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About the University

Fast Facts

Who attends Carnegie Mellon in Qatar? What are they studying? Where are they from? Where do you fit in? Check out the information below for some quick overviews that’ll answer all your questions.

Who’s On Campus?

Entire student body 
(including cross registered students)
398

Degree seeking students

335
   
    Females

52%
    Males 48%

    Qatari

36%
    Other nationalities 64%

 

What Are They Studying?

Biological Sciences  6
Business Administration  181
Computer Science 69
Information Systems  79

Cross registrations (part time)

63

 

Where Do The Students Come From?

Carnegie Mellon Qatar students come from 39 different nationalities.
 
  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine
  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Qatar
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

 

About Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar 

For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has been inspiring innovations that change the world. Consistently top ranked, Carnegie Mellon has more than 11,000 students, 90,000 alumni and 5,000 faculty and staff globally.

In 2004, Qatar Foundation invited Carnegie Mellon to join Education City, a groundbreaking center for scholarship and research. Students from 39 different nationalities enroll at our world-class facilities in Education City.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science and information systems. Carnegie Mellon is firmly committed to Qatar’s National Vision 2030 by developing people, society, the economy and the environment.

Plan a Personal Visit

All prospective students are encouraged to schedule a visit to Carnegie Mellon in Education City and meet with a member of the admission staff.

Make an Informed Decision

Deciding to attend Carnegie Mellon in Qatar is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. Carnegie Mellon is home to 16 Nobel Prize laureates and ten Turing Award winners.