Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Key Highlights

• Private Lebanese university founded by the Society of Jesus in 1875
• Academic structure includes 13 faculties plus specialized institutes and schools
• Operates six Beirut campuses and three regional campuses in Lebanon
• Reports unconditional institutional reaccreditation in 2025 for eight years

Student Life & Environment

Student life is spread across USJ’s Beirut and regional campuses, so the available community and facilities depend partly on where a student studies. The Student Life Office coordinates clubs, student representative structures, welcome activities, and student-led projects across campuses. The university’s 2025 student guide reports more than 30 thematic clubs covering professional, civic, cultural, and artistic interests and explains that students may propose new clubs. USJ provides an official residence on Damascus Road in Beirut, close to the Rectorate. The residence offers single and double rooms in separate wings for women and men. Places are limited, however, and international students are told to reserve in advance. The university also maintains information about other residences near its campuses; students remain responsible for confirming availability, price, rules, and commuting distance. Support services include psychological support, counseling, inclusion services, student orientation, and health-related care centers. Cafeterias operate on Beirut and regional campuses, while parking access and charges vary by site. Sports teams and inter-institution competitions are available, but participation in representative teams may require a tryout. Prospective students should evaluate student life campus by campus. A program based on Damascus Road offers a different daily setting from one in Mar Roukoz or at a regional campus, and housing should be planned around the actual teaching location.

Location & Surroundings

USJ is based in Beirut but does not occupy a single consolidated campus. Its six Beirut sites include the Medical Sciences, François Debbané Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Humanities, Innovation and Sports, and Charles Corm campuses. Several are on or near Damascus Road, while the Science and Technology Campus is in Mar Roukoz, Mkalles, and the social-sciences site is on Huvelin Street. Beyond Beirut, USJ operates the North Lebanon Campus at Ras Maska near Tripoli, the South Lebanon Campus at Bramieh near Saida, and the Zahle and Beqaa Campus at Hazerta. It also lists a separate Dubai campus. The supplied database record represents the parent university in Beirut rather than an individual regional or international branch. Campus location should be part of program selection. Applicants should identify where required classes, laboratories, placements, and student services are based before choosing housing. The official residence on Damascus Road may be convenient for some central Beirut programs but not necessarily for programs taught in Mar Roukoz or outside Beirut. Transport arrangements and regional conditions should be checked directly before enrollment or travel.

Costs & Career Outcomes

USJ did not expose a single authoritative 2026–2027 tuition table in the strongest accessible official sources reviewed. Because charges can differ by program, credit load, and campus, applicants should obtain a written cost estimate from the Student Information and Orientation Office or the relevant faculty. They should also ask whether quoted charges include registration, examinations, insurance, laboratories, clinical training, and other compulsory items. No unsupported tuition figure is presented here. For 2026–2027, USJ publishes need-based aid deadlines tied to the undergraduate admission periods: February 6 for early applicants, June 16 for regular applicants, and August 28 for late applicants. The page also gives June 16 as the master’s aid deadline. These are aid dates, not admission deadlines. The university offers social grants and interest-free loans, subject to financial assessment and academic participation requirements. It states that existing recipients remaining in the same program receive automatic renewal for 2026–2027, following an update of their circumstances. Applicants should confirm eligibility before relying on assistance; the separate international-student scholarship program is suspended until further notice. Career support is provided through the Career and Placement Office. Services include individual coaching, CV and interview preparation, employability training, and circulation of internship and job opportunities. The office also organizes employer-facing activities and supports entrepreneurship with partner units. These services are useful resources, but the university does not provide verified program-level salary or placement outcomes in the sources used for this profile.