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List of Universities in Pakistan
List of Universities in Pakistan
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond
secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is
maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial
funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the country.[1] In Pakistan, the higher education system
includes the public, private and military universities, all accredited by the HEC. Since independence, new
universities have expanded throughout the country with support provided by the University Grants
Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing universities until 2002
when it was preceded by the Higher Education Commission. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university
graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually.[2] Following public and private higher
education institutions are active in the country:
Islamabad
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
2 Capital University of
Science & Islamabad 1998 General Private
Technology
3 Quaid-i-Azam
Islamabad 1967 General Public
University
4 Pakistan Institute of
Engineering and Islamabad 1967 General Public
Applied Sciences
5 National Defence
University, Pakistan
Islamabad 1970[3] General Public
7 International Islamic
Islamabad 1980 General Public
University, Islamabad
8 National University
of Sciences and Islamabad 1991 Quetta General Public
Technology, Pakistan
9 COMSATS Abbottabad, Attock, Lahore,
University
Islamabad 1998[4] Vehari, Sahiwal, Wah General[5] Public
10 National University
Chiniot, Karachi, Lahore,
of Computer and Islamabad 2000 General Private
Peshawar
Emerging Sciences
13 Federal Urdu
University of Arts,
Islamabad 1949 Karachi General Public
Science and
Technology
14 Institute of Space
Islamabad 2002 General Public
Technology
15 Foundation
Islamabad 2002 Rawalpindi, Sialkot General Private
University, Islamabad
Rawalpindi, Faisalabad,
16 National University Lahore, Multan, Karachi,
Islamabad 1969 General Public
of Modern Languages Hyderabad, Peshawar,
Quetta, Gwadar, Mirpur
17 Air University,
Islamabad 2002 Multan, Kamra General Public
Islamabad
18 Shifa Tameer-e-
Islamabad 2012 General Private
Millat University
19 Shaheed Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto Medical Islamabad 2013 Medical Public
University
20 Muslim Youth
Islamabad 2015 General Private
University
24 IBADAT
International Islamabad 2021 General Private
University
Balochistan
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 University of
Quetta 1970 Mastung, Kharan, Pishin General Public
Balochistan
2 Balochistan University
Engineering and
of Engineering and Khuzdar 1987 Hub city (purposed) Public
Technology
Technology
3 Al-Hamd Islamic
Quetta 1995 Islamabad General Private
University
4 Balochistan University
of Information
Technology, Engineering Quetta 2002 Zhob General Public
and Management
Sciences
6 Lasbela University of
Agriculture, Water and Lasbela 2005 Wadh, Dera Murad Jamali General Public
Marine Sciences
Gwadar
(2016-2021)
7 University of Turbat Turbat 2012 General Public
Panjgur
(2020-2022)
Makran University of
Information Technology, Engineering and
Gwadar Purposed Turbat Public
Engineering and Technology
Management Sciences
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
2 Pakistan Military
Abbotabad 1947 General Military
Academy[7][8]
7 University of Agriculture,
Peshawar 1981 Mardan General Public
Peshawar[19][20][21]
Karachi,
8 Preston University Kohat 1984 Islamabad, General Private
Lahore, Peshawar
9 CECOS University of
Information Technology and Peshawar 1986 General Private
Emerging Sciences
10 Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Institute of Engineering Swabi 1988 General Private
Sciences and Technology
11 Kohat University of
Kohat 2001 Hangu General Public
Science and Technology
14 Sarhad University of
Mardan, United
Science and Information Peshawar 2001 General Private
Arab Emirates
Technology
32 Abbottabad University of
Science and Technology
Abbottabad 2008[23] General Public
39 University of Engineering
and Technology, Engineering and
Mardan 2017 Public
Technology
Mardan[25][26][27]
42 Pak-Austria
Fachhochschule: Institute of
Haripur 2020 General Public
Applied Sciences and
Technology[29]
43 University of Dir Timergara 2021 General Public
44 University of Engineering Engineering &
Swat 2021 Public
and Applied Sciences Technology
Punjab
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 King Edward Medical
Lahore 1860 General Public
University
2 University of Faisalabad,
Engineering and Lahore 1921 Sheikhupura, General Public
Technology, Lahore Gujranwala, Narowal
3 Forman Christian
Lahore 1864 General Private
College
4 National College of Arts Lahore 1875 Rawalpindi General Public
Gujranwala, Jhelum,
6 University of the Punjab Lahore 1882 General Public
Khanspur
7 Punjab Tianjin Engineering and
Lahore 2018 Public
University of Technology Technology
Engineering and
9 Namal University Mianwali 2008 Private
Technology
10 Kinnaird College for
Lahore 1913 General Public
Women University
11 Government College
Lahore 1864 General Public
University, Lahore
15 National Textile
Faisalabad 1959 Karachi General Public
University
16 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid
Rawalpindi 1970 General Public
Agriculture University
17 Bahauddin Zakariya
Multan 1975 Layyah, Vehari General Public
University
20 Lahore University of
Lahore 1984 General Private
Management Sciences
21 NFC Institute of
Engineering and Multan 1985 General Public
Technology
22 Institute of
Management Sciences, Lahore 1987 General Private
Lahore
23 University of
Management and Lahore 1990 Sialkot General Private
Technology, Lahore
24 National College of
Multan, Bahawalpur,
Business Administration Lahore 1994 General Private
Rahim Yar Khan
and Economics
25 University of Central
Lahore 2002 General Private
Punjab
32 Faisalabad Medical
Faisalabad 1973 General Public
University
33 University of
Faisalabad 2002 General Private
Faisalabad
34 University of Lahore Lahore 1999 Sargodha General Private
35 Beaconhouse National
Lahore 2003 General Private
University
36 University of South
Lahore 2003 General Private
Asia
Lahore, Rawalpindi,
37 University of Gujrat Gujrat 2004 Narowal, Mandi General Public
Bahauddin
Okara, Sargodha,
38 Superior University Lahore 2004 Rahim Yar Khan, General Private
Faisalabad
39 Minhaj University,
Lahore 2005 General Private
Lahore
40 HITEC University Taxila 2007 General Private
42 Pakistan Institute of
Lahore 1994 General Public
Fashion and Design
43 Women University
Multan 2010 General Public
Multan
44 Institute of Southern
Multan 2010 General Private
Punjab
45 Qarshi University Lahore 2011 General Private
46 Government College
Women University, Sialkot 2012 General Public
Sialkot
47 Government Sadiq
College Women Bahawalpur 2012 General Public
University
Dera Ghazi
48 Ghazi University 2012 General Public
Khan
49 Government College
Women University, Faisalabad 2012 General Public
Faisalabad
50 Information
Technology University Lahore 2012 General Public
(Lahore)
51 Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif University of Multan 2012 General Public
Agriculture
52 Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif University of
Multan 2012 General Public
Engineering and
Technology
55 Cholistan University of
Agriculture and
Veterinary and Animal Bahawalpur 2014 Public
Veterinary
Sciences
56 Khawaja Fareed
University of Engineering Rahim Yar
2014 General Public
and Information Khan
Technology
57 University of
Mandi
Engineering and 1873 General Public
Bahauddin
Technology, Rasul
61 NUR International
Lahore 2015 General Private
University
64 Rawalpindi Medical
Rawalpindi 1974 Medical Public
University
66 National University of
Rawalpindi 2015 Medical Public
Medical Sciences
67 University of Home
Lahore 1955 General Public
Economics Lahore
69 Rawalpindi Women
Rawalpindi 1950 General Public
University
70 Institute for Art and
Lahore 2019 Arts and Design Public
Culture
72 Al-Qadir
Sohawa 2021 Sufism Public
University[30][31]
78 Kohsar University
Murree 2021 General Public
Murree
79 Lahore Institute of
Lahore 2022 General Private
Science and Technology
80 Grand Asian
Sialkot 2022 General Private
University Sialkot
81 Government Viqar-un-
Rawalpindi 2022 General Public
Nisa Women University
82 The University of
Chenab
Gujrat 2021[32] General Private
83 International Institute
of Science, Art and Gujranwala 2022 General Private
Technology
Sindh
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 Liaquat University
of Medical and Jamshoro 1881 General Public
Health Sciences
2 Sindh Madressatul
Karachi 1885 General Public
Islam University
3 NED University of
Engineering and Karachi 1922 Tharparkar General Public
Technology
4 Dow University of
Karachi 1945 General Public
Health Sciences
Hyderabad,Larkana,Badin,
5 University of
Jamshoro 1947 Dadu, Mirpur Khas,Naushahro General Public
Sindh
Feroze, Thatta, Bhit Shah,
6 University of
Karachi 1951 General Public
Karachi
7 Institute of
Business
Karachi 1955 General Public
Administration,
Karachi
8 Dawood University
of Engineering and Karachi 1962 General Public
Technology
9 Mehran University
Khairpur, Sujawal,
of Engineering and Jamshoro 1963 General Public
Jacobabad,
Technology
10 Pakistan Naval
Karachi 1970 General Military
Academy
11 Shah Abdul Latif
Khairpur 1974 Ghotki, Shikarpur,Shahdadkot General Public
University
12 Quaid-e-Awam
University of
Engineering, Benazirabad 1974 Larkana General Public
Science and
Technology
13 Sindh Agriculture
Tandojam 1977 Dokri, Khairpur, Umerkot General Public
University
14 Indus Valley
School of Art and Karachi 1989 General Private
Architecture
15 Baqai Medical
Karachi 1989 General Private
University
16 Hamdard
Karachi 1991 Islamabad General Private
University
17 Commecs
institute of business
Karachi 1993 General Private
and emerging
sciences
18 Sir Syed
University of
Karachi 1993 General Private
Engineering and
Technology
21 Institute of
Business Karachi 1995 General Private
Management
25 Greenwich
Karachi 1987 Mauritius General Private
University, Karachi
26 Jinnah University
Karachi 1998 General Private
for Women
27 Iqra University Karachi 1998 Islamabad, Quetta General Private
28 Dadabhoy
Institute of Higher Karachi 2000 General Private
Education
32 University of
Hyderabad 2004 General Private
EAST
33 Aga Khan
University
Karachi 1983 London[33] General Private
34 Shaheed
Mohtarma Benazir
Larkana 2008 General Public
Bhutto Medical
University
35 Muhammad Ali
Karachi 1998 General Private
Jinnah University
36 Sindh Institute of
Karachi 2009 General Private
Medical Sciences
37 Karachi School
for Business and Karachi 2009 General Private
Leadership
40 Shaheed Benazir
Bhutto University, Benazirabad 2010 Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze General Public
Benazirabad
41 KASB Institute
Karachi 2011 General Private
of Technology
43 Jinnah Sindh
Karachi 1973 General Public
Medical University
44 Shaheed Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto University Karachi 2012 General Public
of Law
45 DHA Suffa
Karachi 2002 General Private
University
46 Nazeer Hussain
Karachi 2012 General Private
University
47 Peoples
University of
Medical and Health Benazirabad 2013 General Public
Sciences for
Women
48 Shaheed Benazir
Bhutto University of
Benazirabad 2013 General Public
Veterinary and
Animal Sciences
49 Newports
Institute of
Karachi 2013 General Private
Communications
and Economics
50 Shaheed Benazir
Bhutto City Karachi 2013 General Private
University
51 Shaheed Benazir
Bhutto Dewan Karachi 2013 General Private
University
52 Qalandar
Shahbaz University Karachi 2013 General Private
of Modern Sciences
53 Benazir Bhutto
Shaheed University Engineering
Khairpur 1950 Public
of Technology and and Technology
Skill Development
54 Begum Nusrat
Bhutto Women Sukkur 2018 General Public
University
55 University of
Sufism and Modern Bhit Shah 2011 General Public
Sciences
56 Government
College University Hyderabad 1917 General Public
Hyderabad
57 Shaikh Ayaz
University
Shikarpur 2011[35] General Public
58 Ziauddin
University
Karachi 1986[36] Sukkur General Public
59 Salim Habib
University
Karachi 2015[37] General Private
Azad Kashmir
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
Gilgit-Baltistan
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 Karakoram International Hunza Valley, Ghizar,
Gilgit 2002 General Public
University Chilas
Gallery
See also
Education in Pakistan
Rankings of universities in Pakistan
List of educational boards in Pakistan
List of engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan
List of computing schools in Pakistan
List of business schools in Pakistan
List of pharmacy schools in Pakistan
List of medical schools in Pakistan
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
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