria

Mozambique

Bahrain

144

New Zealand

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Benin

Norway

Brazil

Oman

398

Pakistan

China

Palestine

164

Colombia

Panama

Cyprus

Philippines

Denmark

Poland

Qatar

253

Canada

100

Number of Alumni

Ethiopia

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Finland

Romania

France

Russia

Gabon

Saudi Arabia

Gambia

Germany

Sierra Leone

Ghana

Somalia

Greece

South Africa

Guinea

Spain

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765 3

Number of Alumni

Country of Residence

Number of Alumni

Haiti

Sudan

Holland

Sweden

India

Switzerland

Indonesia

Syria

520

Iran

Taiwan

Iraq

250

Tanzania

Italy

Thailand

Ivory Coast

Tunisia

Jamaica

Turkey

Japan

Jordan

664

Ukraine

Kenya

Korea

Kuwait

584

Lebanon

32,900

United Arab Emirates ite

United States of America

1,169 230 1,677

Venezuela

Liberia

Vietnam

Libya

West Indies

Yemen

Malaysia

Zimbabwe

Malta

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Total

40,656 FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Country of Residence

101

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

102

FINANCES

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016

OPERATING BUDGET 2015-2016: $167,951,851

REVENUE BUDGET 2015-2016

18%

Tuition Endowment Income

Other Revenue Developmental Goals

75%

EXPENSE BUDGET 2015-2016 1% 4%

Teaching Compensation

31%

FACT BOOK 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

Non-Teaching Compensation

Financial Aid Supplies

Contracted Services Travel and Communication

Utilities and Taxes Depreciation

Contigency and Transfers 16%

19%

Debt Service Charges Other Expenses

103

Expenses Per Student AY 2015-2016 Total expenses per student headcount

$20,119

Total expenses per student FTE

$20,371

EXPENSES BY FUNCTION 2015-2016

11%

Education

Administration Student Association

41%

Grants and Loans Contigency & Transfer Physical Plant

Auxiliary Enterprises Fund Raising

10%

Research & Development Academic Support

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

104

18%

2010-2011 TILL 2015-2016 2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

89,683,583

95,397,991

111,214,400

121,550,688

123,437,515

125,348,461

Endowment Income

9,182,000

10,310,400

6,000,000

Other Revenue

4,600,000

4,847,331

5,555,250

5,766,994

5,655,077

6,565,507

463,498

539,703

576,613

737,538

795,508

727,446

Restricted Gifts

1,500,000

3,132,000

4,703,125

7,279,564

8,914,802

9,076,996

Unrestricted Gifts

6,410,736

8,911,050

10,629,392

8,456,018

15,419,014

20,233,441

111,839,817

123,138,475

138,678,780

149,790,802

160,221,916

167,951,851

10%

13%

Tuition

Developmental Goals Institutes

Total Revenues in $ % Change

TRENDS IN REVENUES 180,000,000 160,000,000

120,000,000 100,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 2010–2011

2011–2012

2012–2013

2013–2014

2014–2015

Tuition

Endowment Income

Other Revenue

Institutes

Restricted Gifts

Unrestricted Gifts

2015–2016

FACT BOOK 2016–2017

Amount in USD

140,000,000

105

2010-2011 TILL 2015-2016 2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

Teaching Compensation

33,464,280

39,169,092

44,553,789

47,247,932

49,553,033

51,557,036

Non-Teaching Compensation

21,936,590

23,793,302

26,491,547

29,314,585

30,761,780

32,353,137

Financial Aid

15,282,694

16,819,918

18,478,149

20,870,656

24,963,860

27,463,860

Supplies

5,828,360

5,743,861

6,076,267

6,780,874

7,608,173

7,760,696

Contracted Services

6,174,093

6,823,877

8,258,797

9,984,434

11,287,462

12,003,107

Travel & Communication

3,212,400

3,307,033

3,285,114

5,144,378

5,406,294

5,925,238

Utilities & Taxes

2,963,340

3,340,489

4,331,005

4,292,813

4,675,538

4,275,166

Depreciation

6,673,731

7,546,531

8,650,025

9,878,601

10,244,671

10,738,955

Contingency & Transfers

7,500,000

8,500,000

Debt Service Charges

5,062,500

2,500,000

1,645,000

1,295,000

Other Expenses

3,741,829

4,031,872

4,991,587

5,276,529

5,576,105

6,079,656

Total Expenditures in $

111,839,817 123,138,475 138,678,780 149,790,802 160,221,916 167,951,851 -

% Change

10%

13%

TRENDS IN EXPENDITURES 180,000,000 160,000,000

120,000,000

Amount in USD

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

140,000,000

100,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

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Non Teaching Compensation

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES

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UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS & GROUNDS BEIRUT CAMPUS

Land Area

No. of Buildings

Built-up Area

Greenery

Lease Area

27,500m2

72,321m2

4,550m2

5,294m2

BUILDING INFORMATION

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Area (m2) Function(s) Per Building

1933

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2,189

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1937

Nicol Hall

6,032

Classroo s t ios Co ter abs ﬁces Co ere ce oo or sho Cera ics ab

1947

Irwin Hall

4,076

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1954

Shannon Hall

1955

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Orme-Gray

4,359

1970

Gymnasium

1,864

a ci oo i i Pool

1970

Safadi Fine Arts

3,791

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1998

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4,066

Ca eteria ecreatio al oo o es ﬁces Classroo s esti oo ect re all C ber Ca sic oo Practice oo s t Room - Fitness Center - One-Stop-Shop - Multi-purpose Activities Room Co ere ce oo Co ter ab ealth er ices ﬁce

2005

Adnan Kassar School of Business

5,804

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2005

Riyad Nassar Library

8,283

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UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS & GROUNDS BYBLOS CAMPUS

Land Area

No. of Buildings

Built-up Area

Greenery

Lease Area

317,643m

76,463m

11,450m

2,296m2

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1991

Cafeteria

1991

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1991

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5,432 il i

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2,830

1996

Bassil Hall

1,124

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4,423 922

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952

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LAU EXECUTIVE CENTER AT BEIRUT CENTRAL DISTRICT rea across s are eters i the heart o eir t the ec ti e Center includes fully equipped classrooms, conference room, studio, lo e a o ﬁces to best ser e its oal or o eri e ec ti e lear i

LAU MEDICAL CENTER - RIZK HOSPITAL ’s a sio i to the ﬁel o e ical e catio as b ttresse b the acquisition of a majority shareholder position in the LAU Medical Center - Rizk Hospital with a total built-up area of 7,900 square eters

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INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS

LAU NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS AND ACADEMIC CENTER he state o the art acilit i e or i a rate i e te ber ho ses ’s e or ca e ic Ce ter b ilt area o 2,400 square meters accommodates fully equipped instructional reso rces librar st e t lo e a o ﬁces he o e i o the e or ce ter e e liﬁe the i ersit ’s io eeri co it e t to lobal e catio a cross c lt ral ersta i

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PARKING SPACES INVENTORY 2015-2016 BEIRUT CAMPUS he eir t Ca s ho ses a lti stor ar i er the a assar chool o i a assar ibrar ith a ca acit or

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Code on Map

No. of Vehicles

Lower Parking

180 cars

Lower Parking

180 Cars

Science Parking

94 cars

Residence Hall B Outdoor Parking

13 Buses

Residence Hall B Underground Parking

79 cars

Block A Underground Parking

18 cars

Byblos Underground Parking

568 cars

Upper Gate

55 cars

Parking In front of Engineering Laboratories and Research Center

44 cars

Parking behind Frem Civic Center

160 cars

Parking Location

Total No. of Vehicles

1,391

ACADEMIC SPACES INVENTORY 2015-2016 BEIRUT CAMPUS Room Function Classrooms Computer Labs Writing Center Academic Labs Lecture Halls Studios

Total

Area (m2) 3,567.85 786.40

Studios 1,211.05

Lecture Halls 610.10

Classrooms 3,567.85

24.00 1,146.80 610.10 1,211.05

Academic Labs 1,146.80

7,346.20 m2 Writing Center 24.00 Computer Labs 786.40

BYBLOS CAMPUS Area (m2)

Classrooms

2,730.60

Computer Labs Writing Center Academic Labs

915.40

PBL Rooms 261.30 Lecture Halls 609.90

Classrooms 2,730.60

33 2,117.65

Lecture Halls

609.90

PBL Rooms

261.30

Studios

932.50

Total

Studios 932.50

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Room Function

7,600.35 m

Academic Labs 2,117.65

Computer Labs 915.40 Writing Center 33

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RECREATIONAL SPACES INVENTORY 2015-2016 BEIRUT CAMPUS Function Basketball Court

464.00

Cafeteria

444.30

Cyber Cafe

180.00

Dancing Room

235.90

Fitness Center

290.00

Music Room

69.60

Swimming Pool

279.30

Tennis Court

864.90

Total

Basketball Court 464.00

Area (m2)

2,828.00 m2

Tennis Court 864.90 Cafeteria 444.30

Swimming Pool 279.30 Music Room 69.60 Fitness Center 290.00

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LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Function

120

Area (m2) 607

Cafeteria

343 307.94

Dancing Room

70.6

Fitness Center

135.8

Music Room

35.6

Tennis Court

610

Total

Dancing Room 235.90

Basketball Court 607

Basketball Court

Cyber Cafe

Cyber Cafe 180.00

7,346.20 m2

Tennis Court 610

Music Room 35.6 Fitness Center 135.8 Dancing Room 70.6 Cyber Cafe 307.94

Cafeteria 343

COMMON SPACES INVENTORY 2015-2016 BEIRUT CAMPUS Function

Area (m2)

Auditorium

601.89

Theater

878.63

Exhibition Room

Total

Exhibition Room 99.51

99.51 Auditorium 601.89

1,580.03 m2 Theater 878.63

BYBLOS CAMPUS Area (m2)

Auditorium

594.60

Exhibition Room

102.50

Multi-purpose Room

255.90

Total

953.00 m2

Multi-purpose Room 255.90

Auditorium 594.60 Exhibition Room 102.50

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LIBRARY SPACES INVENTORY 2015-2016 BEIRUT CAMPUS Function Archive

Children's Library 70.30

Area (m2) 286.00

Children's Library

70.30

Electronic Information Classroom

59.10

Group Study Rooms

Stacks 2,238.41

3,426.44

Stacks

2,238.41

6,203.78 m2

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Group Study Rooms 47.93

Area (m2)

Group Study Rooms

47.93

Circulation Desk/ Reference Desk/ Computers/Reading Area/Study Area/ Library Catalog

957.41

Stacks

626.41