The CIO University is a virtual consortium of universities which offers graduate level programs that directly address executive core competencies.

This consortium of universities which includes Carnegie Mellon University, George Mason University, George Washington University, La Salle University, Loyola University at Chicago, Syracuse University and the University of Maryland University College, offers graduate level programs that directly address the executive core competencies adopted by the Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council. The purpose of the CIO University is to improve government by enhancing the skills of its top executives.