84 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 482K citations received by 28K academic papers made by 84 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

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#109 in Asia

#425 in the World

Founded: 1991

3. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#181 in Asia

#656 in the World

Founded: 2013

4. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#188 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

5. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#336 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#341 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

7. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#422 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2000

8. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#462 in Asia

#1297 in the World

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

9. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#483 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

10. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#495 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

11. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#501 in Asia

#1375 in the World

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

12. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#516 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

13. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Pakistan | Taxila

For Cyber Security

#521 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

14. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Cyber Security

#562 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Founded: 1975

15. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Cyber Security

#578 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

16. NED University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#691 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

17. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#696 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1997

18. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#703 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

19. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#710 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

20. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#771 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

21. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#773 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

22. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Cyber Security

#780 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

23. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cyber Security

#786 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#789 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

25. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#812 in Asia

#1995 in the World

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

26. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#838 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

27. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#874 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

28. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Cyber Security

#880 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

29. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#884 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

30. Institute of Space Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#887 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

31. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#944 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

32. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#949 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Topi

For Cyber Security

#979 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

34. Hamdard University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1025 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1991

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

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Cyber Security

#1032 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

36. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#1035 in Asia

#2423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

37. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#1055 in Asia

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

38. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Cyber Security

#1090 in Asia

#2550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

39. National Textile University

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Cyber Security

#1114 in Asia

#2606 in the World

Founded: 1954

40. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Cyber Security

#1125 in Asia

#2621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

41. University of Malakand

Pakistan | Chakdara

For Cyber Security

#1168 in Asia

#2697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

42. Islamia College Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1203 in Asia

#2769 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

43. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Cyber Security

#1217 in Asia

#2800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

44. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Cyber Security

#1229 in Asia

#2834 in the World

Founded: 1979

45. Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Kohat

For Cyber Security

#1232 in Asia

#2840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2001

46. Hazara University

Pakistan | Dhodial

For Cyber Security

#1238 in Asia

#2851 in the World

Founded: 2002

47. University of Haripur

Pakistan | Haripur

For Cyber Security

#1260 in Asia

#2894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

48. HITEC University

Pakistan | Taxila

For Cyber Security

#1294 in Asia

#2964 in the World

Founded: 2007

49. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1296 in Asia

#2967 in the World

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

50. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Cyber Security

#1324 in Asia

#3023 in the World

Founded: 2002

51. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1331 in Asia

#3041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

52. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1344 in Asia

#3065 in the World

Founded: 1955

53. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1351 in Asia

#3083 in the World

Founded: 1983

54. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1355 in Asia

#3090 in the World

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

55. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Gulshan Town

For Cyber Security

#1371 in Asia

#3120 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 2002

56. Fatima Jinnah Women University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Cyber Security

#1394 in Asia

#3171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1998

57. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1398 in Asia

#3176 in the World

Founded: 2002

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

Pakistan | Quetta

For Cyber Security

#1419 in Asia

#3214 in the World

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

59. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1453 in Asia

#3287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

60. Isra University

Pakistan | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#1454 in Asia

#3292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1997

61. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1455 in Asia

#3296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 2001

62. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Cyber Security

#1469 in Asia

#3330 in the World

Founded: 2012

63. Shah Abdul Latif University

Pakistan | Khairpur

For Cyber Security

#1497 in Asia

#3422 in the World

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

64. Kinnaird College for Women

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1502 in Asia

#3432 in the World

Founded: 1913

65. Abasyn University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1556 in Asia

#3561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2007

66. DHA Suffa University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1588 in Asia

#3620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

67. Gomal University

Pakistan | Dera Ismail Khan

For Cyber Security

#1590 in Asia

#3623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1974

68. Jinnah University for Women

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1610 in Asia

#3675 in the World

Founded: 1998

69. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Cyber Security

#1641 in Asia

#3747 in the World

Founded: 1980

70. Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Mirpur

For Cyber Security

#1653 in Asia

#3766 in the World

Founded: 2008

71. Indus University, Pakistan

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#1667 in Asia

#3792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2012

72. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#1687 in Asia

#3835 in the World

Founded: 1981

73. Foundation University Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#1696 in Asia

#3851 in the World

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

74. Lahore College for Women University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1728 in Asia

#3904 in the World

Founded: 1922

75. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1777 in Asia

#4021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1881

76. University of Wah

Pakistan | Wah Cantt

For Cyber Security

#1811 in Asia

#4098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

77. University of Balochistan

Pakistan | Quetta

For Cyber Security

#1814 in Asia

#4105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1970

78. DOW University of Health Sciences

Pakistan | Saddar Town

For Cyber Security

#1844 in Asia

#4185 in the World

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

79. Lahore Leads University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Cyber Security

#1892 in Asia

#4323 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2011

80. Sindh Agriculture University

Pakistan | Tandojam

For Cyber Security

#1912 in Asia

#4362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1977

81. University of Swat

Pakistan | Mingora

For Cyber Security

#2007 in Asia

#4568 in the World

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

82. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Cyber Security

#2017 in Asia

#4588 in the World

Founded: 2004

83. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Cyber Security

#2021 in Asia

#4597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1964

84. National Defence University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Cyber Security

#2022 in Asia

#4601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1963

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