SAT in Qatar: centers, dates, and registration

Find an available seat in Qatar

On October 5, 2026, College Board's center search listed 18 Qatar centers for November 7 (all with open seats) and 17 for December 5 (all with open seats).

Start with SAT Test Center Search, choose the test date and country, and use the list below to compare locations. The search marks each center as having or not having seats and can filter to centers with seats; confirm the seat again during registration. A school's website, old center code, or preparation provider's list cannot confirm a seat.

If your first choice is full, search another date or a nearby city. Compare travel time and the campus address before paying. Do not make nonrefundable travel plans around an unconfirmed seat.

How to register in Qatar

Book through your own College Board account. A school hosting the exam and a company selling SAT classes are different from the registration service. Paying for tuition does not reserve a test seat.

1. Check the university's last accepted testing date, then choose a sitting that fits it.
2. Use your legal name as it appears on the physical ID you will bring. Upload a photo meeting College Board's requirements.
3. Select your date and Qatar in the center search. Compare the exact campus, address, and available seats during registration.
4. Choose the center, review the charge, and complete payment. Save the confirmed registration in My SAT.
5. Install Bluebook on your testing device. Complete exam setup when it opens before your sitting to obtain the admission ticket.

Doha and nearby center addresses

The dated list includes Al Waab, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, and Al Wukair addresses. Search your sitting and compare the real journey rather than treating every Qatar listing as central Doha. A university listed as a test center is not automatically an Education City exam venue.

If Qatar University appears for your date, verify the exact building in the current result. Its admissions or placement-testing requirements are a separate question from whether it hosts a weekend SAT.

Education City admissions: check the campus

For Fall 2027, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar says SAT/ACT requirements depend on the applicant's first-choice major and secondary-school curriculum. Do not use an old blanket 'SAT required' statement for every CMU-Q applicant.

For Georgetown Qatar, Northwestern Qatar, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, or another institution, open that campus's current undergraduate requirements. Check the program, testing year, English proficiency rule, and last accepted test date. A US main-campus policy or a guessed score range may not answer the Qatar campus question.

Do not confuse an SAT Math placement benchmark with a total-score admissions requirement. Record the section and purpose of any number you find before deciding whether you meet it.

SAT dates and registration deadlines

As of October 5, 2026, the next SAT is November 7, 2026: register by October 23, or by October 27 with the $38 late fee. The same dates apply in the US and abroad. College Board deadlines end at 11:59 p.m. US Eastern Time, not local midnight. A date on the calendar does not mean every center offers it.

The August 22, September 12, and October 3 tests have already been held, so they are not dates you can still book. If you need College Board to lend you a testing device, register and request it at least 30 days before test day. Leave time for score reporting before your application's deadline.

Fees and the QAR charge

The base international SAT charge is US $111: $68 registration plus $43 international fee. College Board quotes USD; your card's conversion and foreign-transaction charges determine the QAR amount. Do not treat a converted estimate as the checkout price.

Late registration adds $38, so the base late total is $149. A center change costs $34. A date change requires canceling and registering again; canceling costs $34 by the change deadline or $44 until 11:59 p.m. ET on the Thursday before test day. Review the official fee schedule and the actual checkout before paying. Classes, transport, and extra score reports are separate expenses.

College Board adds a $24 test center fee only at the centers on its published list. On October 5, 2026, that August 2026–June 2027 list named centers in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, and none in India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or Kuwait.

Check your ID before paying

Review the ID requirements for your situation. Bring an original, unexpired physical photo ID with matching legal name and legible English text. If traveling to another country to test, use a valid passport, subject to College Board's US Common Access Card exception.

Compare your account name with the document now. The admission ticket does not replace ID, and a phone image does not replace the original document.

Qatar SAT test centers

These names are the centers College Board's search listed on October 5, 2026 for the November 7 and December 5 sittings, retained as search starting points. Parenthetical dates mean the center appeared for that date only. This is not a live availability list or a promise that the center will run your date. Check the exact name and address in College Board's center search and confirm seats during registration.

• AL MANAR INTL SCHOOL — Al Thameed
• AMERICAN ACADEMY SCHOOL — New Thumama Street
• AMERICAN SCH OF DOHA — Al Waab
• Beta Cambridge School — Al Meshaf, Al Wukair (November 7 only)
• Beverly Hills International School — Baaya, Al Rayyan
• DPS MODERN INDIAN SCHL - DOHA — Al Wakra
• DPS Monarch International School — Al Wukair Street
• Gems American Academy Qatar — Al Wukair, Al Wakrah
• Global Academy Intl - Al Waab — Al Waab
• Global Academy Intl Muaither — Muaither
• Hamilton International School — Mesaimeer
• Heritage International Academy — Al Thumama Street (November 7 only)
• Pakistan International School-Qatar — Al Rayyan
• QATAR SCI & TECH SEC SCH FOR BOYS — Zone 56
• QATAR UNIVERSITY — Men's Foundation Building (December 5 only)
• THE INTL SCH OF CHOUEIFAT — Legtaifiya
• Valley Forge Academy Qatar — Rasheeda Street
• Vision International School — Al Wakrah
• West Virginia Academy — Al Wukair

The final test-day check

Use the College Board packing list: charged compatible device with Bluebook installed and setup completed, current admission ticket, physical ID, and pens or pencils. Bring your charging cable and know your College Board sign-in. The embedded calculator is available in Bluebook.

Read your admission ticket for reporting instructions and recheck your center before traveling. Follow the center's local arrival instructions; don't infer a Dubai or Doha start time from the US registration cutoff. A practice center's opening hours are not your SAT reporting time.

Questions before you decide

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Browse every guide on the SAT in United Arab Emirates hub. For registration, fees, and sending scores to US colleges from outside the US, see the SAT guide for international students.