Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) was the first university to come to Education City in 1998, and it celebrates its seventh graduation in 2008.

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ) offers undergraduate degree programs in graphic, interior and fashion design. .

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) offers a six-year integrated program of study; a two-year pre-medical program, followed by a four-year medical program leading to an MD degree.

WCMC-Q is the first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at university level.

Texas A & M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) offers undergraduate programs in electrical, mechanical, chemical and petroleum engineering. Masters programs are soon to be introduced.

Texas A&M at Qatar graduated its first two pioneering engineering students in 2007 and will graduate its first full class of engineers in May 2008.

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar (CMQ) offers undergraduate degree programs in computer science, business administration and information systems.

An effective ICT infrastructure has been identified as one of the main pillars of the knowledge-based society that Qatar aspires to become.

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) offers an undergraduate degree program in international relations.

SFS-Qatar currently offers a four-year liberal arts curriculum, with a major in International Politics, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree.

Northwestern University (NU-Q) offers degree programs in journalism and communication.

Northwestern University's home campuses are at Evanston, Illinois, and in the city of Chicago. It is a private institution, founded in 1851.

The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) is an international centre for Islamic thinking and dialogue, committed to enhancing research into Islamic culture.

In addition, the Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), a Qatar Foundation center, is offering a postgraduate program in Islamic Studies and a Masters degree in contemporary fiqh.