An Overview of AUB Name: Title: Office of Admissions American University of Beirut
Historical Overview Oldest University in the Middle East. • AUB celebrated its 150 th anniversary in 2016. Established in 1866 as a medical school, and chartered • from the Department of Education of the State of New York The first graduating class, Class of 1870, • consisted of 5 students, 23 in 1900 and 290 in 1950 ~2207 students graduated in 2019 from seven different • faculties with bachelor, master, MD and PhD degrees
Welcome to AUB Campus! AUB Campus ranked #18 in “The Most Beautiful Universities in the World” 2016 book by Jean Serroy
Faculty 1200 60 % 11/1 Small Faculty-Student Faculty Members PhD holders Ratio Full-time 914 – Part-time 286 Or terminal degree from leading worldwide institutions A p p r o x i m a t e l y 53 n a t i o n a l i t i e s 63 % 37 % Lebanese International (ME, Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America)
Ranking Highlights 2020 QS World University Ranking 2019 QS University Rankings – Lebanon #244 #1 2019 QS University Rankings – Arab Region #2 2020 Graduate Employability Rankings – Worldwide #51 2019 Graduate Employability Rankings – MENA #1 AUB ranks in the top 23% of world universities.
Accreditation and Recognition Entity Accreditation AUB AUB is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Philadelphia USA. AUB degrees are Registered both with the Department of Education of the State of New York and the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education. OSB The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) has the AACSB international business accreditation (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). SFEA The Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (SFEA) has the ABET accreditation (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). FAFS The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) has accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). HSON Hariri School of Nursing (HSON) has the CCNE accreditation (Commission Credentials on Nursing Education). FHS The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Graduate Public Health Program has the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation; first received outside of North America. AUBMC AUBMC is the first medical center in Lebanon and the fourth in the world to receive institutional accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – International (ACGME-I). AUBMC is also the first hospital in the Middle East and among only five percent of US hospitals to receive the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation for Nursing and Medical care excellence.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Academic Programs Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) • Agri-Business • Agriculture • Landscape Architecture • Food Sciences and Management • Nutrition and Dietetics
Academic Programs Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) • Medical Laboratory Sciences • Environmental Health • Medical Audiology Sciences • Medical Imaging Sciences • Health Communication (New BA – Effective Fall 2019 – 20)
Academic Programs Faculty of Medicine (FM) MD (Medical Doctor) •
Academic Programs Hariri School of Nursing (HSON) • Nursing The first hospital in the Middle East and among only five percent of US hospitals to receive the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation for Nursing excellence. BSN and MSN programs are accredited by The Board of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) in the USA, the only nursing program accredited outside the US territories
Academic Programs Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) • Computer and Comm. CCE (BEN) • Electrical and Computer ECE (BEN) • Computer Science and Eng. (BEN) New! (starting Fall 2020 – 21) • Mechanical (BEN) • Civil (BEN) • Chemical (BS/BEN) • Construction (BS) • Industrial (BEN) • Architecture (BAR) • Graphic Design (BFA)
Academic Programs Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) • Different majors in Sciences and Arts • Minor programs and double majors available
Academic Programs Olayan School of Business (OSB) • Business Administration • Accounting • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Management • Marketing • Business Information and Decision Systems
Student Body 2018 – 19 Student Enrollment by Residency 7382 9407 students registered 52% females to 48% males 21% international / 79% Lebanese 89 nationalities represented 824 722 306 173 Lebanese Arab World Europe USA Others
Student Body 2018 – 19 Student Distribution by Degree: 2018 – 19 8000 7338 7000 6000 Number of Students 5000 4000 3000 2000 1471 1000 432 166 0 Undergraduate Graduate MED PhD Level
Student Body 2018 – 19 Undergraduate Student Distribution Total Undergraduates AY 2018 – 19 3500 Number of Undergraduates Registered 3041 3000 2390 2500 2000 1500 1101 1000 396 164 246 500 0 Agricultural & Food Arts & Sciences Egineering & Health Sciences School of Nursing Suliman S. Olayan Sciences Architecture School of Business Faculty
Academic Year 2019 – 20 Facts and Figures 5409 undergraduate applications from 480 schools located in 38 countries: • 70% are coming from 328 schools in Lebanon - 10% are coming from 133 schools in the Arab countries - 20% from 144 schools from the other parts of the world - Entering Class of 2019-2020: • 40% ranked among the top 15% of their schools - 57% ranked among the top 25% of their schools - • SO Acceptance Rate: 69% SO Yield (Register/Accept): 49% • SO Retention Rate: 96% •
ADMISSION TO AUB
Admissions Perspective Admissions Freshman vs. Sophomore • • Early vs. Regular SAT1 Requirements • English Requirements • Acceptance Conditions • Financial Assistance Tuition fees and Tuition Calculator • Financial Aid • Scholarships •
Undergraduate Admission: Freshman (FR) Eligibility for the freshman class: Students completing one of the following program(s): High School Diploma • IB Certificate/Diploma • IGCSE (A/AS/O levels) • Governmental Secondary School leaving Certificate •
Undergraduate Admission: Sophomore (SO) Eligibility for the Sophomore class : Students completing one of the following program(s): Lebanese Baccalaureate • French Baccalaureate • IB Diploma (Full) • IGCSE/GCE (2 A levels or 4 AS) • Governmental Secondary School leaving Certificate •
Undergraduate Admission: Additional Freshman Requirements Freshman applicants with a borderline combination of high school grades and SAT 1 scores will be assessed subjectively according to the following : Calculations of 50 % of high school final year averages for G10 and G11 • and 50% of SAT 1 score (of SAT1 sections as detailed on earlier slides). A consideration of personal qualities and academic motivation, as determined • in the completed application and personal statement • Substance of written essays Extra-curricular participation and interests • Academic (Honors and Awards) and non-academic achievements • (Work Experience) • Two letters of recommendation: 1 from Math or Science teacher and 1 from School Counselor
Undergraduate Admission: Regular Admission (FR & SO) Admission to AUB is based on the following: Calculations of • 50 % of high school final year averages for G10 and G11 and - 50% of SAT 1 score based on below SAT1 Sections: - Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math The student final year average is compared to his/her class average • SAT 1 can be done several times. We will do super-scoring • (i.e. taking the maximum of each section from all sessions).
Undergraduate Admission: Early Admission (FR and SO) Early Admission to AUB is based on the following : 1. Rank in top 25% in G10 and top 25% in G11 2. Required SAT I Minimum Scores Applying to Minimum total SAT I (NEW) Redesigned SAT1 of May 2016 or later Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math Freshman year 1130 Sophomore Arts (except Economics) and Nursing 1170 Sophomore Sciences (except Biology) and Economics 1270 First year Graphic Design 1200 1270 First year all faculties (Agricultural and Food Sciences, Health Sciences and Business) except 1270 Engineering and Architecture Sophomore Biology 1310 First year Engineering and Architecture 1360 Note: For early admission, the above requirements must be present all at once. If any is missing or not fulfilled, the application is switched to regular admission automatically
Admission Calendar 2019 – 20
Admission Calendar 2019 – 20 Admissions To Application SAT I Deadline Notification Date Deadline Early Admission October 2019 October 2019 January 2020 Fall 2020 – 21 Regular Admission December 20, 2019 December 2019 April 2020 Fall 2020 – 21 Regular Admission October 2020 October 2020 January 2021 Spring 2020 – 21
How to Apply? How to Apply? On-line Paper Application 1- The Common Application downloadable file on our website 2- AUB Application
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