Rankings of universities in Pakistan
Pakistan University Ranking
This article presents an overview of university rankings in Pakistan. Within Pakistan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) provides official rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs) nationally, based on a multitude of criteria. There are also various magazines, newspapers and international agencies/standards which provide rankings and analysis.
According to the 2015 HEI rankings released by the HEC, the top six universities in Pakistan were, in descending order: Quaid-i-Azam University, University of the Punjab (PU), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Aga Khan University (AKU) and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.
As of 2022, total 6 universities were ranked in top 1000 by QS World University Rankings: National University of Sciences & Technology (#334), Quaid-i-Azam University (#378), PIEAS (#398), LUMS (#651), University of The Punjab (#701) and UET, Lahore (#801), . In rankings for 2023, the number increased to 7, with the addition of NED University of Engineering and Technology (#801).
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Up to date, the HEC has published rankings for the years 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 and most recently 2015. In addition to the top ten and general rankings, independent rankings are also provided for universities and institutes in the categories of agriculture and veterinary science; arts and design; business; engineering and technology; and medicine. The HEC ranking uses five criteria, all of which have specific weightings and are summed to give an aggregate score out of 100. Institutional rankings are determined based on this aggregate score.
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