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 1.56M citations received by 112K academic publications made by 18 universities from Islamabad, the popularity of 31 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Quaid-i-Azam University

#3 in Pakistan
#618 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

6. Bahria University

#16 in Pakistan
#1062 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2000

7. Riphah International University

#35 in Pakistan
#1673 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1995

10. Air University

#48 in Pakistan
#1924 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

11. National Defence University

#49 in Pakistan
#1934 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1963

13. Institute of Space Technology

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

14. Foundation University Islamabad

#70 in Pakistan
#2357 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2002

18. Muslim Youth University

#132 in Pakistan
#4563 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 36
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Rawalpindi
11 Rawalpindi Medical University 65
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Rawalpindi
11 National University of Medical Sciences 112
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Rawalpindi
11 Al-Khair University 166
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Rawalpindi
13 Fatima Jinnah Women University 29
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Rawalpindi
20 HITEC University 80
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Taxila
21 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 31
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Taxila
31 University of Wah 88
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Wah Cantt
33 University of Haripur 72
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Haripur
53 Abbottabad University of Science and Technology 134
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Abbottabad