45 Best universities for Civil Engineering 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 125K citations received by 9.39K academic papers made by 45 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. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#288 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#294 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

3. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#398 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Civil Engineering

#436 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

5. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

6. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Civil Engineering

#686 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

7. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Founded: 2013

8. Quaid-i-Azam University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#718 in Asia

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

9. NED University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Civil Engineering

#755 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

10. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Civil Engineering

#764 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

11. University of Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Civil Engineering

#775 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

12. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Civil Engineering

#787 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

13. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#831 in Asia

#2033 in the World

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

14. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Topi

For Civil Engineering

#847 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

15. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Pakistan | Taxila

For Civil Engineering

#868 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

16. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Civil Engineering

#902 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

17. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1059 in Asia

#2488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

18. Institute of Space Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1092 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

19. Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Pakistan | Mirpur

For Civil Engineering

#1124 in Asia

#2643 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. University of Karachi

Pakistan | Karachi

For Civil Engineering

#1125 in Asia

#2646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

21. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Civil Engineering

#1147 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Founded: 1983

22. Government College University, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1149 in Asia

#2691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

23. University of Sargodha

Pakistan | Sargodha

For Civil Engineering

#1162 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Founded: 2002

24. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1194 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

25. Bahria University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1221 in Asia

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2000

26. Government College University, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Civil Engineering

#1271 in Asia

#2955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

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

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Civil Engineering

#1292 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

28. University of Gujrat

Pakistan | Gujrat

For Civil Engineering

#1312 in Asia

#3041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

29. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1315 in Asia

#3047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

30. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1338 in Asia

#3097 in the World

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

31. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan | Muzaffarabad

For Civil Engineering

#1348 in Asia

#3112 in the World

Founded: 1980

32. Riphah International University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1364 in Asia

#3137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

33. Bahauddin Zakariya University

Pakistan | Multan

For Civil Engineering

#1374 in Asia

#3156 in the World

Founded: 1975

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

Pakistan | Quetta

For Civil Engineering

#1382 in Asia

#3172 in the World

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

35. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Pakistan | Rawalpindi

For Civil Engineering

#1411 in Asia

#3234 in the World

Founded: 1979

36. University of Education - Pakistan

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1430 in Asia

#3287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

37. Karakurum International University

Pakistan | Gilgit

For Civil Engineering

#1438 in Asia

#3300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2002

38. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Civil Engineering

#1454 in Asia

#3337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

39. Lahore University of Management Sciences

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1465 in Asia

#3365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

40. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Pakistan | Mardan

For Civil Engineering

#1500 in Asia

#3441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

41. University of Central Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1600 in Asia

#3611 in the World

Founded: 2002

42. Hazara University

Pakistan | Dhodial

For Civil Engineering

#1603 in Asia

#3617 in the World

Founded: 2002

43. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Civil Engineering

#1606 in Asia

#3624 in the World

Founded: 1981

44. Lahore College for Women University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Civil Engineering

#1621 in Asia

#3653 in the World

Founded: 1922

45. University of Haripur

Pakistan | Haripur

For Civil Engineering

#1649 in Asia

#3696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in Pakistan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Bahawalpur.