18 Best universities for Machine Learning in Karachi

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Karachi ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 113K citations received by 6.24K academic papers made by 18 universities in Karachi 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. Iqra University

For Machine Learning

#18 in Pakistan

#849 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

2. Aga Khan University

For Machine Learning

#24 in Pakistan

#998 in Asia

Founded: 1983

3. University of Karachi

For Machine Learning

#27 in Pakistan

#1007 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

4. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#35 in Pakistan

#1183 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

5. NED University of Engineering and Technology

For Machine Learning

#37 in Pakistan

#1209 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

6. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

For Machine Learning

#42 in Pakistan

#1328 in Asia

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

7. Indus University, Pakistan

For Machine Learning

#54 in Pakistan

#1570 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2012

8. Hamdard University

For Machine Learning

#62 in Pakistan

#1669 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1991

9. Institute of Business Administration

For Machine Learning

#63 in Pakistan

#1670 in Asia

Founded: 1955

10. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

For Machine Learning

#67 in Pakistan

#1705 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1997

11. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

For Machine Learning

#69 in Pakistan

#1725 in Asia

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

12. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

For Machine Learning

#75 in Pakistan

#1934 in Asia

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

13. Ziauddin University

For Machine Learning

#78 in Pakistan

#2001 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1995

14. Jinnah University for Women

For Machine Learning

#80 in Pakistan

#2070 in Asia

Founded: 1998

15. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

For Machine Learning

#89 in Pakistan

#2220 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1964

16. DHA Suffa University

For Machine Learning

#91 in Pakistan

#2264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

17. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

For Machine Learning

#96 in Pakistan

#2318 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2010

18. Jinnah Sindh Medical University

For Machine Learning

#98 in Pakistan

#2338 in Asia

Founded: 2012

Universities for Machine Learning near Karachi

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
140	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	34	Jamshoro
366	Sukkur Institute of Business Administration	33	Sukkur
594	Nirma University	92	Ahmedabad
599	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	172	Chandkheda
600	Gujarat Technological University	164	Ahmedabad
605	Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University	97	Gandhinagar
629	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	158	Jodhpur
631	Sardar Patel University	200	Vallabh Vidyanagar
657	Charotar University of Science and Technology	143	Anand
688	Islamia University of Bahawalpur	12	Bahawalpur