List of 18 best universities in Islamabad

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EduRank

Top 18 universities in Islamabad ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 2.39M citations received by 133K academic publications made by 18 universities from Islamabad, the popularity of 33 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. Quaid-i-Azam University

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

6. Bahria University

#16 in Pakistan
#1053 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2000

7. Riphah International University

#29 in Pakistan
#1557 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1995

10. Air University

#46 in Pakistan
#1928 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

11. National Defence University

#49 in Pakistan
#1970 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1963

13. Institute of Space Technology

#58 in Pakistan
#2144 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

14. Foundation University Islamabad

#76 in Pakistan
#2449 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
7,106
Founded
2002

18. Muslim Youth University

#131 in Pakistan
#4631 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2015

Universities near Islamabad

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
7 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University 37
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Rawalpindi
11 Rawalpindi Medical University 63
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Rawalpindi
11 National University of Medical Sciences 112
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Rawalpindi
11 Al-Khair University 156
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Rawalpindi
13 Fatima Jinnah Women University 32
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Rawalpindi
20 HITEC University 80
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Taxila
21 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 33
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Taxila
31 University of Wah 92
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Wah Cantt
33 University of Haripur 74
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Haripur
53 Abbottabad University of Science and Technology 138
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Abbottabad