91 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 440K citations received by 31K academic papers made by 91 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 Finance

#111 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

2. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#292 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

3. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#326 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

4. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#329 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

5. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#357 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Founded: 1991

6. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#380 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

7. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Finance

#407 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1975

8. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#426 in Asia

#1452 in the World

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

9. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#436 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

10. Iqra University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#447 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

11. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#448 in Asia

#1501 in the World

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

12. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Finance

#521 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

13. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Finance

#536 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

14. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#550 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

15. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Finance

#606 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

16. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Finance

#643 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

17. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#656 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. University of Malakand

Pakistan | Chakdara

For Finance

#658 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

19. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#701 in Asia

#2042 in the World

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

20. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#730 in Asia

#2085 in the World

Founded: 2013

21. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#754 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#771 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

23. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#785 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Founded: 2002

24. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Finance

#796 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 2002

25. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#823 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

26. Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#870 in Asia

#2377 in the World

Founded: 1955

27. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#871 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

28. University of Sindh

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Finance

#903 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

29. Lahore School of Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#913 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

30. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#942 in Asia

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

31. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Finance

#964 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Founded: 1979

32. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Finance

#988 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

33. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Finance

#1007 in Asia

#2652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

34. National University of Modern Languages

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1008 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

35. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

Pakistan | Sukkur

For Finance

#1022 in Asia

#2684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

36. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1034 in Asia

#2697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

37. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Finance

#1049 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

38. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1059 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1060 in Asia

#2745 in the World

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

40. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Finance

#1172 in Asia

#2989 in the World

Founded: 2012

41. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1188 in Asia

#3019 in the World

Founded: 1983

42. Hazara University

Pakistan | Dhodial

For Finance

#1231 in Asia

#3128 in the World

Founded: 2002

43. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Finance

#1239 in Asia

#3144 in the World

Founded: 1980

44. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Gulshan Town

For Finance

#1282 in Asia

#3225 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 2002

45. National College of Business Administration and Economics

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1347 in Asia

#3385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

46. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#1365 in Asia

#3417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

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

Pakistan | Quetta

For Finance

#1412 in Asia

#3507 in the World

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

48. Hamdard University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1430 in Asia

#3540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1991

49. Islamia College Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#1439 in Asia

#3553 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

50. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#1457 in Asia

#3584 in the World

Founded: 1981

51. NED University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1458 in Asia

#3586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

52. University of Balochistan

Pakistan | Quetta

For Finance

#1468 in Asia

#3606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1970

53. Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Kohat

For Finance

#1489 in Asia

#3661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2001

54. Foundation University Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1560 in Asia

#3824 in the World

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

55. Lahore College for Women University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1573 in Asia

#3849 in the World

Founded: 1922

56. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Topi

For Finance

#1581 in Asia

#3861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

57. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Pakistan | Taxila

For Finance

#1593 in Asia

#3887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

58. National Textile University

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Finance

#1604 in Asia

#3918 in the World

Founded: 1954

59. University of Haripur

Pakistan | Haripur

For Finance

#1633 in Asia

#3968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

60. Fatima Jinnah Women University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Finance

#1634 in Asia

#3971 in the World

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

61. Gomal University

Pakistan | Dera Ismail Khan

For Finance

#1638 in Asia

#3976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1974

62. University of Swat

Pakistan | Mingora

For Finance

#1645 in Asia

#3989 in the World

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

63. HITEC University

Pakistan | Taxila

For Finance

#1654 in Asia

#4001 in the World

Founded: 2007

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

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Finance

#1689 in Asia

#4092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

65. Jinnah University for Women

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1703 in Asia

#4129 in the World

Founded: 1998

66. Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Mirpur

For Finance

#1740 in Asia

#4225 in the World

Founded: 2008

67. Shah Abdul Latif University

Pakistan | Khairpur

For Finance

#1750 in Asia

#4253 in the World

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

68. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1763 in Asia

#4277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2010

69. National Defence University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1775 in Asia

#4303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1963

70. Institute of Space Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1785 in Asia

#4326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

71. Lahore Leads University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1796 in Asia

#4351 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2011

72. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Finance

#1797 in Asia

#4353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

73. Forman Christian College

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1852 in Asia

#4452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1864

74. Karakurum International University

Pakistan | Gilgit

For Finance

#1853 in Asia

#4454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2002

75. DOW University of Health Sciences

Pakistan | Saddar Town

For Finance

#1874 in Asia

#4493 in the World

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

76. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#1887 in Asia

#4530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 2001

77. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1940 in Asia

#4630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1997

78. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#1951 in Asia

#4662 in the World

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

79. Kinnaird College for Women

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#1957 in Asia

#4672 in the World

Founded: 1913

80. University of Wah

Pakistan | Wah Cantt

For Finance

#1980 in Asia

#4724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

81. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#2023 in Asia

#4802 in the World

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

82. Isra University

Pakistan | Hyderabad

For Finance

#2038 in Asia

#4843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1997

83. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#2042 in Asia

#4852 in the World

Founded: 2004

84. Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Finance

#2072 in Asia

#4920 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2013

85. Ziauddin University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#2083 in Asia

#4944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1995

86. Abasyn University

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Finance

#2092 in Asia

#4967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2007

87. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Finance

#2101 in Asia

#4989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1881

88. Sindh Agriculture University

Pakistan | Tandojam

For Finance

#2106 in Asia

#4995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1977

89. DHA Suffa University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#2109 in Asia

#5000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

90. KASB Institute of Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Finance

#2112 in Asia

#5004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

91. Bacha Khan University

Pakistan | Charsadda

For Finance

#2118 in Asia

#5010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2012

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

Economics subfields in Pakistan

Agricultural Economics15

Development Studies99

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics67

Environmental Economics30

International Economics21

International Relations and Diplomacy12

International Trade20

Investment Banking and Stock trading40

Political Economy15