85 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 547K citations received by 29.5K academic papers made by 85 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 Cyber Security

#78 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#109 in Asia

#411 in the World

Founded: 1991

3. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#192 in Asia

#666 in the World

Founded: 2013

4. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#193 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

5. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#339 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#345 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

7. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#423 in Asia

#1198 in the World

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

8. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#442 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

9. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#474 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 225
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1993

10. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#478 in Asia

#1325 in the World

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

11. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#488 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

12. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Pakistan | Taxila

For Cyber Security

#512 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

13. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#514 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

14. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Cyber Security

#559 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1975

15. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Cyber Security

#562 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

16. NED University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#682 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

17. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#701 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1997

18. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#712 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

19. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#717 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

20. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#738 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

21. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Cyber Security

#768 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

22. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cyber Security

#777 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#786 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

24. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#787 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

25. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#789 in Asia

#1948 in the World

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

26. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#847 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

27. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Cyber Security

#869 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

28. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#870 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

29. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#876 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

30. Institute of Space Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#896 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

31. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#931 in Asia

#2215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#935 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

33. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Topi

For Cyber Security

#966 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

34. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#1012 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

35. Hamdard University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1016 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1991

36. Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Cyber Security

#1050 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

37. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#1055 in Asia

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

38. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cyber Security

#1081 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

39. National Textile University

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#1116 in Asia

#2596 in the World

Founded: 1954

40. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Cyber Security

#1118 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

41. University of Malakand

Pakistan | Chakdara

For Cyber Security

#1138 in Asia

#2629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

42. University of Haripur

Pakistan | Haripur

For Cyber Security

#1184 in Asia

#2727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

43. Islamia College Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1201 in Asia

#2764 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

44. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Cyber Security

#1208 in Asia

#2776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

45. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Cyber Security

#1223 in Asia

#2805 in the World

Founded: 1979

46. Hazara University

Pakistan | Dhodial

For Cyber Security

#1225 in Asia

#2808 in the World

Founded: 2002

47. Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Kohat

For Cyber Security

#1239 in Asia

#2835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2001

48. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1257 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Enrollment: 1,937
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2012

49. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Cyber Security

#1295 in Asia

#2951 in the World

Founded: 2002

50. HITEC University

Pakistan | Taxila

For Cyber Security

#1301 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Founded: 2007

51. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1303 in Asia

#2971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

52. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1313 in Asia

#2989 in the World

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

53. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1337 in Asia

#3040 in the World

Founded: 2002

54. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1339 in Asia

#3049 in the World

Founded: 1983

55. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Cyber Security

#1357 in Asia

#3091 in the World

Founded: 2012

56. Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences

Pakistan | Quetta

For Cyber Security

#1358 in Asia

#3092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 7,033
Founded: 2002

57. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1381 in Asia

#3132 in the World

Founded: 1955

58. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Gulshan Town

For Cyber Security

#1391 in Asia

#3155 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 2002

59. Fatima Jinnah Women University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Cyber Security

#1397 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 8,035
Founded: 1998

60. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1431 in Asia

#3225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

61. Isra University

Pakistan | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#1461 in Asia

#3288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1997

62. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1463 in Asia

#3291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 2001

63. Kinnaird College for Women

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1503 in Asia

#3405 in the World

Founded: 1913

64. Shah Abdul Latif University

Pakistan | Khairpur

For Cyber Security

#1520 in Asia

#3448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,697
Founded: 1987

65. DHA Suffa University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1560 in Asia

#3547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

66. Abasyn University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1568 in Asia

#3559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2007

67. Gomal University

Pakistan | Dera Ismail Khan

For Cyber Security

#1585 in Asia

#3596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1974

68. Jinnah University for Women

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1604 in Asia

#3650 in the World

Founded: 1998

69. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Cyber Security

#1616 in Asia

#3669 in the World

Founded: 1980

70. Indus University, Pakistan

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1628 in Asia

#3700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2012

71. Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Mirpur

For Cyber Security

#1649 in Asia

#3748 in the World

Founded: 2008

72. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1671 in Asia

#3789 in the World

Founded: 1981

73. Foundation University Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#1693 in Asia

#3831 in the World

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

74. Lahore College for Women University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1705 in Asia

#3860 in the World

Founded: 1922

75. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1751 in Asia

#3958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1881

76. University of Wah

Pakistan | Wah Cantt

For Cyber Security

#1770 in Asia

#4007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

77. University of Balochistan

Pakistan | Quetta

For Cyber Security

#1808 in Asia

#4090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1970

78. DOW University of Health Sciences

Pakistan | Saddar Town

For Cyber Security

#1824 in Asia

#4121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,006
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 2004

79. Lahore Leads University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1879 in Asia

#4260 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2011

80. Sindh Agriculture University

Pakistan | Tandojam

For Cyber Security

#1936 in Asia

#4400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1977

81. University of Swat

Pakistan | Mingora

For Cyber Security

#2008 in Asia

#4567 in the World

Enrollment: 1,411
Male:Female: 88:12
Founded: 2010

82. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#2029 in Asia

#4617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1964

83. National Defence University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#2037 in Asia

#4639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1963

84. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#2040 in Asia

#4643 in the World

Founded: 2004

85. Karakurum International University

Pakistan | Gilgit

For Cyber Security

#2042 in Asia

#4646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Pakistan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Taxila.