List of 100 best universities in Pakistan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 100 universities in Pakistan ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 9.77M citations received by 582K academic publications made by 175 universities from Pakistan, the popularity of 459 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of the Punjab

#222 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

2. Aga Khan University

#371 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Founded: 1983

3. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

#412 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

4. Quaid-i-Azam University

#481 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

5. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

#494 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Lahore University of Management Sciences

#532 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

7. University of Karachi

#678 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1950

8. National University of Sciences and Technology

#737 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Bahauddin Zakariya University

#780 in Asia

#2660 in the World

Founded: 1975

10. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

#809 in Asia

#2751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

11. University of Peshawar

#831 in Asia

#2791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

12. University of Lahore

#838 in Asia

#2810 in the World

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

13. International Islamic University, Islamabad

#863 in Asia

#2888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

14. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

#869 in Asia

#2907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

15. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

#896 in Asia

#2967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

16. Bahria University

#903 in Asia

#2986 in the World

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

17. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

#921 in Asia

#3033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

18. University of Balochistan

#1005 in Asia

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1970

19. Forman Christian College

#1120 in Asia

#3531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1864

20. Government College University, Faisalabad

#1121 in Asia

#3532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 2002

21. DOW University of Health Sciences

#1154 in Asia

#3606 in the World

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

22. NED University of Engineering and Technology

#1174 in Asia

#3665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

23. University of Sindh

#1178 in Asia

#3674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1947

24. Institute of Business Administration

#1206 in Asia

#3746 in the World

Founded: 1955

25. University of Education - Pakistan

#1219 in Asia

#3775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

26. University of Central Punjab

#1246 in Asia

#3824 in the World

Founded: 2002

27. Lahore College for Women University

#1299 in Asia

#3959 in the World

Founded: 1922

28. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

#1308 in Asia

#3974 in the World

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

29. Riphah International University

#1387 in Asia

#4147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1995

30. King Edward Medical University

#1398 in Asia

#4182 in the World

Founded: 1860

31. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

#1522 in Asia

#4462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

32. University of Sargodha

#1577 in Asia

#4579 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

#1583 in Asia

#4590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

34. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

#1586 in Asia

#4595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2009

35. Government College University, Lahore

#1621 in Asia

#4673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

36. Air University

#1629 in Asia

#4688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

37. University of Health Sciences, Lahore

#1669 in Asia

#4769 in the World

Founded: 2002

38. Hazara University

#1685 in Asia

#4803 in the World

Founded: 2002

39. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

#1696 in Asia

#4840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

40. Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

#1709 in Asia

#4879 in the World

Founded: 1881

41. Khyber Medical University

#1744 in Asia

#4970 in the World

Founded: 2007

42. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

#1746 in Asia

#4973 in the World

Founded: 1979

43. University of Gujrat

#1760 in Asia

#4996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2004

44. Gomal University

Dera Ismail Khan

#1809 in Asia

#5114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1974

45. National University of Modern Languages

#1825 in Asia

#5138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1970

46. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

#1848 in Asia

#5185 in the World

Founded: 1957

47. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

#1849 in Asia

#5186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1995

48. Fatima Jinnah Women University

#1858 in Asia

#5201 in the World

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

49. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

#1867 in Asia

#5227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1881

50. Information Technology University

#1906 in Asia

#5306 in the World

Founded: 2013

51. Iqra University

#1907 in Asia

#5307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1998

52. Islamia College Peshawar

#1908 in Asia

#5308 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1913

53. Jinnah Sindh Medical University

#1923 in Asia

#5343 in the World

Founded: 2012

54. Ziauddin University

#1957 in Asia

#5416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1995

55. Hamdard University

#1964 in Asia

#5429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1991

56. Lahore School of Economics

#2014 in Asia

#5535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

57. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

#2035 in Asia

#5585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

58. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

#2040 in Asia

#5594 in the World

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

59. Kinnaird College for Women

#2094 in Asia

#5706 in the World

Founded: 1913

60. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

#2128 in Asia

#5778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

61. Sindh Agriculture University

#2141 in Asia

#5808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1977

62. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

#2142 in Asia

#5809 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 2002

63. National Defence University

#2155 in Asia

#5839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1963

64. Fatima Jinnah Medical University

#2162 in Asia

#5853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1948

65. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

#2174 in Asia

#5876 in the World

Founded: 1981

66. Institute of Space Technology

#2208 in Asia

#5950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

67. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

#2216 in Asia

#5963 in the World

Founded: 1980

68. Beaconhouse National University

#2249 in Asia

#6033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

69. National Textile University

#2271 in Asia

#6090 in the World

Founded: 1954

70. Kohat University of Science and Technology

#2278 in Asia

#6116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2001

71. University of Malakand

#2295 in Asia

#6143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2001

72. Bacha Khan University

#2321 in Asia

#6200 in the World

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

73. Shah Abdul Latif University

#2325 in Asia

#6211 in the World

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

74. Karakurum International University

#2342 in Asia

#6243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2002

75. University of Haripur

#2380 in Asia

#6305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

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

#2404 in Asia

#6374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

77. Foundation University Islamabad

#2430 in Asia

#6438 in the World

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

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

#2457 in Asia

#6491 in the World

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

79. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

#2476 in Asia

#6525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1964

80. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

#2497 in Asia

#6572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

81. National College of Business Administration and Economics

#2503 in Asia

#6583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

82. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

#2506 in Asia

#6588 in the World

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

83. Rawalpindi Medical University

#2565 in Asia

#6699 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2017

84. Baqai Medical University

#2566 in Asia

#6701 in the World

Founded: 1996

85. Isra University

#2572 in Asia

#6713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1997

86. Preston University

#2586 in Asia

#6742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1984

87. HITEC University

#2614 in Asia

#6795 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. University of Wah

#2638 in Asia

#6849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

89. Jinnah University for Women

#2642 in Asia

#6859 in the World

Founded: 1998

90. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

#2649 in Asia

#6871 in the World

Founded: 2004

91. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

#2653 in Asia

#6877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 2001

92. Mirpur University of Science and Technology

#2666 in Asia

#6902 in the World

Founded: 2008

93. Abasyn University

#2688 in Asia

#6952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2007

94. Government College Women University, Faisalabad

#2698 in Asia

#6975 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2012

95. Indus University, Pakistan

#2707 in Asia

#6996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2012

96. University of Swat

#2734 in Asia

#7053 in the World

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

97. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

#2753 in Asia

#7087 in the World

Founded: 2012

98. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

#2757 in Asia

#7093 in the World

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

99. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

#2763 in Asia

#7103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1997

100. DHA Suffa University

#2782 in Asia

#7155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

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

Average cost of living for students in Pakistan is $244 + $21-152 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).