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List of universities in Pakistan

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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. 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 replaced by the Higher Education Commission. As of 2024, 262 universities are providing higher education in Pakistan, which produce about 445,000 graduates and 50,000 computer science graduates annually. Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country:

Islamabad

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		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	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	1998		General	Private

Balochistan

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

Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology, Khuzdar, has two campuses in Turbat and Uthal

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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	Havelian	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
	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

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		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	2018		Arts & Design	Public
Green International University	2020		General	Private
Lahore Institute of Science and Technology	2022		General	Private
Rashid Latif Khan University	2021		General	Private
Lahore Garrison University	2010		General	Private
Ali Institute of Education	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	2002		General	Private
Lahore Leads University	2001		General	Private
Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences	2023		General	Private
University of Child Health Sciences	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		General	Public
Al-Karam International Institute	Bhera	2021		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Art and Technology	Gujranwala	2022		General	Private
GIFT University	2002		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology	2022		General	Private
The University of Chenab	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	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	2022		General	Private
Times Institute	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
University of Rasul	Mandi Bahauddin	1873		General	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	2021		General	Private
University of Narowal	Narowal	2018		General	Public
Al-Qadir University	Sohawa	2021		Sufism	Public
Baba Guru Nanak University	Nankana Sahib	2021		General	Public
University of Chakwal	Chakwal	2020		General	Public
University of Mianwali	Mianwali	2012		General	Public
Namal University	2008		Engineering & Technology	Private
Thal University	Bhakkar	2022		General	Public
Kohsar University Murree	Murree	2020		General	Public
Institute of Management & Applied Sciences	Khanewal	2017		General	Private
University of Layyah	Layyah	2009		General	Public
University of Kamalia	Kamalia	2025		General	Public

Sindh

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
Bahria University	2000	Islamabad, Lahore	General	Public
National Textile University	1959	Faisalabad	Textile Engineering & Technology	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
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	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	Sukkur	General	Public
Salim Habib University	2015		General	Private
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		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		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	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		General	Public
University of Mirpurkhas	Mirpurkhas	2024	Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly (Sindh University campus upgraded to full-fledged University)	General
University of Thar	Tharparkar@Mithi	purposed	May be the Campus of University of Sindh/University of Mirpurkhas	General (Later may be full-fledged university)
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Institute of Management Science (BBSIMD-Dadu)	Dadu	2011	Under IBA Sukkur	Purposed to autonomous institute

Azad Kashmir

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

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