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.^[3] In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public, private and military universities 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. As of 2024, There are 262 universities providing higher education in Pakistan which produce about 445,000 graduates and 50,000 computer science graduates annually.^[4] Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country:

The University of the Punjab, established 1882, is one of the oldest modern universities in Pakistan.

Education in Pakistan

Educational oversight
Minister of Education	Rana Tanveer Hussain
Secretary of Education	Mr. Nadeem Mahbub
Chairman HEC	Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed
General details
Primary languages	English, Urdu
System type	State, federal and private
Literacy (2023 Census[1])
Total	62.85%
Male	68%
Female	52.84%
Enrollment
Total	32.33% of population[2]
Primary	67.57%[2]
Secondary	43.82%[2]
Post secondary	14.85%[2]

Islamabad

This section is an excerpt from List of universities in Islamabad § List of universities.[edit]

University	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Riphah International University	2002	Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Lahore, Malakand	General	Private
Capital University of Science & Technology	1998		General	Private
Quaid-i-Azam University	1967		General	Public
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	1967			Public
National Defence University, Pakistan	1970[5]		General	Public
Allama Iqbal Open University	1974		General	Public
International Islamic University, Islamabad	1980		General	Public
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan	1991	Quetta	General	Public
COMSATS University	1998			Public
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	2000	Chiniot, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar	General	Private
Bahria University	2000	Karachi, Lahore	General	Public
Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology	2001	Islamabad	General	Private
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology	1949	Karachi	General	Public
Institute of Space Technology	2002		General	Public
Foundation University, Islamabad	2002	Rawalpindi, Sialkot	General	Private
National University of Modern Languages	1969	Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Gwadar, Mirpur	General	Public
Air University, Islamabad	2002	Multan,Kharian, Kamra	General	Public
Virtual University of Pakistan	2002	Across the entire Pakistan	General	Public
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University	2012		General	Private
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University	2013		Medical	Public
Muslim Youth University[6]	2013		General	Private
National University of Technology	2018		Engineering & Technology	Public
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics	1957		General	Public
National Skills University	2018		Engineering & Technology	Public
IBADAT International University Islamabad[7]	1998		General	Private

Balochistan

This section is an excerpt from List of universities in Balochistan § List of universities.[edit]

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
University of Balochistan	Quetta	1970	Mastung, Kharan, Pishin	General	Public
Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences		1972		Medical	Public
Al-Hamd Islamic University		1995	Islamabad	General	Private
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences		2002	Zhob	Engineering & Technology	Public
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University		2004	Noshki, Pishin, Khuzdar (purposed)	General	Public
University of Turbat	Turbat	2012	Gwadar (2016-2021) Panjgur (2020-2022)	General	Public
University of Gwadar	Gwadar	2016		General	Public
University of Makran	Panjgur	2022		General	Public
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology	Khuzdar	1987	Hub city (purposed)	Engineering & Technology	Public
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences	Lasbela	2005	Wadh, Dera Murad Jamali	General	Public
University of Loralai	Loralai	2009		General	Public
Mir Chakar Khan Rind University	Sibi	2019		General	Public

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

This section is an excerpt from List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa § List of universities.[edit]

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Islamia College University	Peshawar	1913		General	Public
University of Peshawar		1950		General	Public
University of Agriculture, Peshawar		1981	Mardan	Agriculture	Public
CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences		1986		Engineering & Technology	Private
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar		1952	Abbottabad, Bannu, Jalozai, Kohat	Engineering & Technology	Public
Gandhara University		1995		General	Private
Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar		1995		Management sciences & Technology	Public
IQRA National University		2000	Swat	General	Private
Qurtuba University		2001	Dera Ismail Khan	General	Private
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology		2001	Mardan, United Arab Emirates	Engineering & Technology	Private
City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar		2001		Engineering & Technology	Private
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University		2005		General	Public
Khyber Medical University		2007	Abbottabad, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Saidu Sharif	Medical Sciences	Public
Abasyn University		2007	Islamabad	General	Private
University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan	Dera Ismail Khan	2018		General	Public
Gomal University		1974	Tank	General	Public
Abbottabad University of Science and Technology	Abbottabad	2008		Engineering & Technology	Public
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	2001	Hangu	Engineering & Technology	Public
Preston University		1984	Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar	General	Private
Women University Swabi	Swabi	2016		General	Public
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology		1993		Engineering & Technology	Private
University of Swabi		2012		General	Public
University of Swat	Swat	2010		General	Public
University of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Swat		2021		Engineering & Technology	Public
University of Veterinary & Animal Science		2023		Agriculture & Veterinary	Public
University of Haripur	Haripur	2012		General	Public
Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology		2020		Science & Technology	Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan	Mardan	2018		Engineering & Technology	Public
Women University Mardan		2016		General	Public
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan		2009	Chitral, Pabbi	General	Public
Hazara University	Mansehra	2002	Battagram	General	Public
Northern University, Nowshera	Nowshera	2002		General	Private
University of Science and Technology Bannu	Bannu	2005		Engineering & Technology	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal	Upper Dir	2009	Chitral	General	Public
University of Malakand	Chakdara	2001		General	Public
University of Buner	Buner	2012		General	Public
University of Technology, Nowshera	Nowshera	2015		Engineering & Technology	Public
FATA University	Akhorwal	2016		General	Public
University of Chitral	Chitral	2017		General	Public
University of Lakki Marwat	Lakki Marwat	2017		General	Public
Khushal Khan Khattak University	Karak	2012		General	Public
Bacha Khan University	Charsadda	2012		General	Public
University of Dir	Timergara	2021		General	Public
University of Shangla	Shangla	2022		General	Public

Punjab

This section is an excerpt from List of universities of Punjab, Pakistan § List of universities.[edit]

University	Location	Established	Other Campuses	Specialization	Type
University of the Punjab	Lahore	1882	Gujranwala, Jhelum, Khanspur	General	Public
King Edward Medical University		1860		General	Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore		1921	Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Narowal	General	Public
Forman Christian College University		1864		General	Private
National College of Arts		1875	Rawalpindi	Arts & Design	Public
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences		1882	Jhang, Pattoki, Narowal, Layyah	General	Public
Punjab Tianjin University of Technology		2018		Engineering & Technology	Public
Kinnaird College for Women University		1913		General	Public
Government College University, Lahore		1864		General	Public
Lahore College for Women University		1922		General	Public
Fatima Jinnah Medical University		1941		Medical	Public
Lahore University of Management Sciences		1984		General	Private
Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore		1987		General	Private
University of Management and Technology, Lahore		1990	Sialkot	General	Private
National College of Business Administration and Economics		1994	Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan	General	Private
University of Central Punjab		1999		General	Private
University of Health Sciences, Lahore		2002		General	Public
University of Education		2002	Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Jauharabad, Multan, Vehari	General	Public
University of Lahore		1999	Sargodha	General	Private
Beaconhouse National University		2003		General	Private
University of South Asia		2003		General	Private
Superior University		2000	Okara, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad	General	Private
Minhaj University, Lahore		1986[8]		General	Private
Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design		1994		Arts & Design	Public
Information Technology University of the Punjab		2012		Engineering & Technology	Public
Lahore School of Economics		1997		Medical	Public
University of Home Economics Lahore		1955		General	Public
NUR International University		2015		General	Private
Qarshi University		2011		General	Private
Hajvery University		2002	Sheikhupura	General	Private
Institute for Art and Culture[9]		2018		Arts & Design	Public
Green International University[10]		2020		General	Private
Lahore Institute of Science and Technology[11]		2022		General	Private
Rashid Latif Khan University		2021		General	Private
Lahore Garrison University		2010		General	Private
Ali Institute of Education[12]		2010		General	Private
Global Institute [HEC-NOC SUSPENDED] (ADMISSIONS HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY HEC FROM FALL 2016)		2011		General	Private
Imperial College of Business Studies[13]		2002		General	Private
Lahore Leads University[14]		2001		General	Private
Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences[15]		2023		General	Private
University of Child Health Sciences[16]		2021		Medical	Public
National University of Pakistan	Rawalpindi	2023		General	Public
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University		1970		General	Public
Fatima Jinnah Women University		1998		General	Public
Rawalpindi Medical University		1974		Medical	Public
National University of Medical Sciences		2015		Medical	Public
Rawalpindi Women University		2019		General	Public
Government Viqar-un-Nisa Women University		2022		General	Public
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	1906	Burewala, Toba Tek Singh, Depalpur	General	Public
Government College University, Faisalabad		1897	Layyah, Sahiwal, Chiniot	General	Public
National Textile University		1959	Karachi	General	Public
Faisalabad Medical University		1973		Medical	Public
University of Faisalabad		2002		General	Private
Government College Women University, Faisalabad		2012		General	Public
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	2012		General	Public
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur		1925	Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan	General	Public
Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences		2014		Agriculture & Veterinary	Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	Taxila	1975		General	Public
HITEC University		2007		General	Private
University of Wah	Wah	2005		General	Private
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	1916[17]		General	Public
Al-Karam International Institute[18]	Bhera	2021		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Art and Technology[19]	Gujranwala	2022		General	Private
GIFT University		2002		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology[20]		2022[21]		General	Private
The University of Chenab[22]	Gujrat	1999		General	Private
University of Gujrat		2004	Lahore, Rawalpindi,Mandi Bahauddin	General	Public
Government College Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	2012		General	Public
University of Sialkot		2013		General	Private
Grand Asian University Sialkot[23]		2022		General	Private
NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology	Multan	1985		Engineering & Technology	Public
Bahauddin Zakariya University		1975	Layyah, Vehari	General	Public
Women University Multan		2010		General	Public
University of Southern Punjab		2010		General	Private
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture		2012		Agriculture & Veterinary	Public
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology		2012		General	Public
Multan University of Science & Technology[24]		2022		General	Private
Times Institute[25]		2008		General	Private
Nishtar Medical University		1951		Medical	Public
Emerson University, Multan		1920		General	Public
Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology	Rahim Yar Khan	2014		Engineering & Technology	Public
Punjab University of Technology, Rasul	Mandi Bahauddin	1873		Engineering & Technology	Public
University of Sahiwal	Sahiwal	2015		General	Public
University of Okara	Okara	2015		General	Public
University of Jhang	Jhang	2015		General	Public
Ghazi University	Dera Ghazi Khan	2012		General	Public
Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology		2019		Engineering & Technology	Public
Ghazi National Institute of Engineering & Sciences[26]		2021		General	Private
University of Narowal	Narowal	2018		General	Public
Al-Qadir University[27][28]	Sohawa	2021		Sufism	Public
Baba Guru Nanak University	Nankana Sahib	2021		General	Public
University of Chakwal	Chakwal	2020		General	Public
University of Mianwali[29]	Mianwali	2012		General	Public
Namal University		2008		Engineering & Technology	Private
Thal University[30]	Bhakkar	2012		General	Public
Kohsar University Murree	Murree	2020		General	Public
Institute of Management & Applied Sciences[31]	Khanewal	2017		General	Private
University of Layyah[32]	Layyah	2009		General	Public
University of Sahiwal[33]	Sahiwal	2015		General	Public

Sindh

This section is an excerpt from List of universities in Sindh § List of universities.[edit]

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
KASB Institute of Technology	Karachi	2011		General	Private
Sindh Madressatul Islam University		1885		General	Public
NED University of Engineering and Technology		1922	Tharparkar	Engineering Science	Public
Dow University of Health Sciences		1945		Medical Science	Public
University of Karachi		1951		General	Public
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi		1955		General	Public
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology		1962		Engineering & Technology	Public
Pakistan Naval Academy		1970		General	Military
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture		1989		Arts, Design & Architecture	Private
Baqai Medical University		1989		Medical Science	Private
Hamdard University		1991	Islamabad	General	Private
Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences		1993		General	Private
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology		1993		Engineering Science	Private
Textile Institute of Pakistan		1994		Textile & Manufacturing	Private
Institute of Business Management		1995		Management Science	Private
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology		1995	Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, Gharo, United Arab Emirates	Engineering & Technology	Private
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology		1997		General	Private
Greenwich University, Karachi		1987	Mauritius	General	Private
Jinnah University for Women		1998		General	Private
Iqra University		1998	Islamabad, Quetta	General	Private
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education		2000		General	Private
Ilma University		2001		General	Private
Preston University		2001		General	Private
Indus University		2004		General	Private
Aga Khan University		1983	London[34]	General	Private
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University		1998		General	Private
Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences		2009		General	Private
Karachi School for Business and Leadership		2009		General	Private
Habib University		2009		General	Private
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University		2010		General	Public
Jinnah Sindh Medical University		1973		General	Public
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law		2012		General	Public
DHA Suffa University		2002		General	Private
Nazeer Hussain University		2012		General	Private
Newports Institute of Communications and Economics		2013		General	Private
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University		2013		General	Private
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University		2013		General	Private
Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences		2013		General	Private
Ziauddin University		1986[35]	Sukkur	General	Public
Salim Habib University		2015[36]		General	Private
60 Sohail University		2018		General	Private
Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship		2021		General	Private
City University of Health Sciences		1991		Medical	Public
Karachi Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship		2013[37]		General	Private
Emaan Institute of Management and Sciences		2018		General	Private
Malir University of Science and Technology		2017		General	Private
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE)-College of PIEAS		1993	Hawksbay Road, Karachi, Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)	Nuclear Power Engineering & Technology	Public
University of Art and Culture, Jamshoro	Jamshoro	2018		Arts & Design	Private
Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro University of Art, Design and Heritages		1990		Arts & Design	Public
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences		1881	Thatta	Medical Science	Public
University of Sindh		1947	Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas, (till 2024) Naushahro Feroze, Thatta, Larkana (till 2024)	General	Public
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology		1963	Khairpur, Sujawal, Jacobabad, Umerkot	Engineering & Technology	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Benazirabad	Benazirabad	2010	Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze	General	Public
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology		1974	Larkana, Jacobabad	Engineering & Technology	Public
Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women		2013		General	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences		2012		General	Public
Isra University	Hyderabad	1997	Islamabad, Karachi	General	Private
University of EAST		2004		General	Private
Hyderabad Institute for Technical & Management Sciences		2023		General	Public
Government College University Hyderabad		1917		General	Public
Sukkur IBA University	Sukkur	1994	Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Kandhkot	Engineering & Administration	Public
Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design & Heritage		2013		Arts & Design	Public
Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University		2018		General	Public
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	1974	Ghotki,Shahdadkot	General	Public
Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences		2003[38]		General	Public
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development		1950		Engineering & Technology	Public
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	Larkana	2008		General	Public
University of Larkano		2024[39]	Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly	General	Public
Sindh Agriculture University	Tandojam	1939	Khairpur, Umerkot, Dokri (till 2024)	Agriculture Science	Public
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences	Bhit Shah	2011		General	Public
Shaikh Ayaz University	Shikarpur	2011[40]		General	Public
University of Mirpurkhas	Mirpurkhas[41]	2024[42]	Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly (Sindh University campus upgraded to full-fledged University)	General
University of Thar	Tharparkar@Mithi	purposed[43]	May be the Campus of University of Sindh/University of Mirpurkhas[44]	General (Later may be full-fledged university)
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Institute of Management Science (BBSIMD-Dadu)	Dadu	2011[45]	Under IBA Sukkur	Purposed to autonomous institute

Azad Kashmir

This section is an excerpt from List of universities in Azad Kashmir § List of universities.[edit]

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Mirpur University of Science and Technology	Mirpur	1980 (2008)*	Bhimber	General	Public
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	1980	Neelam, Jhelum Valley	General	Public
University of Poonch	Rawalakot	1980 (2014)*	Sudhanoti, Haveli	General	Public
Al-Khair University	Mirpur	1994 (2011*)		General	Private
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University	Nerian Sharif	2000		General	Private
Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh	Bagh	2013		General	Public
University of Kotli	Kotli	2014		General	Public

* Granted university status.

Gilgit-Baltistan

	University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
1	Karakoram International University	Gilgit	2002	Hunza Valley, Ghizar, Chilas	General	Public
2	Baltistan University	Skardu	2017		General	Public

Gallery

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  NUST main office
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  University of the Punjab, established in 1882 in Lahore, is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Pakistan.
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  University of Peshawar
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  Islamia College University
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  University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
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  National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
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  Air University Pakistan
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  Government College University, Lahore
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  Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
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  University of Gujrat

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 Law schools 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
  • List of medical schools in Islamabad
  • List of medical schools in Punjab, Pakistan
  • List of medical schools in Sindh
  • List of medical schools in Balochistan
  • List of medical schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir
  • List of medical schools in Gilgit-Baltistan
• Pakistan Academy of Sciences
• National Technology Council
• List of universities in Pakistan
  • List of universities in Islamabad
  • List of universities in Punjab, Pakistan
  • List of universities in Sindh
  • List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of universities in Balochistan
  • List of universities in Azad Kashmir
  • List of universities in Gilgit-Baltistan