Universities in Pakistan

A public university in Mardan, split out from the University of Peshawar's Mardan campus, offering a broad range of BS programmes at public-sector pricing.

3 campuses · Islamabad, Kamra, Multan

A private university chartered by the Pakistan Air Force, known for its engineering, computing and aeronautics-adjacent programmes on its Islamabad main campus and satellite campuses.

South Punjab's largest public university, with a broad range of BS programmes across sciences, arts, commerce, law, pharmacy, engineering and veterinary sciences on its Multan campus and affiliated sub-campuses.

3 campuses · Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore

A semi-government university run under the Pakistan Navy's welfare trust, with campuses in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. Popular for computing, engineering and business programmes, with admission via the Bahria University Entrance Test (BUET).

Balochistan's dedicated public engineering university, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil, mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer systems engineering alongside computer science, with sub-campuses in Turbat and Uthal extending access across the province.

7 campuses · Islamabad, Lahore, Abbottabad, Attock, Sahiwal, Vehari, Wah Cantt

A public-sector university with a network of campuses across Punjab and the capital, popular for computing, engineering and business programmes at a lower cost than most private alternatives. Admission is based on the NTS National Aptitude Test alongside academic record; closing dates vary by campus.

A public health-sciences university in Karachi built around Dow Medical College, running MBBS, BDS and allied health BS programmes across several constituent colleges as one of Sindh's largest public medical education networks.

A public women's university offering BS programmes across computer science, business, law, commerce and the humanities at subsidised public-sector fees.

A public-sector university in Dera Ghazi Khan offering BS programmes across the sciences, business and humanities — Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, English, Political Science, Sociology, Statistics and Urdu among them — all on open merit.

A residential engineering institute on the banks of the Indus, built around a compulsory on-campus living system. Known for compact, research-oriented cohorts in engineering and computer science, with its own admission test rather than ECAT.

One of Pakistan's oldest institutions of higher learning, granted university status in 2002. Known for its sciences and humanities departments, with most BS programmes admitting on Intermediate marks alone and no separate entry test.

A liberal-arts-model private university built around a shared first-year curriculum before students declare a major, spanning computer science, electrical engineering, communication design and social development. Around 85% of students receive some form of financial aid.

Pakistan's oldest business school, autonomous within the public sector, offering programmes across business, economics, computer science and mathematics. Admission runs in two rounds each cycle via the IBA Aptitude Test plus academic record.

A federally chartered public university in Islamabad combining Islamic studies with mainstream disciplines, with faculties spanning engineering, computing, management and social sciences across its Faisal Mosque and H-10 campuses.

The first and largest public university in Gilgit-Baltistan, chartered in 2002, running BS programmes across computer science, education, sciences and the humanities for students across the region.

A public engineering university in Rahim Yar Khan, with a sub-campus in Rajanpur, offering BSc Engineering programmes (electrical, civil, mechanical, chemical, computer) alongside computer science and business degrees.

One of Pakistan's most selective private research universities, known for its business school (SDSB) and its science, engineering and humanities faculties. Undergraduate admission is need-blind for Pakistani nationals and considers SAT scores or LUMS's own criteria alongside academic record.

Sindh's leading public engineering university, offering undergraduate programmes across civil, electrical, mechanical, computer systems and other engineering disciplines plus architecture and management sciences. Admission runs through MUET's own Pre-Admission Test.

A private Lahore university with roots in Islamic scholarship, now offering a mainstream catalogue spanning computer science, engineering, business, law, pharmacy and Islamic/social sciences across its Township and Model Town campuses.

A public agriculture-focused university in Multan, formed out of Bahauddin Zakariya University's agriculture faculty, offering degrees across agriculture, food science, nutrition, poultry science and agricultural engineering.

A newly established private university in Multan focused on computing, engineering, medical and legal education, offering BS programmes in Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI, Cyber Security and more, plus an LLB with a dedicated mock courtroom.

5 campuses · Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Faisalabad

A computing-focused private university operating six campuses (Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Chiniot-Faisalabad) under a single admission system. Widely regarded as one of the strongest Computer Science destinations in the country, with a demanding grading curve.

10 campuses · Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Hyderabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Mirpur

A federally chartered public university best known for language and linguistics education, with a growing computing, management and social-sciences offering. Runs its Islamabad main campus alongside regional campuses in all four provinces and Azad Kashmir.

The Lahore campus of the federally chartered National University of Modern Languages, offering the same language-led catalogue as the Islamabad main campus — English, Chinese, Arabic and more — alongside computer science, business and social sciences degrees, at Punjab-scale public fees.

3 campuses · Islamabad, Risalpur, Karachi

A federally chartered research university built around engineering, computing and applied sciences, with constituent colleges spread across Islamabad, Risalpur and Karachi. Admission runs through NUST's own entry test (NET), held in multiple series across the year.

Sindh's oldest engineering university, offering Regular (subsidised) and Self-Finance tracks across civil, electrical, mechanical, software and other engineering disciplines. Admission runs through NED's own computer-based Pre-Admission Entry Test.

A leading public research university built around the natural and social sciences, with a strong postgraduate research culture. Undergraduate entry is largely merit-based on academic record, with separate Regular and Self-Support fee tracks.

A private university with campuses across several Pakistani cities, offering programmes across computing, health sciences, pharmacy, business and engineering, billed per credit hour.

An autonomous public-sector university in upper Sindh known for computing, business and engineering programmes at public-sector pricing, with a competitive entrance test and interview process.

A public-sector university in Bhakkar, chartered by a Provincial Assembly Act in February 2022. Its official name is Thal University — there is no separate institution called "University of Bhakkar".

A private, not-for-profit university best known for its Medical College and School of Nursing and Midwifery, with teaching hospitals across Karachi. Among the most expensive — and most selective — health-sciences destinations in the country.

South Punjab's major public university outside Multan, tracing back to Jamia Abbasia founded in 1925. Offers a wide spread of BS programmes across sciences, arts, commerce, pharmacy and engineering.

7 campuses · Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Layyah

A private university with its flagship Main Campus on Raiwind Road, Lahore, alongside a Gold Campus and City Campus in Lahore and satellite campuses in Faisalabad, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan and Layyah. Runs computing, business, health-sciences and aviation-related programmes, with admission through its own rolling entry-test cycle.

5 campuses · Lahore, Islamabad, Sargodha, Gujrat, Pakpattan

Pakistan's largest private-sector university by enrolment, with its Main Campus on Raiwind Road in Lahore plus additional campuses in Islamabad, Sargodha, Gujrat and Pakpattan. Offers computing, business, medicine and allied-health programmes, with admission via an internal entry test alongside academic record.

A large private multi-campus university headquartered on Raiwind Road, Lahore, with a broad footprint spanning medicine, pharmacy, engineering, computer science, business and law. UOL runs its own admission test (UOL-AT) alongside test-exempt tracks for strong academic profiles.

Pakistan's leading agricultural university, offering honours and BS programmes across agriculture, food science, veterinary sciences and several engineering disciplines at public-sector fees.

Azad Kashmir's largest public university, based in Muzaffarabad with satellite campuses at Chattar Klass, Athmuqam and Hattian Bala, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across sciences, engineering, health and the humanities at public-sector fees.

Balochistan's principal public university, with a main campus in Quetta and several sub-campuses across the province, offering programmes from allied health sciences to design and education. One of the most affordable options covered on this site.

A newer public university serving Buner district, offering BS programmes across seven departments including computer science, management sciences, economics, electronics and political science, with admissions coordinated through a dedicated Directorate of Admission.

A private Lahore university offering a wide programme spread across engineering, computing, business, pharmacy, media and design, with admission cycles typically run in multiple phases across the year.

A public-sector university in Chakwal notable for Mechatronics and Petroleum & Gas Engineering programmes alongside computing, business and sciences degrees.

3 campuses · Lahore, Kala Shah Kaku, Narowal

Punjab's flagship public engineering university, tracing back to the Mughalpura Technical College. Undergraduate engineering admission is driven by ECAT, which UET Lahore conducts on behalf of engineering universities across the province, with heavily subsidised tuition for the regular programme.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's flagship public engineering university, tracing back to an engineering college founded in 1952 and chartered as a university in 1980, now running 31 degree programmes across traditional and emerging engineering disciplines.

A public engineering university that split from UET Lahore, offering BSc Engineering programmes across civil, electrical, mechanical and computer engineering. Admission runs through ECAT, like UET Lahore.

A well-established public university whose main campus — Hafiz Hayat Campus, on Jalalpur Jattan Road — gives the university its informal name; it also runs a Lahore campus and other sub-campuses. Offers a broad range of BS programmes across computing, business, sciences and humanities.

A public-sector university in the port city of Gwadar offering BS programmes across computing, business and sciences at subsidised public-sector fees.

A public-sector university in Jhang offering BS programmes across computing, business, education, sciences, and arts & humanities — including a distinctive BFA in Craft & Textile.

Sindh's largest public university by enrolment, with faculties spanning sciences, arts, business, pharmacy and law across morning and evening programmes. Tuition is heavily subsidised compared to private alternatives, with a fall admission cycle that runs later in the year than most other public universities.

A public-sector university in Layyah offering BS programmes across computing (including AI and Data Science), business, sciences and humanities, plus a Livestock Assistant Diploma reflecting the district's agricultural base.

One of Balochistan's newer public-sector universities, based in Loralai, offering BS programmes across computing, business and sciences at heavily subsidised public-sector fees.

A public university on a roughly 300-acre campus in Chakdara, Lower Dir, with 24 departments spanning sciences, computing, law, pharmacy and the humanities — one of the main public options for students across Malakand division.

A large private university in Lahore with a strong business and management focus alongside computing, sciences and pharmacy programmes, admitting on a mix of Intermediate marks and its own entrance test.

A public-sector university in Mianwali offering BS programmes across computing, business, sciences and humanities at subsidised public-sector fees.

A public-sector university in Narowal offering BS programmes across computing, business, sciences and humanities at subsidised public-sector fees.

A public-sector university in Okara offering a broad range of BS programmes at subsidised public-sector fees, with merit based on 50% academic marks and 50% entry test score.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's oldest public university, with a broad range of BS and postgraduate programmes across sciences, arts, law and Islamic studies. Applications are submitted entirely online, with dedicated provisions for Hafiz-e-Quran and disability-quota applicants.

A public-sector university in Sahiwal offering BS programmes across computing, business, sciences and humanities, with separate Morning and Self-Support fee tracks.

A large public university in Sargodha with sub-campuses in Lahore and Bhakkar, running over 200 degree programmes across 8 faculties including computer science, business and the sciences at public-sector fees.

One of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's newest public universities, formed from a former University of Swat campus in Alpuri, Shangla, and now HEC-accredited as an independent institution.

Sindh's oldest public university, founded the same year as independence, offering close to 70 bachelor's degree programmes across its Jamshoro campus. Admission requires a mandatory pre-entry test with a minimum 40% score.

A public university in Swabi with 27 academic departments spanning sciences, social sciences, agriculture and management — admission runs through a dedicated online portal, with BS intake concentrated in the Fall semester.

Pakistan's oldest and largest public university by faculty count, with dozens of departments across sciences, arts, law and engineering. Most departments run both a heavily subsidised Regular (Morning) track and a costlier Self-Supporting (Evening) track with a lower merit bar.

A public-sector university in Turbat, Kech district, offering around 15 BS programmes across computing, business, sciences and humanities at subsidised public-sector fees.