Universities and research institutes in Pakistan

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 270 universities and research institutes in Pakistan.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Lahore (52), Karachi (47) and Islamabad (32).

Pakistan scores 26.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 115 of 117 economies.

See Pakistan on the IEPA ↗

270 universities and research institutes

• Abasyn University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · abasyn.edu.pk
• Abbottabad University of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Havelian · aust.edu.pk
• Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  University or research institute · Mardan · awkum.edu.pk
• Abdus Salam Centre for Physics
  University or research institute · Islamabad · ncp.edu.pk
• Aga Khan University
  University or research institute · Karachi · aku.edu
• Air University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · au.edu.pk
• Aitchison College
  University or research institute · Lahore · aitchison.edu.pk
• Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College
  University or research institute · Lahore · amdc.edu.pk
• Al-Khair University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · alkhair.edu.pk
• Alhamd Islamic University
  University or research institute · Quetta · aiu.edu.pk
• Alkauthar Islamic University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · alkauthar.edu.pk
• Allama Iqbal Medical College
  University or research institute · Lahore · aimc.edu.pk
• Allama Iqbal Open University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · aiou.edu.pk
• Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
  University or research institute · Karachi · altamash.edu.pk
• Amna Inayat Medical College
  University or research institute · Shekhupura · aimec.edu.pk
• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · afip.org.pk
• Army Medical College
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · pakistanarmy.gov.pk
• Avicenna Medical College
  University or research institute · Lahore · avicennamch.com
• Ayub Medical College
  University or research institute · Abbottabad · ayubmed.edu.pk
• Bacha Khan College of Dentistry
  University or research institute · Mardan · bkcd.edu.pk
• Bacha Khan Medical College
  University or research institute · Mardan · bkmc.edu.pk
• Bacha Khan University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · bkuc.edu.pk
• Bahauddin Zakariya University
  University or research institute · Multan · bzu.edu.pk
• Bahria University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · bahria.edu.pk
• Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Khuzdar · buetk.edu.pk
• Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences
  University or research institute · Quetta · buitms.edu.pk
• Bannu Medical College
  University or research institute · Bannu · bmckp.edu.pk
• Baqai Medical University
  University or research institute · Karachi · baqai.edu.pk
• Beaconhouse National University
  University or research institute · Lahore · bnu.edu.pk
• Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari
  University or research institute · Karachi · bbsul.edu.pk
• Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development
  University or research institute · Khairpur · bbsutsd.edu.pk
• Bilawal Medical College
  University or research institute · Jamshoro · bilawalmedicalcollege.edu.pk
• Bilquis Postgraduate College For Women
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · bcoew.edu.pk
• Capital University of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Islamabad · cust.edu.pk
• CECOS University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · cecos.edu.pk
• Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · uspcasafs.uaf.edu.pk
• Center for Non-Communicable Diseases
  University or research institute · Karachi · cncdpk.com
• Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology
  University or research institute · Lahore · cemb.edu.pk
• Chandka Medical College
  University or research institute · Larkana · cmc.edu.pk
• City University of Science and Information Technology
  University or research institute · Peshawar · cityuniversity.edu.pk
• CMH Kharian Medical College
  University or research institute · Kharian · ckmc.edu.pk
• CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Multan · cims.pk
• College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
  University or research institute · Karachi · cpsp.edu.pk
• COMSATS University Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · comsats.edu.pk
• D. G. Khan Medical College
  University or research institute · Dera Ghazi Khan · dgkmc.edu.pk
• Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education
  University or research institute · Karachi · dadabhoy.edu.pk
• Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · duet.edu.pk
• de'Montmorency College of Dentistry
  University or research institute · Lahore · demontmorency.edu.pk
• DHA Suffa University
  University or research institute · Karachi · dsu.edu.pk
• Dow University of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Karachi · duhs.edu.pk
• Emerson University, Multan
  University or research institute · Multan · eum.edu.pk
• FATA University
  University or research institute · Kohat · fu.edu.pk
• Fatima Jinnah Dental College
  University or research institute · Karachi · fjdc.edu.pk
• Fatima Jinnah Medical University
  University or research institute · Lahore · fjmc.edu.pk
• Fatima Jinnah Women University
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · fjwu.edu.pk
• Federal Urdu University
  University or research institute · Karachi · fuuastisb.edu.pk
• FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry
  University or research institute · Lahore · fmhcmd.edu.pk
• Forman Christian College
  University or research institute · Lahore · fccollege.edu.pk
• Foundation University Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · fui.edu.pk
• Foundation University Medical College
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · fui.edu.pk
• Gajju Khan Medical College
  University or research institute · Swabi · gkmcs.edu.pk
• Gandhara University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · gandhara.edu.pk
• Geological Survey of Pakistan
  University or research institute · Islamabad · gsp.gov.pk
• Ghazi University
  University or research institute · Dera Ghazi Khan · gudgk.edu.pk
• Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
  University or research institute · Topi · giki.edu.pk
• GIFT University
  University or research institute · Gujranwala · gift.edu.pk
• Gomal University
  University or research institute · Dera Ismail Khan · gu.edu.pk
• Government College of Science
  University or research institute · Lahore · gcslahore.edu.pk
• Government College University Hyderabad
  University or research institute · Hyderābād · gcuh.edu.pk
• Government College University, Faisalabad
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · gcuf.edu.pk
• Government College University, Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · gcu.edu.pk
• Government College Women University Faisalabad
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · gcwuf.edu.pk
• Government Graduate College Township Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · gctownship.edu.pk
• Government Sadiq College Women University
  University or research institute · Bahawalpur · gscwu.edu.pk
• Green International University
  University or research institute · Lahore · giu.edu.pk
• Greenwich University
  University or research institute · Karachi · greenwichuniversity.edu.pk
• Gujranwala Medical College
  University or research institute · Gujranwala · gmcg.edu.pk
• Habib University
  University or research institute · Karachi · habib.edu.pk
• Hajvery University
  University or research institute · Lahore · hup.edu.pk
• Hamdard University
  University or research institute · Karachi · hamdard.edu.pk
• Hazara University
  University or research institute · Baffa · hu.edu.pk
• HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Taxila · hitec-ims.edu.pk
• HITEC University
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · hitecuni.edu.pk
• IBADAT International University Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · iiui.edu.pk
• Ibn-e-Sina University
  University or research institute · Mirpur Khas · isu.edu.pk
• ILMA University
  University or research institute · Karachi · ilmauniversity.edu.pk
• Imperial College of Business Studies
  University or research institute · Lahore · imperial.edu.pk
• Indus Education and Research Network
  University or research institute · Dera Ismail Khan · induspublishers.com
• Indus University
  University or research institute · Karachi · indus.edu.pk
• Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
  University or research institute · Karachi · indusvalley.edu.pk
• Information Technology University
  University or research institute · Lahore · itu.edu.pk
• Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering
  University or research institute · Islamabad · ibge.edu.pk
• Institute of Business Administration Karachi
  University or research institute · Karachi · iba.edu.pk
• Institute of Business Leadership
  University or research institute · Islamabad · ibl.com.pk
• Institute of Business Management
  University or research institute · Karachi · iobm.edu.pk
• Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · pakaims.edu.pk
• Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar
  University or research institute · Peshawar · imsciences.edu.pk
• Institute of Molecular Sciences and Bioinformatics
  University or research institute · Lahore · imsb.edu.pk
• Institute of Southern Punjab
  University or research institute · Multan · isp.edu.pk
• Institute of Space Technology
  University or research institute · Islamabad · ist.edu.pk
• Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization
  University or research institute · Karachi · halophyte.org
• International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
  University or research institute · Karachi · iccs.edu
• International Islamic University, Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · iiu.edu.pk
• Iqra National University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · inu.edu.pk
• Iqra University
  University or research institute · Karachi · iqra.edu.pk
• Islamia College University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · icp.edu.pk
• Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  University or research institute · Bahawalpur · iub.edu.pk
• Isra University
  University or research institute · Hyderābād · isra.edu.pk
• Jinnah Sindh Medical University
  University or research institute · Karachi · jsmu.edu.pk
• Jinnah University for Women
  University or research institute · Karachi · juw.edu.pk
• Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · pafkiet.edu.pk
• Karachi Medical and Dental College
  University or research institute · Karachi · kmdc.edu.pk
• Karachi School for Business and Leadership
  University or research institute · Karachi · ksbl.edu.pk
• Karakoram International University
  University or research institute · Gilgit · kiu.edu.pk
• Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · kasbit.edu.pk
• Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak
  University or research institute · Karak · kkkuk.edu.pk
• Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
  University or research institute · Rahim Yar Khan · kfueit.edu.pk
• Khyber Girls Medical College
  University or research institute · Peshawar · kgmc.edu.pk
• Khyber Medical University
  University or research institute · Peshawar · kmu.edu.pk
• King Edward Medical University
  University or research institute · Lahore · kemu.edu.pk

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Lahore 52
• Universities and research institutes in Karachi 47
• Universities and research institutes in Islamabad 32
• Universities and research institutes in Peshawar 19
• Universities and research institutes in Rawalpindi 13
• Universities and research institutes in Faisalabad 9
• Universities and research institutes in Multan 8
• Universities and research institutes in Jamshoro 5
• Universities and research institutes in Quetta 5
• Universities and research institutes in Mardan 4
• Universities and research institutes in Hyderābād 3
• Universities and research institutes in Larkana 3