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 1.67M citations received by 167K 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

#219 in Asia
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2000

2. University of the Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#283 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1882

3. Aga Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#313 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Founded
1983

5. Quaid-i-Azam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#429 in Asia
#1691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

6. International Islamic University, Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#466 in Asia
#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1980

7. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1961

8. University of Karachi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#629 in Asia
#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1950

9. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#678 in Asia
#2354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1925

10. Bahauddin Zakariya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#687 in Asia
#2374 in the World
Founded
1975

11. Lahore University of Management Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#755 in Asia
#2512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1985

12. University of Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#783 in Asia
#2578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1950

13. Government College University, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#793 in Asia
#2589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
2002

14. University of Management and Technology - Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#800 in Asia
#2609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
20,590
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1990

15. Information Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#892 in Asia
#2801 in the World
Founded
2013

16. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#911 in Asia
#2838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1980

18. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#928 in Asia
#2867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2005

19. Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#932 in Asia
#2873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2009

20. University of Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#959 in Asia
#2932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
34,404
Founded
1999

21. DOW University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1047 in Asia
#3117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
8,006
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
2004

22. Bahria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1059 in Asia
#3135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2000

23. University of Sargodha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1119 in Asia
#3285 in the World
Founded
2002

24. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1171 in Asia
#3392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1975

25. Government College University, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1218 in Asia
#3488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1864

26. Riphah International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1223 in Asia
#3498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1995

27. Iqra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in Asia
#3513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1998

28. Hazara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1248 in Asia
#3547 in the World
Founded
2002

29. University of Education - Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1283 in Asia
#3615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
2002

31. University of Balochistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1321 in Asia
#3693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1970

32. National University of Modern Languages

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1333 in Asia
#3716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

33. University of Malakand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1355 in Asia
#3763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2001

34. University of Gujrat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1361 in Asia
#3777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2004

35. University of Sindh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1369 in Asia
#3792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1947

36. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1376 in Asia
#3805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

37. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1412 in Asia
#3877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1952

38. Air University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1421 in Asia
#3894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

39. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1458 in Asia
#3969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1967

40. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1464 in Asia
#3976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1995

41. University of Agriculture, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1494 in Asia
#4032 in the World
Founded
1981

42. Ziauddin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1503 in Asia
#4048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1995

44. NED University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1561 in Asia
#4181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1921

45. University of Central Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1576 in Asia
#4217 in the World
Founded
2002

46. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1637 in Asia
#4349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

47. Lahore College for Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1643 in Asia
#4361 in the World
Founded
1922

48. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1659 in Asia
#4393 in the World
Founded
1980

49. King Edward Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1667 in Asia
#4413 in the World
Founded
1860

50. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1668 in Asia
#4416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1993

51. Gomal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1677 in Asia
#4435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1974

52. Islamia College Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1682 in Asia
#4444 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1913

53. Hamdard University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1685 in Asia
#4448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1991

54. National College of Business Administration and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1695 in Asia
#4471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

55. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1702 in Asia
#4491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1881

56. Kohat University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1704 in Asia
#4493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2001

57. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1707 in Asia
#4501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1998

58. Lahore School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1722 in Asia
#4534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1993

59. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1734 in Asia
#4563 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
2002

60. National Textile University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1744 in Asia
#4594 in the World
Founded
1954

61. Fatima Jinnah Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1782 in Asia
#4675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1998

62. University of Haripur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1800 in Asia
#4722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2008

63. Forman Christian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1845 in Asia
#4824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1864

64. Rawalpindi Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1858 in Asia
#4855 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2017

65. University of Health Sciences, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1890 in Asia
#4926 in the World
Founded
2002

66. Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1898 in Asia
#4939 in the World
Founded
1955

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1929 in Asia
#5020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
7,033
Founded
2002

69. University of Swat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1942 in Asia
#5045 in the World
Enrollment
1,411
Male:Female
88:12
Founded
2010

71. Institute of Space Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1975 in Asia
#5124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2002

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2002 in Asia
#5182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1974

73. Foundation University Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2020 in Asia
#5225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2002

74. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2040 in Asia
#5270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
225
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1993

76. Jinnah Sindh Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2091 in Asia
#5385 in the World
Founded
2012

77. Karakurum International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2094 in Asia
#5389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2002

78. HITEC University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2104 in Asia
#5415 in the World
Founded
2007

79. Baqai Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2135 in Asia
#5479 in the World
Founded
1996

80. University of Wah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2136 in Asia
#5482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

81. Khyber Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2137 in Asia
#5483 in the World
Founded
2007

82. National Defence University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2145 in Asia
#5502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1963

83. Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2155 in Asia
#5520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1997

84. Kinnaird College for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2161 in Asia
#5537 in the World
Founded
1913

85. Shah Abdul Latif University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2163 in Asia
#5539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
7,697
Founded
1987

86. Sindh Agriculture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2194 in Asia
#5608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1977

87. Isra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2228 in Asia
#5694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1997

88. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2251 in Asia
#5745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
2001

89. Sindh Madresatul Islam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2322 in Asia
#5926 in the World
Enrollment
1,937
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2012

90. Indus University, Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2353 in Asia
#5999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2012

91. Jinnah University for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2363 in Asia
#6015 in the World
Founded
1998

92. Bacha Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2377 in Asia
#6058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2012

93. Karachi School for Business and Leadership

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2389 in Asia
#6089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2010

94. Abasyn University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2413 in Asia
#6149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2007

95. DHA Suffa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2423 in Asia
#6170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2012

96. Preston University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2432 in Asia
#6189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1984

97. Beaconhouse National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2436 in Asia
#6194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2005

98. Lahore Leads University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2442 in Asia
#6204 in the World
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2011

99. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2444 in Asia
#6207 in the World
Founded
2004

100. Fatima Jinnah Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2455 in Asia
#6239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1948

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.