20 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Lahore

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Lahore ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 606K citations received by 48.4K academic papers made by 20 universities in Lahore 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. University of the Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#288 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

2. Information Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#561 in Asia

Founded: 2013

3. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Pakistan

#728 in Asia

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

4. University of Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Pakistan

#754 in Asia

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

5. Lahore University of Management Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Pakistan

#803 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1985

6. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Pakistan

#894 in Asia

Founded: 1962

7. University of Education - Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Pakistan

#1138 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 2002

8. Government College University, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Pakistan

#1169 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1864

9. University of Central Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Pakistan

#1427 in Asia

Founded: 2002

10. Lahore College for Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Pakistan

#1447 in Asia

Founded: 1922

11. National College of Business Administration and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Pakistan

#1543 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

12. King Edward Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#50 in Pakistan

#1558 in Asia

Founded: 1860

13. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#53 in Pakistan

#1603 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1881

14. Lahore School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#59 in Pakistan

#1705 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1993

15. Forman Christian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Pakistan

#1811 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1864

16. University of Health Sciences, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Pakistan

#1877 in Asia

Founded: 2002

17. Kinnaird College for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Pakistan

#2079 in Asia

Founded: 1913

18. Lahore Leads University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#93 in Pakistan

#2340 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2011

19. Fatima Jinnah Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Pakistan

#2361 in Asia

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

20. Beaconhouse National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#97 in Pakistan

#2439 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Lahore

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
47	Guru Nanak Dev University	48	Amritsar
114	Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	113	Jalandhar
117	Lovely Professional University	35	Phagwara
122	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	7	Faisalabad
122	Government College University, Faisalabad	13	Faisalabad
123	University of Gujrat	30	Gujrat
139	University of Jammu	129	Jammu
157	Punjab Agricultural University	45	Ludhiana
167	University of Sargodha	23	Sargodha
169	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	140	Katra