🇶🇦 Universities in Qatar
1 universities evaluated for international families.
Qatar's higher education splits between its national flagship, Qatar University (the country's largest and oldest, a well-funded, fast-rising public university in Doha), and the cluster of elite US/European branch campuses at Education City (Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Texas A&M and others) offering home-campus degrees. Qatar University is bilingual (English for engineering/sciences/medicine/business; Arabic for law, Sharia and education) and generously backed by one of the world's wealthiest governments, though its global brand and research output sit below the Gulf's top research university, KAUST. Best for students targeting careers in Qatar's government, energy or healthcare sectors (Qatar University), or those seeking a US/European-branded degree in a safe high-income Gulf capital (Education City).
Post-Study Work
Student residence permit sponsored by the university; post-study work via employer sponsorship in Qatar's high-income labour market
Application System
Qatar University admits via IB/A-Level/AP and regional secondary diplomas, with English-proficiency tests for English-medium colleges and Arabic for Arabic-medium ones; Education City branch campuses use their home institutions' US admissions
Avg. International Fees
Qatari nationals heavily subsidised (near-free); international students at Qatar University pay program-based per-credit fees (~USD 12,000–25,000/year); Education City branch campuses charge US-level tuition (often scholarshipped)
| University | Network | Employability | Teaching | Curriculum | Institutional | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar University | B | B | B | B | A | B |