Oldest Universities in Pakistan

Oldest Universities in Pakistan

Introduction

What are the oldest Universities in Pakistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 178 Pakistani Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Pakistani higher education-related organization
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to highlight which Pakistani Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.

Oldest Universities in Pakistan


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# University Town
69 King Edward Medical University Lahore
27 Forman Christian College Lahore
30 Government College University, Lahore Lahore
38 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro
58 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore ...
3 University of the Punjab Lahore ...
134 Islamia College Peshawar Peshawar
76 Kinnaird College for Women Lahore
26 NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi
61 Lahore College for Women University Lahore ...
32 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur ...
14 University of Sindh Jamshoro ...
145 Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore
29 University of Karachi Karachi
33 University of Peshawar Peshawar ...
94 University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Peshawar ...
60 National Textile University Faisalabad
6 Institute of Business Administration Karachi
25 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad
22 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Faisalabad ...
16 University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Lahore ...
66 National Defence University Islamabad ...
34 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro ...
128 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Karachi
9 Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
53 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Islamabad
52 University of Balochistan Quetta ...
23 National University of Modern Languages Islamabad ...
103 Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan
86 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah ...
70 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Taxila ...
21 Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan ...
97 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam
39 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
7 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad ...
104 University of Azad Jammu and Kashmirs Muzaffarabad
24 International Islamic University, Islamabad Islamabad
57 The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Peshawar ...
1 Aga Khan University Karachi ...
126 Preston University Kohat ...
91 Minhaj University Lahore
2 Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore
64 National College of Arts Lahore ...
152 The Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
59 Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur ...
99 Greenwich University Karachi ...
88 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi
15 University of Management and Technology Lahore ...
71 Hamdard University Karachi ...
4 National University of Sciences and Technology Islamabad ...
156 Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore
171 Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences Karachi
139 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics Karachi
18 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi
35 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi
80 Lahore School of Economics Lahore
127 National College of Business Administration and Economics Lahore ...
46 Sukkur Institute of Business Administration Sukkur
129 Textile Institute of Pakistan Karachi
96 Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Khuzdar
47 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi ...
20 Riphah International University Islamabad ...
44 Ziauddin University Karachi
45 Institute of Business Management Karachi
98 Baqai Medical University Karachi
19 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology Karachi
79 Isra University Hyderabad ...
95 Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad
49 Iqra University Karachi ...
43 Jinnah University for Women Karachi
67 Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi
65 Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi ...
124 KASB Institute of Technology Karachi
11 The University of Lahore Lahore ...
137 Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Trarkhal
83 University of South Asia Lahore
144 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education Karachi
48 Superior University Lahore ...
12 Bahria University Islamabad ...
5 COMSATS University Islamabad Islamabad ...
77 Ilma University Karachi ...
89 Qurtaba University Dera Ismail Khan ...
82 University of Malakand Chakdara
112 Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat
118 Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar ...
100 City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar
87 CECOS University Peshawar
73 Institute of Space Technology Islamabad ...
10 University of Central Punjab Lahore ...
93 GIFT University Gujranwala
42 Government College University, Faisalabad Faisalabad ...
106 Gandhara University Peshawar
92 Hajvery University Lahore ...
8 University of Sargodha Sargodha ...
72 Hazara University Dhodial ...
78 Karakurum International University Gilgit ...
28 University of Education Lahore ...
125 Northern University Nowshera
74 Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar
40 Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology Gulshan Town ...
101 The University of Faisalabad Faisalabad
63 Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences Quetta
55 Foundation University Islamabad Islamabad ...
17 University of Health Sciences, Lahore Lahore
37 Air University Islamabad ...
121 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar
113 Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta
13 DOW University of Health Sciences Saddar Town ...
50 University of Gujrat Gujrat ...
68 Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences Lasbela ...
131 University of Wah Wah Cantt
150 Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta ...
102 Beaconhouse National University Lahore
130 University of Science and Technology, Bannu Bannu ...
138 Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Lahore
175 Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences Khairpur
136 HITEC University Taxila
31 Khyber Medical University Peshawar
123 Abasyn University Peshawar ...
110 Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur
117 University of Haripur Haripur
116 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana
135 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal ...
90 Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Mardan ...
141 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah
146 The Women University Multan Multan
109 Lahore Garrison University Lahore
157 Iqra National University Peshawar
142 Karachi School for Business and Leadership Karachi
84 Institute of Southern Punjab Multan
164 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari Karachi
169 Ali Institute of Education Lahore
149 University of Swat Mingora
119 Lahore Leads University Lahore
165 Qarshi University Lahore
153 Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan
108 Sindh Madresatul Islam University Karachi
163 Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak
159 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad Nawabshah ...
62 Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan Multan
143 University of Swabi Swabi
115 DHA Suffa University Karachi
155 Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad
132 University of Turbat Turbat
36 Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Islamabad
85 Indus University, Pakistan Karachi
167 NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan
81 Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi
114 Bacha Khan University Charsadda
173 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan ...
177 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Sakrand
172 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Karachi
147 University of Poonch Rawalakot Rawalakot
170 Nazeer Hussain University Karachi
154 University of Loralai Loralai
178 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University Karachi
122 The Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur
41 Information Technology University Lahore
148 Government College Women University, Sialkot Sialkot
105 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad
174 FATA University Darra Adam Khel
54 Habib University Karachi
161 University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir Kotli
168 Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh Kotli
111 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan
166 Women University Swabi Swabi ...
75 National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi ...
162 Muslim Youth University Islamabad ...
160 Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad
151 Salim Habib University Karachi
140 Nur International University Lahore
176 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development Khairpur
107 Rawalpindi Medical University Rawalpindi
56 University of Baltistan, Skardu Skardu
158 Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta
120 National University of Technology Islamabad
51 University of Chitral Chitral ...
133 University of Engineering and Applied Sciences Swat Kanju
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