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World University Rankings 2026: Pakistan

22 universities ranked in Pakistan, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Pakistan yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Pakistan’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	=205	52.4	91	22	est.	115–609
2	National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad	=372	47.0	83	22	est.	196–908
3	Quaid-i-Azam University	=393	46.3	78	66	est.	203–914
4	University of Agriculture Faisalabad	=442	45.0	79	43	est.	222–1006
5	Government College University Lahore	=628	40.8	52	91	est.	225–1275
6	University of Management and Technology, Lahore	=839	36.3	67	22	est.	471–1713
7	Air University Pakistan	=1115	31.4	57	22	est.	639–1975
8	Riphah International University	=1134	31.2	56	22	est.	650–1987
9	University of Lahore	=1215	30.0	53	45	est.	716–1995
10	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	=1230	29.8	50	58	est.	728–2049
11	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore	=1363	28.5	50	22	est.	860–2110
12	International Islamic University Islamabad	=1393	28.2	48	22	est.	836–2113
13	University of Central Punjab	=1469	27.6	47	22	est.	836–2137
14	Bahria University	=1486	27.5	46	22	est.	893–2140
15	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	=1532	27.2	45	22	est.	884–2138
16	Islamia College University	=1615	26.6	41	22	est.	937–2189
17	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	=1681	26.3	40	22	est.	945–2176
18	University of Faisalabad	=1768	25.8	37	22	est.	942–2194
19	University of Education, Pakistan	=1829	25.5	35	22	est.	1018–2210
20	University of Agriculture, Peshawar	=1877	25.2	33	22	est.	1001–2231
21	Khyber Medical University	=2053	24.3	24	22	est.	1098–2241
22	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	=2073	24.2	23	22	est.	1047–2239

22 universities

Research Index for Pakistan · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.