Saint Joseph University of Beirut has been consistently ranked as the second-best university in Lebanon, and it has a historical rivalry with the top English-speaking university, the
American University of Beirut (AUB). • Medicine and
Health •
Faculty of Medicine (French:
Faculté de médecine (FM)) which was founded in 1883. It operates a large university hospital, the Hotêl-Dieu de France, and includes: • The School of
Midwifery (French:
École de sage-femmes (ESF)) founded in 1922 • The Institute of
Physical Therapy (French:
Institut de physiothérapie (IPHY)) founded in 1956 • The Institute of
Psychomotor Therapy (French:
Institut de psychomotricité (IPM)) founded in 1999 • The Higher Institute of
Speech and Language Therapy (French: ''Institut supérieur d'orthophonie (ISO)'') founded in 1966 • The Institute of
Occupational Therapy (French: ''Institut d'ergothérapie (IET)'') founded in 2016 • The Higher Institute of
Public Health (French:
Institut supérieur de santé publique (ISSP)) founded in 2016 •
Faculty of Pharmacy (French:
Faculté de Pharmacie (FP)) founded in 1889 and which includes: • The School of
Medical Laboratory Scientists (French: ''École de techniciens de laboratoires d'analyses médicales (ETLAM)'') founded in 1946 •
Faculty of Dental Medicine (French:
Faculté de médecine dentaire (FMD)) founded in 1920 • Faculty of
Nursing Sciences (French:
Faculté des sciences infirmières (FSI)) founded in 1942 • Art,
Humanities,
Religious Studies of the Humanities Campus. • Faculty of Humanities (French:
Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines (FLSH)) reorganized in 1976 and now comprising specialized departments for
western literature;
sociology and
anthropology (including
human resources management);
history (including
archeology, and
cross-cultural studies);
geography (including
tourism geography, and
environmental resource management);
philosophy (including
eastern and
western philosophy); and
psychology. The faculty includes: • The Institute of Oriental Letters (French:
Institut de lettres orientales (ILO)) founded in 1936 and focused mainly on
Arabic literature,
islamic philosophy,
islamic studies, and education in Arab countries • The Lebanese School of
Social Work (French:
École Libanaise de Formation Sociale (ELFS)) founded in 1948 • The Institute of
Theatre,
Audiovisual, and
Cinema Studies (French: ''Institut d'Études Scéniques, audiovisuelles, et cinématographiques (IESAV)'') founded in 1988, a distinguished alumna of IESAV, shines as a prominent figure in the realm of artistic achievements. • Faculty of
Languages and
Translation (French:
Faculté des langues et de traduction (FdLT)) founded in 1980 and which includes: • The School of Translators and
Interpreters of Beirut (French: ''École de traducteurs et d'interprètes de Beyrouth (ETIB)'') • The Center for
Modern Languages (French:
Centre des Langues Vivantes (CLV)) • Faculty of
Education Sciences (French: ''Faculté des sciences de l'éducation (FSédu)'') which includes: • The Lebanese Institute for
Educators (French: ''Institut libanais d'éducateurs
(ILE)'') • Higher School of Arts and
Fashion Design (French:
École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (ESMOD)). ESMOD was initially established in 1841 in Paris by
Alexis Lavigne, the tailor of
Empress Eugénie of France. It is present in Lebanon since 1999 and is now part of USJ • Faculty of Religious Sciences (French:
Faculté des sciences religieuses (FSR)) with a long and rich history going all the way back to 1875. It includes: • The Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (French:
Institut supérieur de sciences religieuses (ISSR)) established in 1980 • Institute of
Islamo-Christian Studies (French: ''Institut d'études islamo-chrétiennes (IEIC)'') founded in 1977 • Law, Political Science • Faculty of Law and Political Science (French:
Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques (FDSP)) founded in 1913 and reorganized in 1946. It includes: • The Institute of Political Science (known as "SciencesPo Beyrouth") (French:
Institut des Sciences Politiques (ISP)) founded in 1920 • The Center for Legal Studies in the Arab World (French: ''Centre d'études des droits du monde arabe (CEDROMA)''). CEDROMA was founded in 1997 following a partnership agreement between the University and the
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Its purpose is to promote a better understanding of the laws of Arab countries through a comparative law approach, particularly in relation to French law •
Economics,
Management,
Banking,
Insurance • Faculty of Economics (French:
Faculté des sciences économiques (FSE)) • Faculty of
Business Administration and Management (French:
Faculté de gestion et management (FGM)) which includes: • The Institute of Business Administration (French:
Institut de gestion des entreprises (IGE)) • Higher Institute for Banking Studies (French: ''Institut supérieur d'études bancaires (ISEB)'') • Higher Institute for Insurance Studies (French: ''Institut supérieur des sciences de l'assurance (ISSA)'') • Engineering and
Technology, Sciences • Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (French: ''Faculté d'ingénierie et d'architecture (FIA)'') • Higher School of Engineering of Beirut (French: ''École superieure d'Ingenieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB)'') established in 1948 • Higher School of Architecture of Beirut (French: ''École superieure d'architecture de Beyrouth (ESAR)'') reestablished in 2023 • Higher School of Agricultural Engineering for
Mediterranean Countries (French: ''École superieure d'ingénieurs d'agronomie méditerranéenne (ESIAM)'') • Higher School of
Food Engineering (French: ''École superieure d'ingénieurs agroalimentaires (ESIA)'') • National Institute of
Communication and
Informatics (French: ''Institut national des télécommunications et de l'informatique (INCI)'') • Faculty of Sciences (French:
Faculté des Sciences (FS)) • Other university centers •
Japanese Academic Center (French:
Centre académique japonais (CAJAP)) • Professional Center for
Mediation (French:
Centre professionnel de médiation (CPM)) •
Confucius Institute (French:
Institut Confucius (IC)) for the teaching of
Chinese and the promotion of
Chinese culture. • University for All (French:
Université Pour Tous (UPT)). UPT provides advanced-level courses that are accessible to everyone in Lebanon, without any requirements or registration, and do not confer academic degrees. The Social Sciences Campus (commonly known as "Huvelin" after its founder
Paul-Louis Huvelin) is known for its competitive bachelor programs that prepare students to pursue advanced master's degrees in top business and law schools in France,
Germany,
Italy, the
Netherlands,
Spain, other
Member States of the
European Union, the
United Kingdom, the
United States,
Australia, and
Canada. Additionally, USJ proudly showcases prestigious institutions such as the
Center for Arab Christian Research and Documentation (French:
Centre de documentation et de recherches arabes chrétiennes (CEDRAC)), the
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory, the
Mim Museum for
minerals and
fossils and its two theaters: Le Béryte and Théâtre Monnot. USJ houses the
Bibliothèque Orientale, one of the oldest and most prominent research libraries of the
Near East, and a repository for ancient valuable Oriental books and
manuscripts.s.The business school has received an "excellent" ranking from
Eduniversal. ==Campuses==