List of Top 132 universities in Pakistan list of higher education institutions in Pakistan

This is a list of higher education institutions in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan recognises 132 institutions of which 73 are public universities and 59 are private universities.^[1] There are 127 Universities in total that are fully functional though.^[2]

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Air University	Islamabad	Public	2002	Engineering and Business Management	[1]
Allama Iqbal Open University	Islamabad	Public	1974	Distance Education	[2]
Bahria University	Islamabad	Public/Naval	2000	General	[3]
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	Islamabad	Public	2000	Information Technology	[4]
Iqra university, Islamabad Campus	Islamabad	Private	1998	General	[5]
Federal Urdu University	Islamabad	Public	2002	General	[6]
Institute of Space Technology	Islamabad	Public	2002	Space Technology	[7]
International Islamic University	Islamabad	Public	1980	General	[8]
National Defence University, Pakistan	Islamabad	Public	2007	Military	[9]
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	2000	Languages	[10]
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan	Islamabad	Public	1991	Science & technology	[11]
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics	Islamabad	Public	1967	Economics & Business	[12]
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	Islamabad	Public	1967	Engineering	[13]
Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad	Public	1965	General	[14]
Foundation University, Islamabad	Islamabad	Private	2002	General	[15]
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Islamabad	Private	2000	Information Technology	[16]
Riphah International University	Islamabad	Private	2002	Medical & Engineering	[17]
The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus	Islamabad	Private	1998	General	[18]

Balochistan

Balochistan

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar	Khuzdar	Public	1987	Engineering	[19]
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences	Quetta	Public	2002	I.T., Engineering and Management Sciences	[20]
Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences	Quetta	Public	1972	Medical Sciences
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science	Lasbella	Public	2005	Agricultural Sciences	[21]
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	Quetta	Public	2004	General
University of Balochistan	Quetta	Public	1971	General	[22]
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private		General
Iqra University	Quetta	Private	1998	General	[23]

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar	Khuzdar	Public	1987	Engineering	[19]
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences	Quetta	Public	2002	I.T., Engineering and Management Sciences	[20]
Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences	Quetta	Public	1972	Medical Sciences
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science	Lasbella	Public	2005	Agricultural Sciences	[21]
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	Quetta	Public	2004	General
University of Balochistan	Quetta	Public	1971	General	[22]
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private		General
Iqra University	Quetta	Private	1998	General	[23]

Sindh

Department of Economics, University of Karachi

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Bahria University	Karachi	Public/Naval	2000	General	[87]
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Public	1962	Engineering	[88]
Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	Public	2003	Medical Sciences	[89]
Federal Urdu University	Karachi	Public	2002	General	[90]
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi	Karachi / Sukkur	Public	1955	Business Studies	[91]
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan	Karachi	Public	1951	Accountancy	[92]
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	Jamshoro	Public	1881*	Medical Sciences	[93]
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	Jamshoro	Public	1963	Engineering & technology	[94]
NED University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Public	1921	Engineering	[95]
Pakistan Naval Academy	Karachi	Public	1970		[96]
Pakistan Navy Engineering College	Karachi	Public	1966	Engineering	[97]
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology	Nawabshah	Public	1974	Engineering	[98]
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	Larkana	Public	2008	Medical Sciences	[99]
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	Public	1974	General	[100]
Sindh Agriculture University	Tandojam	Public	1977	Agricultural sciences	[101]
University of Sindh	Jamshoro	Public	1947	General	[102]
University of Karachi	Karachi	Public	1951	General	[103]
Aga Khan University	Karachi	Private	1983	Medical Sciences	[104]
Baqai Medical University	Karachi	Private	1989	Medical Sciences	[105]
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	Private		General	[106]
Greenwich University	Karachi	Private		General	[107]
Hamdard University	Karachi	Private	1991	General	[108]
Indus Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	Private		General	[109]
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	Karachi	Private	1989	Arts & Architecture	[110]
Institute of Business and Technology	Karachi	Private		Business	[111]
Institute of Business Management	Karachi	Private		Business Management & technology	[112]
Iqra University	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[113]
Isra University	Hyderabad	Private	1997	General	[114]
Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[115]
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology	Karachi	Private	1997	General	[116]
KASB Institute of Technology	Karachi	Private			[117]
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[118]
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Karachi	Private	2000	Information technology sciences	[119]
Newports Institute of Communications & Economics	Karachi	Private	1999	Management, Technology and Economics	[120]
Preston Institute of Management, Science and Technology	Karachi	Private		Management, Technology and Business Studies	[121]
Preston University, Pakistan	Karachi	Private	1984	General	[122]
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology	Karachi	Private	1995	General	[123]
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Private	1993	Engineering	[124]
Textile Institute of Pakistan	Karachi	Private	1994	Textile & Apparel (Design/Science/Business)	[125]
Ziauddin Medical University	Karachi	Private	1995	Medical Sciences	[126]
University of East	Hyderabad	Private			[127]

Azad Kashmir

Mirpur University of Science and Technology

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Mirpur University of Science and Technology	Mirpur	Public	1980	Engineering	[128]
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	1980	General	[129]
Al-Khair University	Mirpur	Private	1994	General	[130]
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University	Nerian Sharif	Public	2000	General	[131]

Gilgit-Baltistan

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Karakoram International University	Gilgit	Public	2002	General	[132]