List of universities in Pakistan
The
University of the Punjab, established 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 high schools, learned societies, and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (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, military, and vocational universities, all accredited by the HEC.
Since its independence from the British Indian Empire, the system of the universities have expanded throughout the country with the support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing the universities until 2002 when it was preceded by the HEC. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually.[2] A number of institutions of higher learning are active in the country, but the HEC recognizes 177 institutions. This article provides a comprehensive list of higher education institutions operationalized and active in Pakistan.
Islamabad Capital Territory
Public sector
No. | University | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Website |
1 | Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) | 1974 | Karachi, Lahore |
General (large) | AIOU |
2 | COMSATS Institute of Information Technology | 2000 | Abbottabad, Attock, Sahiwal, Lahore, Vehari, Wah, Islamabad | Information technology | COMSATS |
3 | Federal Urdu University | 2002 | Karachi, Sindh | General (large) | FUUAST |
4 | Institute of Space Technology (IST) | 2002 | | General | IST |
5 | International Islamic University, Islamabad | 1980 | | General (large) | IIU |
6 | National University of Modern Languages (NUML) | 2000 | Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta | Language | NUML |
7 | National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) | 1991 | | Engineering | NUST |
8 | Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) | 1957 | | Economics | PIDE |
9 | Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) | 1967 | | Engineering | PIEAS |
10 | Quaid-i-Azam University | 1965 | | General (medium) | QAU |
11 | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University | 2013 | | Medical | SZABMU |
Private sector
Armed forces
Balochistan
Public sector
Private sector
No. | University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Website |
1 | Al-Hamd Islamic University | Quetta | 1995 (2005)* | Islamabad | General (small) | AIU |
* Granted university status
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Public sector
No. |
University |
Location |
Established |
Campuses |
Specialization |
Website |
1 |
Kohat University of Science and Technology |
Kohat |
2001 |
|
General |
KUST |
2 |
Bacha Khan University |
Charsadda |
2012 |
|
General |
BKUC |
3 |
Gomal University |
Dera Ismail Khan |
1974 |
|
General |
GU |
4 |
Hazara University |
Mansehra |
2002 |
|
General |
HU |
5 |
Islamia College University |
Peshawar |
1913 (2008)* |
|
General |
ICP |
6 |
Khushal Khan Khattak University |
Karak, Pakistan |
2013 |
|
General |
KKKUK |
7 |
Khyber Medical University |
Peshawar |
2007 |
|
Medical |
KMU |
8 |
Abdul Wali Khan University |
Mardan |
2012 |
Chitral, Pabbi, Buner, |
General |
AWKUM |
9 |
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal |
Upper Dir |
2009 |
|
General |
SBBU |
10 |
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University |
Peshawar |
2012 |
|
General |
SBBWU |
11 |
University of Agriculture, Peshawar |
Peshawar |
1981 |
Mardan |
Agriculture, veterinary and business |
AUP |
12 |
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar |
Peshawar |
1980 |
Abbottabad, Bannu, Jalozai, Mardan |
Engineering and technology |
UET Peshawar |
13 |
University of FATA |
Kohat |
2013 |
|
General |
|
14 |
University of Haripur |
Haripur |
2012 |
|
General |
UoH |
15 |
University of Malakand |
Chakdara |
2001 |
|
General |
UoM |
16 |
University of Peshawar |
Peshawar |
1950 |
|
General |
UPesh |
17 |
University of Science and Technology |
Bannu |
2005 |
|
General |
USTB |
18 |
University of Swabi |
Swabi |
2013 |
|
General |
UoSwabi |
19 |
University of Swat |
Saidu Sharif, Swat |
2009 |
|
General |
UoSwat |
Armed forces
Punjab
Public sector
No. | University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Website |
1 | Bahauddin Zakariya University | Multan | 1975 | Layyah, Sahiwal, Lahore, Vehari, Islamabad, Dera Ghazi Khan | General | BZU |
2 | Fatima Jinnah Women University | Rawalpindi | 1998 | Rawalpindi | General | FJWU |
3 | University of Sargodha | Sargodha | 2002 | Lahore, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin | General | UoS |
4 | Ghazi University | Dera Ghazi Khan | 2012 | | General | Ghazi University |
5 | Government College University, Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 1933 (2002)* | | General | GCUF |
6 | Government College University, Lahore | Lahore | 1864 | | General | GCU |
7 | Government College Women University, Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 2012 | | General | GCWUF |
8 | Government College Women University, Sialkot | Sialkot | 2012 | | General | GCWUS |
9 | Government Sadiq College Women University | Bahawalpur | 2012 | | General | GSCWU |
10 | Information Technology University, Lahore | Lahore | 2012 | | Information technology | ITU |
11 | Islamia University | Bahawalpur | 1975 | Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan | General | IUB |
12 | Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan | 2014 | | Engineering | |
13 | King Edward Medical University | Lahore | 1860 (2006)* | | Medical | KEMU |
14 | Kinnaird College for Women University | Lahore | 1917 | | General | Kinnaird |
15 | Lahore College for Women University | Lahore | 1922 | Jhang | General | LCWU |
16 | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture | Multan | 2012 | | Agriculture | MNSUAM |
17 | National College of Arts (NCA) | Lahore | 1996 | | Arts | NCA |
18 | National Textile University | Faisalabad | 1959 (2002)* | | Textile Engineering | NTU |
19 | NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology | Multan | 1985 | | Engineering | NFCIET |
20 | Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design | Lahore | 2010 | | Fashion | PIDF |
21 | Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University | Rawalpindi | 1970 (1994)* | Gujrat | Agriculture and veterinary | UAAR |
22 | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 1906 (1961)* | Burewala, Toba Tek Singh | Agriculture and veterinary | UAF |
23 | University of Education | Lahore | 2002 | Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Jauharabad, Multan, Okara, Pakistan, Vehari | Education | UE |
24 | University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore | Lahore | 1921 | Faisalabad, Kala Shah Kaku, Rachna College of Engineering and Technology (Gujranwala) | Engineering | UET |
25 | University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila | Taxila | 1975 | Chakwal | Engineering | UET Taxila |
26 | University of Gujrat | Gujrat | 2004 | Lahore, Sialkot | General | UoG |
27 | University of Health Sciences, Lahore | Lahore | 2002 | | Medical | UHS |
28 | University of the Punjab | Lahore | 1882 | Gujranwala, Jhelum, | General | PU |
29 | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Lahore | 1882 | Jhang, Pattoki | Veterinary | UVAS |
30 | Virtual University of Pakistan | Lahore | 2002 | Badin, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Ghotki, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jhelum, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Peshawar, Pishin, , Rawalpindi, Sahiwal | Distance education | VU |
31 | Women University Multan | Multan | 2010 | | General | WUM |
32 | University College of Agriculture, Sargodha | Sargodha | 2009 | | General | |
• Unrecognized/newly established universities
Private sector
* Granted university status
Sindh
Public sector
Department of Economics, University of Karachi
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
IQRA University Main Campus
Hamdard University
• Unrecognized/newly established universities
Private sector
• Unrecognized/newly established universities
Armed forces
* Granted university status
Azad Kashmir
Mirpur University of Science and Technology
Public sector
Private sector
* Granted university status
Gilgit-Baltistan
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