The number of Pakistani universities included in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings has increased from 29 to 39, a substantial increase.
Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad, which is rated 401–500 among Pakistani universities, has topped the lists, according to the information.
Air University, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), COMSATS University Islamabad, UET Taxila, GC University Faisalabad, and NUST are the institutions that come after Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. These universities are all listed between 601 and 800.
Bahria University, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamia College Peshawar, University of Lahore, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), University of Malakand, University of Management and Technology, University of the Punjab, Institute of Space Technology, and University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore are among the institutions that appear in the rankings between 801 and 1000.

Bahria University, the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Islamia College in Peshawar, the University of Lahore, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the University of Malakand, the University of Management and Technology, the University of the Punjab, the Institute of Space Technology, and the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Lahore are all ranked between 801 and 1000.

Four institutions are mentioned in the World University Rankings 1501+, while 16 universities are placed between 1201 and 1500.

49 Pakistani institutions were granted the status of “reporter,” which denotes that they submitted the necessary information but fell short of the requirements to be assigned a rating.

Here is the complete list of Pakistani universities on THE World University Rankings for 2024.

Serial NumberUniversityRanking
1Quaid-i-Azam University401-500
2Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan601-800
3Air University601-800
4Capital University of Science and Technology601-800
5COMSATS University Islamabad601-800
6University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila601-800
7Government College University Faisalabad601-800
8National University of Sciences and Technology601-800
9Bahria University801-1000
10Hazara University Mansehra801-1000
11International Islamic University, Islamabad801-1000
12Islamia College Peshawar801-1000
13University of Lahore801-1000
14Lahore University of Management Sciences801-1000
15University of Malakand801-1000
16University of Management and Technology801-1000
17University of the Punjab801-1000
18Institute of Space Technology801-1000
19University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore801-1000
20Bahauddin Zakariya University1001-1200
21University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar1001-1200
22University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore1001-1200
23University of Gujrat1001-1200
24The Islamia University of Bahawalpur1001-1200
25Kohat University of Science and Technology1001-1200
26Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan1001-1200
27Mirpur University of Science and Technology1001-1200
28University of Peshawar1001-1200
29PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi1001-1200
30Riphah International University1001-1200
31University of Sargodha1001-1200
32The University of Agriculture, Peshawar1201-1500
33Dow University of Health Sciences1201-1500
34University of Education, Lahore1201-1500
35Government College University Lahore1201-1500
36University of Karachi1501+
37Lahore College for Women University (LCWU)1501+
38National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)1501+
39NED University of Engineering and Technology1501+
40Abbottabad University of Science and TechnologyReporter
41Bacha Khan University, CharsaddaReporter
42University of BalochistanReporter
43Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)Reporter
44University of Baltistan, SkarduReporter
45CECOS University of IT and Emerging SciencesReporter
46University of Central PunjabReporter
47City University of Science and Information Technology, PeshawarReporter
48Dawood University of Engineering and TechnologyReporter
49DHA Suffa UniversityReporter
50Forman Christian CollegeReporter
51Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyReporter
52The Government Sadiq College Women University BahawalpurReporter
53Government College Women University FaisalabadReporter
54Government College Women University, SialkotReporter
55University of Health Sciences LahoreReporter
56University of Home Economics LahoreReporter
57Ilma UniversityReporter
58Information Technology University of the PunjabReporter
59Iqra UniversityReporter
60Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information TechnologyReporter
61Khyber Medical UniversityReporter
62King Edward Medical UniversityReporter
63Kinnaird College for WomenReporter
64Kohsar University MurreeReporter
65Lahore Leads UniversityReporter
66Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS)Reporter
67Minhaj University LahoreReporter
68MNS University of Agriculture, MultanReporter
69Namal UniversityReporter
70National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesReporter
71National Textile UniversityReporter
72University of OkaraReporter
73University of Poonch RawalakotReporter
74Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST)Reporter
75Rawalpindi Medical UniversityReporter
76Shah Abdul Latif University, KhairpurReporter
77Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University PeshawarReporter
78Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical UniversityReporter
79Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical UniversityReporter
80Sir Syed University of Engineering and TechnologyReporter
81Institute of Southern Punjab – MultanReporter
82University of Sufism and Modern Sciences (USMS)Reporter
83Sukkur IBA UniversityReporter
84University of SwabiReporter
85University of Technology NowsheraReporter
86Women University MardanReporter
87The Women University MultanReporter
88Ziauddin UniversityReporter

The 1,904 universities in THE World University Rankings 2024 are located in 108 different nations and regions.

The World Rankings are based on THE’s WUR 3.0 methodology, which consists of 18 meticulously calibrated performance measures. These indicators assess an institution’s performance in five different categories: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and global orientation.
Over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications were examined for this year’s rating, which also includes survey answers from 68,402 international academics. THE received data submissions from over 2,673 institutions, totaling 411,789 data points.