

Table of Contents:
- Overview of Universities in Pakistan
- QS World Ranking 2018-19 of Universities in pakistan.
- QS World Ranking 2016 of Universities in pakistan.
- 2015 HEC Ranking of Universities in Pakistan
Overview of Universities in Pakistan:
Within Pakistan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) provides official rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs)/ universities in pakistan nationally, based on a multitude of criteria.
Universities in Pakistan, colleges, medical schools, engineering schools, and law schools are highly respected and well-known in the education and academic communities, and they continue to offer prestigious Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D programmes for smart, driven adventurers like you. Feel free to choose from some of the most competitive degrees in the top universities in Pakistan.
QS World Ranking 2018-19 of Universities in pakistan
According to the 2018-19 QS World Ranking of Universities, following 7 universities in Pkaisatn lie on the top 1000 universities:
University/ Institute | World Rank |
Pakistan Institute (P.I.A.S) | 397 |
National University of Science & Technology (N.U.S.T) | 417 |
Quaid-e-Azam University(Q.A.U) | 551-560 |
(L.U.M.S) | 701-750 |
COMSATS | 751-800 |
UET Lahore | 801-1000 |
Punjab University Lahore | 800-1000 |




2016 QS World Ranking of Universities in pakistan:
According to 2016 QS World Ranking of Universities, following 6 universities in pakistan are placed in the top 800 universities:
University/ Institute | World Rank |
National University of Science & Technology (N.U.S.T) | 501 |
Quaid-e-Azam University(Q.A.U) | 651 |
Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore (LUMS) | 701 |
UET Lahore | 701 |
University of Karachi | 701 |
University of Lahore | 701 |
2015 HEC Ranking of Universities in Pakistan:
Up to date, the HEC has published rankings for the years 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 and most recently 2015. According to the HEC ranking released in the 2015, top ten universities in pakistan are:
University/Institute | Rank | Website |
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad | 1 | https://www.qau.edu.pk/ |
University of the Punjab, Lahore | 2 | http://www.pu.edu.pk/ |
National University of Science & Technology (NUST) | 3 | http://www.nust.edu.pk/ |
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | 4 | http://www.uaf.edu.pk/ |
Aga Khan University | 5 | https://www.aku.edu/ |
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology | 6 | https://www.comsats.edu.pk/ |
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad | 7 | http://www.pieas.edu.pk/ |
University of Karachi | 8 | http://www.uok.edu.pk/ |
University of Health Sciences, Lahore | 9 | http://www.uhs.edu.pk/ |
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore | 10 | http://www.uvas.edu.pk/ |
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