Class of 2026 at QF partner Texas A&M at Qatar has the largest cohort of Qatari students

Class of 2026 at QF partner Texas A&M at Qatar has the largest cohort of Qatari students

Texas A&M at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university has welcomed the largest incoming freshman cohort of Qatari students for Fall 2022 in its 20th year.

The new students aim to develop cutting-edge engineering innovations, and to become engineers who will have a positive impact on Qatar and the region.

The total number of students at Texas A&M at Qatar this fall is 724, including students from other Education City partner universities as well as the students who are on the study abroad program from College Station. This year, the university welcomed 156 new undergraduate students, and 16 new graduate students. Texas A&M at Qatar is also hosting 32 Ph.D. students from Texas A&M’s College Station campus and 16 Ph.D. students awarded through the Ph.D. Fellows program.

60 percent of the incoming class represent Qataris, of which 56 percent are female students. 63 percent of the new graduate students at Texas A&M at Qatar are female.

The undergraduate students are pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or petroleum engineering. Texas A&M at Qatar also offers a Master of Science and Master of Engineering in chemical engineering. In addition to engineering courses, the students will participate in lessons in