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Computer Science (B.S.)
3 years
485 USD + 3,590,000 LBP per credit (Arts and Sciences - Sciences)
Source
Lebanon · Balamand (Al Kurah, North Lebanon); further campuses incl. Dekouaneh and Souk El Gharb
University of Balamand (UOB)
Fees, application dates, programmes and admission information for University of Balamand (UOB) in Lebanon.
Key facts
- City
- Balamand (Al Kurah, North Lebanon); further campuses incl. Dekouaneh and Souk El Gharb
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1988
- Students
- 5761
- Language of instruction
- English (American liberal-education system), with some programmes in French
- International student fees
- 2026-2027, per credit, a USD amount plus an LBP amount (both charged): Freshman 435 USD + 3,290,000 LBP; Arts & Sciences-Arts 435 + 3,290,000; Sciences 485 + 3,590,000; Business Management 480 + 3,550,000; Health Sciences 485 + 3,615,000; Engineering 535 + 3,910,000; Issam Fares Faculty of Technology 275 + 2,290,000. Graduate per credit: Arts 730 + 5,125,000; Sciences 710 + 5,015,000; Business 640 + 4,560,000; Health Sciences 720 + 5,050,000; Engineering 545 + 3,965,000. Medicine 31,000 USD yearly; Executive MBA 26,000 USD; DBA 48,000 USD. Fees paid in cash at the cashier; student activities 215 USD per semester, internet 35 USD per semester, library/lab deposit 170 USD. No separate international rate shown.Source
- Application dates
- The admission guide's 2026-27 dates (early admission mid-January, regular end of May 2026) have passed; Fall 2027 dates were not found on the pages read. Application fee 55 USD undergraduate, 65 USD graduate (2026-2027 fee table).Source
Admission and application
Accreditation agencies are not named in the guide ('accredited by multiple higher educational commissions'). Fall 2027 deadlines not published on the pages read.
Language requirement: Undergraduate minimums: TOEFL iBT 71, TOEFL PBT 527, IELTS 6, SAT EBRW 520, CES 160, Duolingo 110, TOEFL Essentials 7, EPT 63. Graduate: TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 8 (as printed), Duolingo 140, SAT EBRW 590. An Intensive English Program is available for admitted students below the requirement.
- Apply online (sis.balamand.edu.lb application) with passport copy, school grades for Grades 10-11 and the application fee.
- Submit SAT (UOB code 2960) unless exempt (average of 16/20 or 88/100 in Grades 10-11 exempts, but language aptitude tests are still taken; Freshman applicants must submit SAT/ACT: 870 Arts, 950 Sciences).
- Show English or French proficiency (see thresholds) and pass the placement tests.
- Foreign-certificate holders need permission from the MEHE Equivalence Committee and, for diplomas from abroad, certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of residence and then by the Lebanese Ministry of Education.
Programmes
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Business Administration (B.B.A.)
3 years
480 USD + 3,550,000 LBP per credit (Business Management)
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Civil Engineering (B.E.)
4 years
535 USD + 3,910,000 LBP per credit (Engineering)
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English Language and Literature (B.A.)
3 years
435 USD + 3,290,000 LBP per credit (Arts)
SourceMD
Medicine
31,000 USD yearly tuition
SourceFaculties and schools
- Arts and Sciences
- Business and Management
- Engineering
- Health Sciences
- Issam M. Fares Faculty of Technology
- Medicine and Medical Sciences
- Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA)
- St John of Damascus Institute of Theology
- Académie libanaise des beaux-arts (ALBA)
- Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty of Business and Management
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education
Accommodation
Residences Beit Talibat and La Maresa (2026-2027): single 1,265 / 1,335 USD, double 900 / 945, single premium 1,610 / 1,635, suite 1,360 (La Maresa only); period not stated on the PDF.
Highlights
- Founded in 1988 as a private secular institution on Balamand Hill, in the tradition of the Antiochian Orthodox Church (guide).
- 58 undergraduate and 57 graduate degrees, 14 teaching diplomas (guide).
- 3,479+ scholarship recipients in 2024-2025 (guide).
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