Rankings of universities in Pakistan

This article presents an overview of university rankings in Pakistan. Within Pakistan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) provides official rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs) nationally, based on a multitude of criteria.[1] There are also various magazines, newspapers and international agencies/standards which provide rankings and analysis.

According to the 2015 HEI rankings released by the HEC, the top six universities in Pakistan were, in descending order: [MUST Mirpur University of Sciences and Technology], University of the Punjab (PU), University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF) and Aga Khan University (AKU).[2][3]

As of 2022, total 6 universities were ranked in top 1000 by QS World University Rankings: [[Government college university,Lahore R]] (#334), Quaid-i-Azam University (#378), PIEAS (#398), LUMS (#651), University of The Punjab (#701) and UET, Lahore (#801), .[4] In rankings for 2023, the number increased to 7, with the addition of University of Peshawar (#801).[5]

  1. ^ "Ranking Criteria and Weights". Higher Education Commission. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HEC1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Here's how 6 Pakistani universities ranked worldwide". The Express Tribune. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Top Universities QS World University Rankings 2022". Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. ^ "Top Universities QS World University Rankings 2023". Retrieved 2022-10-22.