List of universities in Pakistan

University of the Punjab, established in 1882 in Lahore, is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning 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

1 Capital University of Science & Technology Islamabad 1998 General Private

2 Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 1967 General Public

3 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Islamabad 1967 General Public

4 National Defence University, Pakistan Islamabad 1970[3] General Public

5 Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad 1974 General Public

6 International Islamic University, Islamabad Islamabad 1980 General Public

7 National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan Islamabad 1991 General Public

8 COMSATS University Islamabad 1998[4] Abbottabad, Attock, Lahore, Vehari, Sahiwal, Wah General Public

9 National University of Modern Languages Islamabad 1969 Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Gwadar General Public

10 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad 2000 Chiniot, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar General Private

11 Bahria University Islamabad 2000 Karachi, Lahore General Public

12 Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology Islamabad 2001 General Private

13 Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology Islamabad 2002 Karachi General Public

14 Institute of Space Technology Islamabad 2002 General Public

15 Foundation University, Islamabad Islamabad 2002 Rawalpindi General Private

16 Riphah International University Islamabad 2002 Faisalabad, Lahore General Private

17 Air University, Islamabad Islamabad 2002 Multan General Public

18 Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Islamabad 2012 General Private

19 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad 2013 Medical Public

20 Muslim Youth University Islamabad 2015 General Private

21 National University of Technology Islamabad 2018 Engineering and Technology Public

22 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad 1957 General Public

23 National Skills University Islamabad 2020[5] Engineering and Technology Public

Balochistan
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 University of Balochistan Quetta 1970 Mastung, Kharan, Pishin General Public

2 Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Khuzdar 1987 Engineering and Technology Public

3 Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta 1995 Islamabad General Private

4 Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences Quetta 2002 Zhob General Public

5 Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta 2004 Noshki, Pishin, Khuzdar General Public

6 Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences Lasbela 2005 Wadh, Dera Murad Jamali General Public

7 University of Turbat Turbat 2012 Gwadar General Public

8 University of Loralai Loralai 2013 General Public

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 Islamia College University[6] Peshawar 1913 General Public

2 Pakistan Military Academy[7][8] Abbotabad 1947 General Military

3 University of Peshawar[9][10][11][12] Peshawar 1950 General Public

4 Gomal University[13][14][15] Dera Ismail Khan 1974 Tank[16] General Public

5 University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar[17][18] Peshawar 1980 Abbottabad, Bannu, Jalozai, Kohat General Public

6 University of Agriculture, Peshawar[19][20][21] Peshawar 1981 Mardan General Public

7 Preston University Kohat 1984 Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar General Private

8 CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences Peshawar 1986 General Private

9 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Swabi 1988 General Private

10 Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat 2001 Hangu General Public

11 University of Malakand Lower Dir 2001 General Public

12 Qurtuba University Peshawar 2001 Dera Ismail Khan General Private

13 Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar 2001 United Arab Emirates General Private

14 City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar Peshawar 2001 General Private

15 Hazara University Mansehra 1997 General Public

16 Gandhara University Peshawar 2002 General Private

17 Northern University, Nowshera Nowshera 2002 General Private

18 Institute of Management Sciences (Peshawar) Peshawar 1995 General Public

19 University of Science and Technology (Bannu) Bannu 2005 General Public

20 Khyber Medical University Peshawar 2007 Abbottabad, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Saidu Sharif General Public

21 Abasyn University Peshawar 2007 Islamabad General Private

22 Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Mardan 2009 Chitral, Pabbi, Timergara, Buner General Public

23 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Upper Dir 2009 Chitral General Public

24 University of Swat Swat 2009 General Public

25 Bacha Khan University Charsadda 2012 General Public

26 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar 2012 General Public

27 University of Haripur Haripur 2008 General Public

28 IQRA National University Peshawar 2012 General Private

29 Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak 2012 General Public

30 University of Swabi Swabi 2012 General Public

31 Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad 2008 General Public

32 Women University Mardan Mardan 2016 General Public

33 Women University Swabi Swabi 2016 General Public

34 University of Technology, Nowshera Nowshera 2016 Engineering and Technology Public

35 FATA University Akhorwal 2016 General Public

36 University of Chitral[22] Chitral 2017 General Public

37 University of Buner[23] Buner 2017 General Public

38 University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan[24][25][26] Mardan 2017 Engineering and Technology Public

39 University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan[25][26] Dera Ismail Khan 2017 General Public

40 University of Lakki Marwat[25][27][26] Lakki Marwat 2017 General Public

41 Pakistan Air Force Academy Risalpur 1947 General Military

Punjab
 University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 King Edward Medical University Lahore 1860 General Public

2 Government College University, Lahore Lahore 1864 General Public

3 Forman Christian College Lahore 1864 General Private

4 National College of Arts Lahore 1875 General Public

5 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore 1882 Jhang, Pattoki, Narowal, Layyah General Public

6 University of the Punjab Lahore 1882 Gujranwala, Jhelum, Khanspur General Public

Engineering and
7 Punjab Tianjin University of Technology Lahore 2018 Public
Technology

8 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Faisalabad 1906 Burewala, Toba Tek Singh, Depalpur General Public

Engineering and
9 Namal Institute Mianwali 2008 Private
Technology

10 Kinnaird College for Women University Lahore 1913 General Public

11 University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Lahore 1921 Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Narowal General Public

12 Lahore College for Women University Lahore 1922 Jhang General Public

13 Government College University, Faisalabad Faisalabad 1897 Layyah, Sahiwal, Chiniot General Public

14 Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore 1948 Medical Public

15 National Textile University Faisalabad 1959 Karachi General Public

16 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi 1970 General Public

17 Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan 1975 Layyah, Vehari General Public

18 Islamia University Bahawalpur 1975 Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan General Public

19 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Taxila 1975 Chakwal General Public

20 Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore 1984 General Private

21 NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan 1985 General Public

22 Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore Lahore 1987 General Private

23 University of Management and Technology, Lahore Lahore 1990 Sialkot General Private

24 National College of Business Administration and Economics Lahore 1994 Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan General Private

25 Lahore School of Economics Lahore 1997 General Private

26 Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi 1998 General Public

27 University of Sargodha Sargodha 2002 Bhakkar, Mianwali General Public

28 University of Health Sciences, Lahore Lahore 2002 General Public

Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Jauharabad, Multan,

29 University of Education Lahore 2002 General Public
Vehari

30 GIFT University Gujranwala 2002 General Private

31 Hajvery University Lahore 2002 Sheikhupura General Private

32 University of Central Punjab Lahore 2002 General Private

33 University of Faisalabad Faisalabad 2002 Lahore General Private

34 University of Lahore Lahore 1999 Gujrat, Islamabad, Sargodha, Pakpattan General Private

35 Beaconhouse National University Lahore 2003 General Private

36 University of South Asia Lahore 2003 General Private

37 University of Gujrat Gujrat 2004 Lahore, Rawalpindi, Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin General Public

38 Superior University Lahore 2004 General Private

39 Minhaj University, Lahore Lahore 2005 General Private

40 HITEC University Taxila 2007 General Private

41 University of Wah Wah 2009 General Private

42 Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Lahore 1994 General Public

43 Women University Multan Multan 2010 General Public

44 Institute of Southern Punjab Multan 2010 General Private

45 Qarshi University Lahore 2011 General Private

46 Government College Women University, Sialkot Sialkot 2012 General Public

47 Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur 2012 General Public

48 Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan 2012 General Public

49 Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad 2012 General Public

50 Information Technology University (Lahore) Lahore 2012 General Public

51 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan 2012 General Public

52 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan 2012 General Public

53 Virtual University of Pakistan Lahore 2002 General Public

54 Lahore Garrison University Lahore 2012 General Private

55 Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur 2014 Agriculture and Veterinary Public

56 Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information

Rahim Yar Khan 2014 General Public
Technology

Mandi
57 University of Engineering and Technology, Rasul 1873 General Public
Bahauddin

58 University of Sahiwal Sahiwal 2015 General Public

59 University of Okara Okara 2015 General Public

60 University of Jhang Jhang 2015 General Public

61 NUR International University Lahore 2015 General Private

62 University of Sialkot Sialkot 2013 General Private

63 Faisalabad Medical University Faisalabad 1973 Medical Public

64 Rawalpindi Medical University Rawalpindi 1974 Medical Public

65 Nishtar Medical University Multan 1951 Medical Public

66 National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi 2015 Medical Public

67 University of Home Economics Lahore Lahore 2019 General Public

Engineering and
68 Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan 2019 Public
Technology

69 Rawalpindi Women University Rawalpindi 1950 General Public

70 Institute for Art and Culture Lahore 2019 Arts and Design Public

71 University of Narowal Narowal 2014 General Public

Sindh
 University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro 1881 General Public

2 Sindh Madressatul Islam University Karachi 1885 General Public

3 NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1922 General Public

4 Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi 1945 General Public

5 University of Sindh Jamshoro 1947 Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas General Public

6 University of Karachi Karachi 1951 General Public

7 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Karachi 1955 General Public

8 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1962 General Public

9 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro 1963 Khairpur General Public

10 Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi 1970 General Military

11 Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur 1974 Shikarpur General Public

12 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah 1974 Larkana General Public

13 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam 1977 Dokri, Khairpur, Umerkot General Public

14 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi 1989 General Private

15 Baqai Medical University Karachi 1989 General Private

16 Hamdard University Karachi 1991 Islamabad General Private

17 Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences Karachi 1993 General Private

18 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1993 General Private

19 Sukkur IBA University Sukkur 1994 General Public

20 Textile Institute of Pakistan Karachi 1994 General Private

21 Institute of Business Management Karachi 1995 General Private

22 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi 1995 Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, United Arab Emirates General Private

23 Isra University Hyderabad 1997 Islamabad, Karachi General Private

24 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology Karachi 1997 General Private

25 Greenwich University, Karachi Karachi 1998 Mauritius General Private

26 Jinnah University for Women Karachi 1998 General Private

27 Iqra University Karachi 1998 Islamabad General Private

28 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education Karachi 2000 General Private

29 Ilma University Karachi 2001 General Private

30 Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology Karachi 2001 General Private

31 Indus University Karachi 2004 General Private

32 University of EAST Hyderabad 2004 General Private

33 Aga Khan University Karachi 1983 London[28] General Private

34 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana 2008 General Public

35 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi 1998 General Private

36 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences Karachi 2009 General Private

37 Karachi School for Business and Leadership Karachi 2009 General Private

38 Habib University Karachi 2009 General Private

39 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Karachi 2010 General Public

40 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah Nawabshah 2010 General Public

41 KASB Institute of Technology Karachi 2011 General Private

42 Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences Khairpur 2003 General Public

43 Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi 1973 General Public

44 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Karachi 2012 General Public

45 DHA Suffa University Karachi 2002 General Private

46 Nazeer Hussain University Karachi 2012 General Private

47 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah 2013 General Public

48 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Karachi 2013 General Public

49 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics Karachi 2013 General Private

50 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University Karachi 2013 General Private

51 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University Karachi 2013 General Private

52 Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science and Technology Hyderabad 2013 General Private

53 Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences Karachi 2013 General Private

54 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development Khairpur 2017 Engineering and Technology Public

55 Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur 2018 General Public

56 University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah 2011 General Public

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

 University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur 1980 Bhimber General Public

2 University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad 1980 Neelam, Jhelum Valley General Public

3 University of Poonch Rawalakot 1980 Sudhanoti, Haveli General Public

4 Al-Khair University Mirpur 1994 General Private

5 Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif 2000 General Private

6 Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh Bagh 2013 General Public

7 University of Kotli Kotli 2014 General Public

Gilgit-Baltistan
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type

1 Karakoram International University Gilgit 2002 Hunza Valley, Ghizar, Chilas General Public

2 Baltistan University Skardu 2015 General Public

See also
Rankings of universities in Pakistan
List of engineering universities in Pakistan
Education in Pakistan
Pakistan Academy of Sciences

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External links
HEC official website - list of universities in Pakistan

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