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Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)

Fees, application dates, programmes and admission information for Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) in Lebanon.

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Key facts

City: Beirut
Type: Private
Founded: 1875
Students: 11700
Language of instruction: French, Arabic and English; trilingual with a set of programmes taught entirely in English
International student fees: Guide 2026-2027 prints costs marked 'cost 2025-2026'; 70% of the credit cost is paid in USD and 30% in LBP at the real dollar rate. Examples (USD per credit): Business School bachelor and master 183; Engineering (ESIB) bachelor 268, Master in Data Science 192, Master in AI 108; Speech and Language Therapy bachelor and master 187; IGE bachelor 183; Medicine MD 424 (years 1-6). PhD 108-150 per credit. The guide lists no separate international rate; new international scholarships are suspended.Source
Application dates: Programmes starting 2027-2028: early admission 19 Oct to 17 Dec 2026; regular 1 Feb to 18 Jun 2027; late 19 Jun to 20 Aug 2027. Submitted online (admission-enligne.usj.edu.lb) or at campus offices.Source

Admission and application

Normally international students face the same admission conditions as regular students (USJ international scholarships page); the website blocks scripted PDF download (copies read through the fetch tool). Tuition figures are explicitly labelled 2025-2026 inside the 2026-2027 guide, so confirm current figures. Durations derived from ECTS credits (60 credits per year).

Language requirement: English programmes: English Placement Test Level A, or TOEFL iBT 80 / PBT 548 or IELTS 6.5 (Business School: Level C with an English upgrade course; ESIB and Speech Therapy: Level B or same scores). French-language programmes need Level A of the USJ French aptitude test.

Choose a programme taught in English and an admission period (early, regular or late).
Apply online or at a submission office; international candidates who studied the last three secondary years abroad may use the 'admission for international candidates' quota route (file-based, exam-based or title-based with an average of 17/20 in the French baccalaureate).
Provide a Lebanese Baccalaureate or an equivalent accepted by MEHE (certified copy), transcripts and passport copy.
Pass the USJ English Placement Test (Level A or B depending on the programme) or submit TOEFL/IELTS.

Programmes

bachelorEnglish