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

• Kinnaird College for Women University
  University or research institute · Lahore · kinnaird.edu.pk
• Kohat University of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Kohat · kust.edu.pk
• Lahore College for Women University
  University or research institute · Lahore · lcwu.edu.pk
• Lahore Garrison University
  University or research institute · Lahore · lgu.edu.pk
• Lahore Leads University
  University or research institute · Lahore · leads.edu.pk
• Lahore School of Economics
  University or research institute · Lahore · lahoreschoolofeconomics.edu.pk
• Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Lahore · ubas.edu.pk
• Lahore University of Management Sciences
  University or research institute · Lahore · lums.edu.pk
• Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Science
  University or research institute · Uthal · luawms.edu.pk
• Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Jamshoro · lumhs.edu.pk
• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Jamshoro · muet.edu.pk
• Minhaj University Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · mul.edu.pk
• Mir Chakar Khan Rind University
  University or research institute · Sibi · mckru.edu.pk
• Mirpur University of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · New Mirpur City · must.edu.pk
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
  University or research institute · Karachi · jinnah.edu
• Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · miu.edu.pk
• Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College
  University or research institute · New Mirpur City · mbbsmc.edu.pk
• Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Multan · mnsuam.edu.pk
• Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology
  University or research institute · Multan · mnsuet.edu.pk
• Namal University
  University or research institute · Mianwali · namal.edu.pk
• National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry
  University or research institute · Jamshoro · ceacsu.edu.pk
• National College of Arts
  University or research institute · Lahore · nca.edu.pk
• National College of Business Administration and Economics
  University or research institute · Lahore · ncbae.edu.pk
• National Defence University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · ndu.edu.pk
• National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · nibge.org
• National Institute of Population Studies
  University or research institute · Islamabad · nips.org.pk
• National School of Public Policy
  University or research institute · Lahore · nspp.gov.pk
• National Textile University
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · ntu.edu.pk
• National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
  University or research institute · Islamabad · nu.edu.pk
• National University of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · numspak.edu.pk
• National University of Modern Languages
  University or research institute · Islamabad · numl.edu.pk
• National University of Sciences and Technology
  University or research institute · Islamabad · nust.edu.pk
• National University of Technology
  University or research institute · Islamabad · nutech.edu.pk
• NED University of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · neduet.edu.pk
• Newports Institute of Communications and Economics
  University or research institute · Karachi · newports.edu.pk
• NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Multan · nfciet.edu.pk
• Northern University
  University or research institute · Nowshera · northern.edu.pk
• Northwest School of Medicine
  University or research institute · Peshawar · nwsm.edu.pk
• Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · niab.org.pk
• Nur International University
  University or research institute · Lahore · niu.edu.pk
• Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology
  University or research institute · Haripur · paf-iast.edu.pk
• Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  University or research institute · Islamabad · pide.org.pk
• Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Islamabad · pieas.edu.pk
• Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Islamabad · pinstech.org.pk
• People's University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women
  University or research institute · Nawabshah · pumhs.edu.pk
• Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · uaar.edu.pk
• Planwel
  University or research institute · Karachi · planwel.edu
• Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · pimsat-khi.edu.pk
• Preston University
  University or research institute · Karachi · preston.edu.pk
• Punjab Medical College
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · pmc.edu.pk
• Punjab Tianjin University of Technology
  University or research institute · Lahore · ptut.edu.pk
• Qarshi University
  University or research institute · Lahore · qu.edu.pk
• Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Nawabshah · quest.edu.pk
• Quaid-i-Azam University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · qau.edu.pk
• Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Quetta · qims.edu.pk
• Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology
  University or research institute · Peshawar · qurtuba.edu.pk
• Rashid Latif Medical College
  University or research institute · Lahore · rlmc.edu.pk
• Rawalpindi Women University
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · rwu.edu.pk
• Riphah International University
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · riphah.edu.pk
• Sahiwal Medical College
  University or research institute · Sahiwal · slmc.edu.pk
• Saidu College of Dentistry
  University or research institute · Saidu Sharif · scd.edu.pk
• Saidu Medical College
  University or research institute · Saidu Sharif · smcswat.edu.pk
• Salim Habib University
  University or research institute · Karachi · shu.edu.pk
• Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University
  University or research institute · Quetta · sbkwu.edu.pk
• Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
  University or research institute · Peshawar · suit.edu.pk
• Services Institute of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Lahore · sims.edu.pk
• Shah Abdul Latif University
  University or research institute · Khairpur · salu.edu.pk
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University
  University or research institute · Karachi · sbbusba.edu.pk
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal
  University or research institute · Sheringal · sbbu.edu.pk
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar
  University or research institute · Peshawar · sbbwu.edu.pk
• Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University
  University or research institute · Larkana · smbbmu.edu.pk
• Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · szabist.edu.pk
• Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · szabmu.edu.pk
• Shahida Islam Medical and Dental
  University or research institute · Lodhran · simc.edu.pk
• Sharif Medical and Dental College
  University or research institute · Lahore · sharifmedicalcity.org
• Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
  University or research institute · Islamabad · stmu.edu.pk
• Sindh Agriculture University
  University or research institute · Tando Jam · sau.edu.pk
• Sindh Madressatul Islam University
  University or research institute · Karachi · smiu.edu.pk
• Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
  University or research institute · Karachi · ssuet.edu.pk
• SKANS School of Accountancy
  University or research institute · Lahore · skans.edu.pk
• Sohail University
  University or research institute · Karachi · sohailuniversity.edu.pk
• Sukkur IBA University
  University or research institute · Sukkur · iba-suk.edu.pk
• Superior University
  University or research institute · Lahore · superior.edu.pk
• Swedish College of Engineering & Technology Rahim Yar Khan
  University or research institute · Rahim Yar Khan · swedishryk.edu.pk
• Textile Institute of Pakistan
  University or research institute · Karachi · tip.edu.pk
• Thal University Bhakkar
  University or research institute · Bhakkar · tu.edu.pk
• The Green Institute of Chemical Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Lahore · gicbes.com
• The University Of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan
  University or research institute · Dera Ismail Khan Airport · uad.edu.pk
• The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
  University or research institute · Peshawar · aup.edu.pk
• The University of Chenab, Gujrat
  University or research institute · Gujrat · uchenab.edu.pk
• The university of Lakki Marwat
  University or research institute · Lakki Marwat · ulm.edu.pk
• The University of Larkano
  University or research institute · Larkana · uolrk.edu.pk
• The Women University Multan
  University or research institute · Multan · main.wum.edu.pk
• Uks
  University or research institute · Islamabad · uksresearch.com
• United Medical and Dental College
  University or research institute · Karachi · umdc.edu.pk
• United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan
  University or research institute · Islamabad · usefpakistan.org
• University College Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · ucl.edu.pk
• University College of Islamabad
  University or research institute · Islamabad · uci.edu.pk
• University of Agriculture Faisalabad
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · uaf.edu.pk
• University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
  University or research institute · Muzaffarabad · ajku.edu.pk
• University of Balochistan
  University or research institute · Quetta · uob.edu.pk
• University of Buner
  University or research institute · Buner · ubuner.edu.pk
• University of Central Punjab
  University or research institute · Lahore · ucp.edu.pk
• University of Chakwal
  University or research institute · Chakwal · uoc.edu.pk
• University of Chitral
  University or research institute · Chitral · uoch.edu.pk
• University of East
  University or research institute · Hyderābād · uoe.edu.pk
• University of Education
  University or research institute · Lahore · ue.edu.pk
• University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · uet.edu.pk
• University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar
  University or research institute · Peshawar · uetpeshawar.edu.pk
• University of Engineering and Technology Taxila
  University or research institute · Rawalpindi · uettaxila.edu.pk
• University of Faisalabad
  University or research institute · Faisalabad · tuf.edu.pk
• University of Gujrat
  University or research institute · Gujrat · uog.edu.pk
• University of Haripur
  University or research institute · Islamabad · uoh.edu.pk
• University of Health Sciences Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · uhs.edu.pk
• University of Home Economics
  University or research institute · Lahore · uhe.edu.pk
• University of Jhang
  University or research institute · Jhang City · uoj.edu.pk
• University of Karachi
  University or research institute · Karachi · uok.edu.pk
• University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
  University or research institute · Kotli · uokajk.edu.pk
• University of Lahore
  University or research institute · Lahore · uol.edu.pk
• University of Loralai
  University or research institute · Loralai · uoli.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