14 Best universities for Development Studies in Islamabad

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Below is a list of best universities in Islamabad ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 147K citations received by 8.41K academic papers made by 14 universities in Islamabad 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

For Development Studies

#2 in Pakistan
#69 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2000

2. Quaid-i-Azam University

For Development Studies

#4 in Pakistan
#229 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

4. International Islamic University, Islamabad

For Development Studies

#8 in Pakistan
#325 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1980

6. Bahria University

For Development Studies

#21 in Pakistan
#560 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2000

7. Riphah International University

For Development Studies

#30 in Pakistan
#815 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1995

8. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

For Development Studies

#31 in Pakistan
#832 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1980

9. National University of Modern Languages

For Development Studies

#33 in Pakistan
#847 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

10. Air University

For Development Studies

#53 in Pakistan
#1293 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

11. National Defence University

For Development Studies

#74 in Pakistan
#1576 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1963

12. Foundation University Islamabad

For Development Studies

#76 in Pakistan
#1633 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
7,106
Founded
2002

13. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

For Development Studies

#77 in Pakistan
#1672 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1967

14. Institute of Space Technology

For Development Studies

#93 in Pakistan
#2059 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

Universities for Development Studies near Islamabad

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
7 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University 35
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Rawalpindi
83 Hazara University 27
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Dhodial
104 Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan 19
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Mardan
147 University of Peshawar 23
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Peshawar
158 University of Gujrat 28
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Gujrat
173 University of Kashmir 74
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Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
184 University of Sargodha 18
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Sargodha
195 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University 126
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Katra
202 University of Jammu 78
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Jammu
240 University of Science and Technology, Bannu 6
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Bannu