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Universities in Qatar

Qatar has 7 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1973. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES7

OLDEST1973

FOUNDED 1900+6

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later6 · 86%

Date unknown1 · 14%

Oldest universities in Qatar

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1973Qatar University

1998Virginia Commonwealth University - Qatar

2004Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar

2008Northwestern University in Qatar

2010Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2022University of Doha for Science and Technology

—Lusail University

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