Private Nonprofit university in Doha, Qatar, founded 2010

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Tuition Fees 2027

Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha's Education City was founded in 2010 and focuses on graduate study. Tuition is charged per credit hour: QAR 4,000 for science, engineering and health programmes, so a two-year MSc such as Data Science and Engineering costs QAR 132,000 in total, and QAR 2,500 for humanities, Islamic studies and public policy. International graduate applicants apply between 1 October 2026 and 1 February 2027.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
1 Feb 2027
Fall 2027, Master, regular, 126 days left
Tuition
charged per credit or per semester
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 79, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
QAR 250
International tuitionNot listed
Application feeQAR 250

HBKU's tuition fees are set per credit hour. Science, engineering and health programmes cost QAR 4,000 per credit hour, for example QAR 132,000 in total for a 33-credit MSc in Data Science and Engineering and QAR 240,000 for the PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. The Master of Public Policy costs QAR 2,500 per credit hour, QAR 90,000 in total, and undergraduate engineering degrees cost QAR 2,250 per credit hour. The graduate application fee is QAR 250. The tuition page does not state the academic year.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/tuition-fees
  2. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cse/admission-requirements
  3. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/graduate-admissions
  4. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/about
  5. https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/scholarship