AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT PO Box 11-0236 Riad El-Solh 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon FACT BOOK Tel: +961 1 350 000 or +961 1 374 374, ext. 3130/31 Fax: +961 1 365 019 2012–13 Email: [email protected] Office of Institutional Research and Assessment www.aub.edu.lb/oira OIRA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT FACT BOOK 2012–13 Office of Institutional Research and Assessment OIRA 2 AUB FACT BOOK 2012–13 Preface ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 General Information Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 History ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Presidents of the University ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Board of Trustees ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Trustees Emeriti.............................................................................................................................................................10 International Advisory Council .......................................................................................................................................10 Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS) ....................................................................................................................... 11 Strategic Planning .........................................................................................................................................................12 Organization Chart......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Students Enrollment by Faculty and Percent of Enrollment by Gender ........................................................................................... 17 Enrollment by Residency ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Graduation and Retention Rates by Faculty .................................................................................................................... 17 Tuition Fees 2012–13 .....................................................................................................................................................18 Student Financial Aid—University Summary .................................................................................................................20 Student Academic Achievement .....................................................................................................................................20 First Year’s Admission Profile by Faculty ........................................................................................................................20 Applications, Acceptances and Enrollments by Faculty and Level ...................................................................................21 Distribution of International Students by Faculty ...........................................................................................................21 Academic Programs and Degrees Awarded Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees by Faculty, Degree and Gender ............................................................................23 Average Class Size by Faculty and Department ..............................................................................................................24 Degrees Awarded by Faculty ..........................................................................................................................................25 Faculty and Staff Faculty by Gender, Full-time, Part-time, and Highest Degree Held ..................................................................................29 Summary Analysis on Academic Remuneration for Appointees on 9-month Contract .........................................................29 Summary Analysis of Non-academic Salaries .................................................................................................................29 Financial Information Financial and Operating Expenditures 2011–12 ............................................................................................................. 31 Physical Facilities Major Campus Buildings ................................................................................................................................................33 AUB Campus Map ..........................................................................................................................................................37 Student Residence Halls ................................................................................................................................................38 3 AUB FACT BOOK 2012–13 Services Academic Services .........................................................................................................................................................41 Administrative Services Office .......................................................................................................................................48 Community Services ......................................................................................................................................................49 Research Centers and Programs Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC) ......................................................................................................59 Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) .....................................................................................................60 Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) ....................................................................................................62 The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) ......................65 Center for Behavioral Research (CBR) ...........................................................................................................................67 Center for English Language Research and Teaching (CELRT) .......................................................................................67 Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH) ...................................................................................................68 Energy Research Group (ERG) ........................................................................................................................................68 The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) .........................................................................................69 AUB—Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC) formerly known as (Ibsar) .....................................................................70 Institute of Financial Economics (IFE) ............................................................................................................................72 The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) ......................................................................73 Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) ......................................................................................................76 American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and Faculty of Medicine Certifications/Accreditations .........................................................................................................................................80 Mission Statement .........................................................................................................................................................80 AUBMC 2020 Vision ......................................................................................................................................................80 Path 1: The New AUBMC 2020 Medical Complex ...........................................................................................................81 Path 2: Recruitment of top-caliber, highly specialized and accomplished faculty ...........................................................82 Path 3: Relentless focus on understanding the patient and his/her changing needs .....................................................82 Path 4: Innovation through the creation of centers of excellence ...................................................................................82 Path 5: Commitment to the academic and research mission of the Faculty of Medicine and AUBMC .............................84 Path 6: Establishment of strategic partnerships and collaborations locally, regionally and internationally ...................85 AUBMC AND FM Leadership Team ..................................................................................................................................86 Departments ..................................................................................................................................................................86