Pakistani universities that are among the best in the world

Universities in Pakistan have been numerically ranked based on their positions in the overall Best Global Universities rankings. Schools were evaluated based on their research performance and their ratings by members of the academic community around the world and within Asia. 

About 21 Pakistani universities have considered in the Best Global Universities for 2022 published by US News and World Report, a Washington-based ranking guide and 17 Pakistani universities have been secured place in top universities world wide, ranking published in US news.

According to these rankings, Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) has been ranked 461 in the World Ranking 2022. Aga Khan University and COMSATS University Islamabad follow QAU. 

1. Quaid-i-Azam University 461

2. Aga Khan University 473

3. COMSATS University Islamabad 495

4. National University of Sciences and Technology 922

5. University of Peshawar 933

6. University of Agriculture Faisalabad 954

7. Government College (GC) University Faisalabad 1,149

8. University of Punjab 1,242

9. Bahauddin Zakariya University 1,368

10. University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore 1,458

11. University of Karachi

12. University of Lahore

13. University of Sargodha

14. Government College (GC) University Lahore

15. Arid Agriculture University

16. Dow University of Health Sciences

17. University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila