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Tuition
The Tuition costs listed below apply to enrolled/registered VCUarts Qatar students in Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and/or Summer 2027, as well as to EC-students who cross-register at VCUarts Qatar during Summer 2027.
Students should anticipate an increase in Tuition each academic year. [The figures below represent a 2.2% increase in Tuition as compared to Academic Year 2025-26.]
‘Tuition’ comprises the cost of teaching/instruction by the university, including lectures, seminars, and tutorials, access to course-related facilities, equipment, required software licenses, and most other materials.
Undergraduate – Academic Year 2026-27
| FULL TIME ENROLLMENT – Enrolled for 12-18 credits during the academic semester* | ||||
| PER ACADEMIC SEMESTER | US$ | QAR | ||
| Tuition | $ 18,821.- | QAR 68,508.44 | ||
| PART TIME ENROLLMENT – Enrolled for 1-11 credits during the academic semester (Cost per credit) | ||||
| PER ACADEMIC CREDIT | US$ | QAR | ||
| Tuition | $ 1,524.- | QAR 5,547.36 | ||
Graduate – Academic Year 2026-27
| FULL TIME ENROLLMENT – Enrolled for 9-15 credits during the academic semester | ||||
| PER ACADEMIC SEMESTER | US$ | QAR | ||
| Tuition | $ 15,557.50 | QAR 56,629.30 | ||
| PART TIME ENROLLMENT – Enrolled for 1-8 credits during the academic semester (Cost per credit) | ||||
| PER ACADEMIC CREDIT | US$ | QAR | ||
| Tuition | $ 1,743.- | QAR 6,344.52 | ||
Refund/Proration
- The refund/reduction/proration policy in place at VCUarts Qatar mirrors the policy at the home campus, VCU, in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- No tuition charges are levied during the Add/Drop Period.
- Refunds are computed based on the actual withdrawal date/time, per the student-initiated, completed Withdrawal Process, as recorded by the Office of Enrollment and Registration Services.
- Refunds/reductions/pro-rations are made only to students who have completed the required withdrawal procedure, whether they have attended the class or not.
- It is the student’s responsibility to request corrections to errors on the student’s schedule.
- Students who are enrolled in the maximum number of credit hours (18) and withdraw up to the minimum credit hours considered as full-time enrollment (12) do not receive a refund/reduction.
- A full refund of tuition for short courses (less than six weeks in length) will be granted if the course is dropped by the end of the first day of a given class. Partial refunds are not granted for short courses.
- Exceptions to this refund policy are made only in rare instances based upon extenuating circumstances. Written application for such exceptions must be filed with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Refund/Reduction Schedule
| Drop / Withdrawal Period | Reduction | Student Pays |
| Drop prior to end of Add/Drop Period | 100% | 0% |
| Withdraw second week of classes | 80% | 20% |
| Withdraw third week of classes | 60% | 40% |
| Withdraw fourth week of classes | 40% | 60% |
| Withdraw after fourth week of classes | 0% | 100% |
Consequences of non-payment
Students who fail to make the required payment or clear their due balances by the due date may be assessed a Late Fee or have a “QF Finance Hold” placed on their student record. Such Holds deny students from registration for courses of a future academic term and prevent the issuance of degree-certificates. Once placed, QF Finance Holds can be released only after a student has cleared all due balances owed to the Qatar Foundation, VCU, or VCUarts Qatar.