At a Glance

For 125 years, Carnegie Mellon University has forged a path of innovation and collaboration. A private and top-ranked university, Carnegie Mellon looks beyond the traditional campus borders to have a transformative, global impact.

In 2004, CMU and Qatar Foundation began a partnership to bring this unique educational experience to the Middle East. Today, more than 450 students pursue undergraduate degrees in the growing fields of Artificial Intelligence, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Science and Information Systems.

As the CMU-Q alumni network grows, so does the impact of our graduates. They work at top organizations and innovative startups. They are researchers, creators, entrepreneurs, analysts and educators, and they are working to improve the world around them.

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Intelligence

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Management Information Systems

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Undergraduate Computer Science

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Undergraduate Business

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Undergraduate Research / Creative Projects

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Degree Programs

The Qatar campus offers select undergraduate degree programs from the Carnegie Mellon main campus in Pittsburgh, USA. Our graduates earn Carnegie Mellon degrees with identical requirements as their classmates in Pittsburgh.

Artificial Intelligence

Biological Sciences

Business Administration

Computer Science

Information Systems

60+

Faculty Members

7:1

Student-to-professor Ratio

450+

Students

40%

Qatari Citizens

Nations Represented

56%

Female Students

1,450+

Alumni

Graduating Classes

90%+

New Graduates Stay in Qatar

130,000+

CMU Alumni Worldwide

Carnegie Mellon University

Since it opened more than a century ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, Carnegie Mellon has soared to national and international leadership in higher education and research. A birthplace of innovation since its founding, it continues to be known for innovation, for solving real-world problems and for interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Mission, Vision, and Values

Qatar Foundation

Qatar Foundation (QF) is a not-for-profit organization where centers and programs focused on education, research and innovation, and community development intertwine for the benefit of Qatar, and the world.

QF’s unique ecosystem, which is supported by partnerships with leading international institutions, addresses Qatar’s most pressing challenges, creates local, regional, and global impact, and empowers people to shape both the present and the future.

Qatar Foundation

Education City

Education City, Qatar Foundation’s flagship initiative, is a campus that spans more than 12 square kilometers and hosts branch campuses of some of the world’s leading educational institutes, a homegrown university, and other research, scholastic, and community centers.

Together, these institutes make Education City a unique model of academic and research excellence, pioneering a new approach to multidisciplinary, global education and enabling breakthroughs that benefit Qatar and the rest of the world.

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Accreditation

Carnegie Mellon University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. The Commission may be contacted by telephone at +1 267 284 5000 or by email at [email protected] or [email protected] (Spanish/Español).

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program offered at the Qatar Campus and at the university’s main campus is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).