Lebanon: Costs

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition

Lebanese University (public) publishes enrolment fees in Lebanese pounds, higher for Arab and foreign students than for Lebanese and Palestinian students, paid in one installment (the page does not state the period). Applied faculties and institutes: bachelor LBP 60,735,000 (Lebanese/Palestinian 13,235,000), master/postgraduate LBP 100,735,000 (Lebanese/Palestinian 18,235,000), PhD LBP 300,735,000 (Lebanese/Palestinian 23,235,000), plus NSSF fee LBP 8,400,000, CEE and admission test fees LBP 500,000 each, foreign-language training fee LBP 50,000. Non-applied faculties (Letters and Human Sciences, Law/Political and Administrative Sciences, Institute of Social Science): bachelor LBP 60,585,000, master LBP 100,585,000, PhD LBP 300,585,000, plus NSSF LBP 8,400,000. Postal stamp LBP 50,000 and a certified passport copy are required documents. No USD conversion is stated by the university and none is derived here.Show moreSource

Private university tuition

Private universities charge per credit hour, mostly in USD (2026-2027 where stated). AUB undergraduate (first 15 credits per semester; minimum 12): 732 (Nursing) to 1,044 (Financial Economics) USD per credit, Engineering and Architecture 1,022, Business 990; graduate 1,006-1,281 USD per credit; MD first to fourth year 47,903 USD (unit not stated on the schedule, probably per academic year). LAU undergraduate 809-1,056 USD per credit (about 9,702-12,705 USD per term), MD 39,165 USD per year (new students 2026-2027), PharmD 30,555 USD per year, graduate 902-1,043 USD per credit. NDU undergraduate 380-470 USD per credit (graduate 520-765) plus a technology and student services fee of 500 USD per semester. USJ guide 2026-2027 lists costs marked 'cost 2025-2026': 178-287 USD per credit for most undergraduate degrees, 268 for engineering, 424 for MD, with 70 percent payable in USD and 30 percent in LBP at the real rate. Balamand 2026-2027 charges both a USD and an LBP amount per credit (for example Engineering 535 USD plus 3,910,000 LBP; Business 480 USD plus 3,550,000 LBP; Sciences 485 USD plus 3,590,000 LBP); Medicine 31,000 USD per year. BAU 2026-2027 (new students) likewise charges USD plus LBP per credit (for example Engineering 228 USD plus LBP 10,988,250; Business Administration and Computer Science 150-160 USD plus LBP 7.2-7.7 million) and fees rise 5 percent annually. LIU lists USD per credit without a year: Business 179, Engineering and Computer Science 215, Arts and Sciences 169, Pharmacy 299. Amounts are university-published and may change.Show moreSource

Monthly living cost

Indicative only, from one university's incoming-student guide (LAU, undated, marked 'subject to change'): accommodation within Beirut 600-1,000 USD per month, outside Beirut 400-660 USD per month, food about 300 USD per month, leisure about 150 USD per month. University dorm fees published for 2026-2027: AUB on-campus 1,665-2,290 USD per semester (off-campus dormitory 1,880-4,100), NDU shared room 1,300 USD per semester and single 2,000 USD, Balamand 900-1,610 USD (period not stated). Health coverage, NSSF and liability charges are extra (see healthInsurance). No government cost-of-living figure found; official travel advice stresses that US dollars in cash are the main currency.Show moreSource