Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth

Key Highlights

• Founded by the Society of Jesus in Beirut in 1875
• Recognized by Lebanon’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education
• Six Beirut campuses and three regional campuses in Lebanon
• Operates a university medical center and associated clinical-care network

Student Life & Environment

Student life operates across USJ’s multiple campuses rather than around a single residential quadrangle. The Student Life Office coordinates activities with student clubs, Campus Ministry, the Sports Office, the Career and Placement Office, and the university’s civic-engagement bodies. Official information identifies clubs in areas such as music, law, scouting, cinema, mediation, and exploration. Students can also participate in volunteering through initiatives including USJ en mission. The university provides sports programming and dedicated facilities through the Innovation and Sports Campus. The precise mix of activities depends on the campus and academic calendar, so students studying outside central Beirut should check what is locally available rather than assume that every service is duplicated at every site. University libraries, counselling, inclusion support, psychological services, cafeterias, and other practical facilities appear in USJ’s official student resources. USJ operates a student residence on Damascus Road beside the Rectorate. It offers single and shared rooms in separate wings for women and men. Places are described as very limited, and advance reservation is necessary. The university also publishes a directory of independent residences near its campuses; that directory was updated in February 2026. International students are explicitly told that arranging accommodation remains their responsibility, with shared apartments and external residences presented as alternatives. Because academic sites are dispersed across Beirut and regional Lebanon, housing decisions should follow the confirmed teaching location. Applicants should request current residence availability, contract terms, and prices directly before making a financial commitment.

Location & Surroundings

USJ’s home city is Beirut, but there is no single main teaching site that contains every faculty. Its Beirut network includes campuses on Damascus Road, Huvelin Street, in Mar Roukoz–Mkalles, and on Habib Pasha Saad Street. This arrangement places students in different parts of the metropolitan area according to their field of study. Applicants should identify the exact campus before choosing accommodation or estimating a commute. 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 Dubai campus, but facts about Lebanese admissions, costs, and student services should not automatically be applied to Dubai. Beirut offers access to the university’s academic, cultural, clinical, and professional networks, including Hôtel-Dieu de France and the multiple specialist campuses. The distributed model also creates practical trade-offs: travel time and transport arrangements may be significant when courses or activities occur at different sites. International students should consult current official travel and visa guidance, and all students should evaluate housing in relation to their actual timetable. Conditions and transport costs in Lebanon can change, so direct local confirmation is preferable to relying on a fixed estimate.

Costs & Career Outcomes

USJ does not publish one meaningful university-wide tuition figure: charges differ by program, cycle, and credit load. The 2026–2027 programme guide displays program-specific per-credit amounts, but some entries still describe the 2025–2026 split between payment in US dollars and Lebanese pounds. Applicants should therefore request a current written cost calculation from the relevant faculty before accepting an offer. The supplied database record contains no verified tuition or room-and-board figure, so none is treated as an institutional average here. Financial support includes need-based social grants, university loans, merit awards, discounts, and work-study options, subject to the rules of each scheme. The Financial Aid Office published separate 2026–2027 deadlines for new, continuing, and master’s applicants. Students already receiving a Social Service scholarship or USJ loan were told that support would renew for 2026–2027 if they remained in the same program, with financial information updated through a social worker. Aid applicants should not assume that admission automatically produces funding. The latest residence prices located were explicitly for 2025–2026 and were subject to revision, so they should not be used as current 2026–2027 housing charges. Prospective residents should obtain a new quote and clarify deposits, payment currency, contract length, and included utilities. For career preparation, the Career and Placement Office supports students, recent graduates, and alumni through individual coaching, CV and interview preparation, job and internship listings, employer events, and entrepreneurship activities. Career outcomes depend on program, language skills, experience, and the labor market; no verified university-wide placement rate or salary figure was found.