48 Best universities for Accounting in Pakistan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pakistan ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 83.9K citations received by 7.47K academic papers made by 48 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

#101 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#256 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

3. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Accounting

#292 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Founded: 1975

4. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#294 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

5. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Accounting

#399 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

6. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#406 in Asia

#1482 in the World

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

7. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#438 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

8. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#473 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#492 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2000

10. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#502 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

11. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#504 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

12. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#509 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

13. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Accounting

#510 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

14. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#511 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

15. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#522 in Asia

#1759 in the World

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

16. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#527 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Founded: 2013

17. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#550 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

18. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Accounting

#555 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Founded: 1979

19. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#601 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

20. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#644 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

21. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#654 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1957

22. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#678 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Founded: 1983

23. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Accounting

#752 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

24. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Accounting

#786 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

25. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#791 in Asia

#2341 in the World

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

26. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Accounting

#805 in Asia

#2374 in the World

Founded: 2002

27. Foundation University Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#811 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 7,106
Founded: 2002

28. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#819 in Asia

#2396 in the World

Founded: 1955

29. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#825 in Asia

#2404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

30. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Accounting

#857 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

31. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#876 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

32. Lahore School of Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#920 in Asia

#2591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

33. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#922 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Founded: 1962

34. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#939 in Asia

#2630 in the World

Founded: 2002

35. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#972 in Asia

#2687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

36. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Accounting

#985 in Asia

#2714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

37. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Accounting

#994 in Asia

#2730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

38. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#998 in Asia

#2737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

39. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Accounting

#1023 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

40. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Accounting

#1069 in Asia

#2858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

41. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Accounting

#1070 in Asia

#2861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

42. University of Malakand

Pakistan | Chakdara

For Accounting

#1086 in Asia

#2891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

43. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1102 in Asia

#2914 in the World

Founded: 1981

44. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Accounting

#1115 in Asia

#2935 in the World

Founded: 2012

45. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Accounting

#1121 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Founded: 1980

46. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

Pakistan | Karachi

For Accounting

#1134 in Asia

#2963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2010

47. Islamia College Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Accounting

#1139 in Asia

#2969 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

48. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Gulshan Town

For Accounting

#1140 in Asia

#2970 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, Multan, Lahore, and Bahawalpur.