41 Best universities for Accounting in Pakistan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pakistan ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 38.2K citations received by 6.1K academic papers made by 41 universities in Pakistan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#107 in Asia

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Accounting

#295 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1975

3. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#339 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

4. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#381 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

5. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#406 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#449 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

7. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Accounting

#452 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

8. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#464 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

9. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#509 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

10. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#525 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 34,404
Founded: 1999

11. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#530 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

12. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#555 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2000

13. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#564 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

14. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#591 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 20,590
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1990

15. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#592 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

16. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Accounting

#609 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1979

17. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#636 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Founded: 1983

18. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#669 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

19. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#673 in Asia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

20. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Accounting

#676 in Asia

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

21. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#723 in Asia

#2228 in the World

Founded: 1957

22. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Accounting

#746 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

23. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#839 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#847 in Asia

#2448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

25. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Accounting

#851 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

26. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#863 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1998

27. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#873 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Founded: 1955

28. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#883 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

29. Lahore School of Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#887 in Asia

#2507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

30. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Accounting

#908 in Asia

#2546 in the World

Founded: 2002

31. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Accounting

#920 in Asia

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

32. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#946 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#950 in Asia

#2607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

34. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#951 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

35. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#970 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

36. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#982 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

37. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#986 in Asia

#2659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

38. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Accounting

#999 in Asia

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1007 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Accounting

#1009 in Asia

#2696 in the World

Founded: 2012

41. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#1010 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Accounting in Pakistan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Islamabad, Multan, Lahore, and Bahawalpur.