The American University of Beirut (AUB) is a private, secular, and independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. Degrees awarded at the American University of Beirut (AUB) are officially registered with the New York Board of Regents. As of June 2011, the total number of degrees and diplomas awarded totaled 82,032.
The university opened with a class of 16 students on December 3, 1866. The American University of Beirut (AUB) boasts an operating
budget of $300 million with an endowment of approximately $500 million. The campus is composed of 64 buildings, including the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) (420 beds), 5 libraries, 3 museums and 7 dormitories.
Peter Dorman is the current president of the university. The university is ranked as the number one university in Lebanon and among the top 250 universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings. AUB is also ranked as the first American university located outside of the U.S.A. AUB was granted institutional accreditation in June 2004 by the Commission on Higher
Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The University’s accreditation was most recently reaffirmed in June 2009.
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