49 Best universities for Accounting in Pakistan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pakistan ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 95.8K citations received by 7.65K academic papers made by 49 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

#102 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#262 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

3. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#295 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

4. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Accounting

#302 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1975

5. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#391 in Asia

#1440 in the World

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

6. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Accounting

#401 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

7. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#436 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

8. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#471 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#498 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2000

10. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#503 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

11. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#512 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

12. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#515 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

13. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Accounting

#522 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

14. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#523 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

15. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#525 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 21,296
Founded: 1990

16. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#530 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

17. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#550 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Founded: 2013

18. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Accounting

#571 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Founded: 1979

19. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#600 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

20. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#616 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

21. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#680 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Founded: 1983

22. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#688 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Founded: 1957

23. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Accounting

#726 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

24. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Accounting

#792 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Founded: 2002

25. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Accounting

#800 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

26. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#815 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1955

27. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#828 in Asia

#2403 in the World

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

28. Foundation University Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#830 in Asia

#2405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2002

29. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#834 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

30. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#846 in Asia

#2434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

31. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Accounting

#861 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

32. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#921 in Asia

#2584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

33. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#929 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Founded: 2002

34. Lahore School of Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#931 in Asia

#2600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

35. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#936 in Asia

#2608 in the World

Founded: 1962

36. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#979 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

37. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#993 in Asia

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

38. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1009 in Asia

#2741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

39. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#1038 in Asia

#2798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

40. University of Haripur

Pakistan | Haripur

For Accounting

#1069 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

41. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Accounting

#1077 in Asia

#2871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

42. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Accounting

#1095 in Asia

#2894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Malakand

Pakistan | Chakdara

For Accounting

#1114 in Asia

#2931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

44. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Accounting

#1119 in Asia

#2940 in the World

Founded: 2012

45. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1123 in Asia

#2945 in the World

Founded: 1981

46. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Accounting

#1134 in Asia

#2966 in the World

Founded: 1980

47. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#1152 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2010

48. Islamia College Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1153 in Asia

#2994 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

49. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Gulshan Town

For Accounting

#1158 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 2002

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