100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan

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Below is a list of best universities in Pakistan ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 3.44M citations received by 227K academic papers made by 105 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. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#230 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2000

2. University of the Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#286 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1882

3. Aga Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#323 in Asia
#1362 in the World
Founded
1983

5. Quaid-i-Azam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#426 in Asia
#1645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

6. International Islamic University, Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#438 in Asia
#1666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1980

7. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#516 in Asia
#1868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1961

8. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#557 in Asia
#2000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1925

9. Information Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#580 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Founded
2013

10. University of Karachi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#629 in Asia
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1950

11. Bahauddin Zakariya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#656 in Asia
#2217 in the World
Founded
1975

12. Government College University, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#682 in Asia
#2268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
2002

13. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#684 in Asia
#2274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2005

14. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#713 in Asia
#2342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
21,296
Founded
1990

15. University of Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#737 in Asia
#2411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
34,404
Founded
1999

16. University of Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#817 in Asia
#2588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1950

17. Lahore University of Management Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#825 in Asia
#2601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1985

18. DOW University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#848 in Asia
#2647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
8,006
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
2004

20. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#898 in Asia
#2771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2009

21. Bahria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#933 in Asia
#2844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
21,000
Founded
2000

22. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#938 in Asia
#2854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1980

23. University of Sargodha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#954 in Asia
#2885 in the World
Founded
2002

24. Riphah International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1017 in Asia
#3022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1995

25. Iqra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1078 in Asia
#3148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1998

26. University of Education - Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1093 in Asia
#3177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
2002

27. Government College University, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1151 in Asia
#3308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1864

28. University of Gujrat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1175 in Asia
#3355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2004

29. Hazara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1180 in Asia
#3363 in the World
Founded
2002

31. University of Sindh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1223 in Asia
#3444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1947

32. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1225 in Asia
#3451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1975

33. National University of Modern Languages

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1227 in Asia
#3456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

34. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1245 in Asia
#3501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1995

35. Air University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1261 in Asia
#3547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

36. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1285 in Asia
#3609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

37. University of Balochistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1301 in Asia
#3639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1970

38. University of Malakand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1315 in Asia
#3662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2001

39. Ziauddin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1358 in Asia
#3747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1995

40. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1365 in Asia
#3757 in the World
Founded
1981

41. University of Central Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1383 in Asia
#3788 in the World
Founded
2002

42. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1388 in Asia
#3796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

43. Hamdard University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1438 in Asia
#3904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1991

44. Lahore College for Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1449 in Asia
#3922 in the World
Founded
1922

45. NED University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1475 in Asia
#3983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1921

46. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1501 in Asia
#4036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

47. King Edward Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1520 in Asia
#4081 in the World
Founded
1860

48. National College of Business Administration and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1521 in Asia
#4082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

49. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1531 in Asia
#4094 in the World
Founded
1980

50. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1546 in Asia
#4123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1967

52. Gomal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1579 in Asia
#4185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1974

53. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1589 in Asia
#4203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1881

54. Kohat University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1645 in Asia
#4318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2001

55. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1663 in Asia
#4352 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
2002

56. Islamia College Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1665 in Asia
#4365 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1913

57. Fatima Jinnah Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1670 in Asia
#4375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
8,035
Founded
1998

58. University of Haripur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1694 in Asia
#4439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2008

59. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1696 in Asia
#4442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1998

60. Rawalpindi Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1699 in Asia
#4449 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2017

61. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1700 in Asia
#4451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1993

62. Lahore School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1719 in Asia
#4498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1993

63. National Textile University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1721 in Asia
#4501 in the World
Founded
1954

64. Jinnah Sindh Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1756 in Asia
#4606 in the World
Founded
2012

66. Forman Christian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1795 in Asia
#4673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1864

67. Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1804 in Asia
#4694 in the World
Founded
1955

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1870 in Asia
#4825 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
7,033
Founded
2002

70. Khyber Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1872 in Asia
#4827 in the World
Founded
2007

71. University of Health Sciences, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1881 in Asia
#4844 in the World
Founded
2002

72. University of Swat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1911 in Asia
#4911 in the World
Enrollment
1,411
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
2010

73. Foundation University Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1919 in Asia
#4927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
2002

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1970 in Asia
#5051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1974

76. Karakurum International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1980 in Asia
#5069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2002

77. Shah Abdul Latif University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1997 in Asia
#5102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
7,697
Founded
1987

78. Baqai Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2048 in Asia
#5217 in the World
Founded
1996

79. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2053 in Asia
#5228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
225
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1993

80. Institute of Space Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2055 in Asia
#5231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

81. Kinnaird College for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2064 in Asia
#5249 in the World
Founded
1913

82. University of Wah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2069 in Asia
#5271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

83. National Defence University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2072 in Asia
#5276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1963

84. Sindh Agriculture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2122 in Asia
#5390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1977

85. HITEC University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2127 in Asia
#5410 in the World
Founded
2007

86. Isra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2154 in Asia
#5469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1997

87. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2167 in Asia
#5497 in the World
Enrollment
1,937
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2012

88. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2213 in Asia
#5609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
2001

89. Jinnah University for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2257 in Asia
#5719 in the World
Founded
1998

90. Indus University, Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2265 in Asia
#5733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2012

91. Bacha Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2289 in Asia
#5782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2012

92. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2297 in Asia
#5798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1997

93. Lahore Leads University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2323 in Asia
#5857 in the World
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2011

94. Fatima Jinnah Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2337 in Asia
#5898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1948

95. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2364 in Asia
#5964 in the World
Founded
2004

96. Abasyn University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2374 in Asia
#5996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2007

97. Beaconhouse National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2436 in Asia
#6119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2005

98. Gandhara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2464 in Asia
#6186 in the World
Founded
2002

99. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2476 in Asia
#6216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1964

100. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2481 in Asia
#6235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2010

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Faisalabad.