Top Universities in Dhaka | 2026 Dhaka University Ranking

What are the top universities in the Bangladeshi district of Dhaka? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Dhaka University Ranking, which lists 87 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Bangladesh.
Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Dhaka Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

*List of 87 universities by university country ranking position*
#Rank	University	Town/City
1	University of Dhaka	Dhaka
2	National University, Bangladesh	Gazipur
3	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Dhaka
5	BRAC University	Dhaka
6	North South University	Dhaka
7	Daffodil International University	Dhaka
8	American International University-Bangladesh	Dhaka
9	Bangladesh University of Professionals	Mirpur
12	United International University	Dhaka
14	Jahangirnagar University	Savar
15	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Mymensingh
16	Jagannath University	Dhaka
17	Bangladesh Maritime University	Dhaka
18	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Dhaka
22	Islamic University of Technology	Gazipur
23	East West University	Dhaka
26	University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh	Dhaka
27	Gazipur Agricultural University	Gazipur
28	University of Asia Pacific	Dhaka
29	Islamic Arabic University	Dhaka
31	Green University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
32	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology	Gazipur
33	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Dhaka
35	Southeast University, Bangladesh	Dhaka
37	Bangladesh Medical University	Dhaka
38	Bangladesh University of Textiles	Dhaka
39	Bangladesh University of Business and Technology	Dhaka
42	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Dhaka
43	Independent University, Bangladesh	Dhaka
44	Stamford University Bangladesh	Dhaka
45	Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh	Dhaka
46	Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University	Mymensingh
50	Presidency University, Bangladesh	Dhaka
51	Uttara University	Dhaka
52	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Tangail
53	Gopalganj Science and Technology University	Gopalganj
55	BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology	Dhaka
60	Asian University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
61	World University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
62	Primeasia University	Dhaka
63	Eastern University, Bangladesh	Dhaka
64	Dhaka International University	Dhaka
65	ASA University Bangladesh	Dhaka
67	Brahmaputra International University	Jamalpur
68	Notre Dame University Bangladesh	Dhaka
69	Bangladesh University of Health Sciences	Dhaka
70	Northern University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
71	Bangladesh University	Dhaka
73	Sonargaon University	Dhaka
76	University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh	Gazipur
77	Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology	Dhaka
78	State University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
79	University of Information Technology and Sciences	Dhaka
81	European University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
82	Canadian University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
83	Manarat International University	Dhaka
89	City University	Dhaka
90	University of South Asia, Bangladesh	Dhaka
92	Gono Bishwabidyalay	Dhaka
93	University of Development Alternative	Dhaka
96	The International University of Scholars	Dhaka
98	Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology	Dhaka
99	Hamdard University of Bangladesh	Munshiganj
101	Royal University of Dhaka	Dhaka
102	Prime University	Dhaka
103	University of Skill Enrichment and Technology	Narayangonj
104	Queens University	Dhaka
108	International Standard University	Dhaka
110	Bangladesh Islami University	Dhaka
111	Victoria University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
113	The Millenium University	Dhaka
114	IBAIS University	Dhaka
119	Fareast International University	Dhaka
121	Sunamganj Science and Technology University	Dhaka
123	Kishoreganj University	Kishoreganj
125	Anwer Khan Modern University	Dhaka
127	The People's University of Bangladesh	Dhaka
128	Central Women's University	Dhaka
132	ZNRF University of Management Sciences	Dhaka
136	N.P.I. University of Bangladesh	Manikgonj
137	Central University of Science and Technology	Dhaka
138	Times University of Bangladesh	Faridpur
146	Dr. Momtaz Begum University of Science and Technology	Kishoreganj
147	International Islami University of Science and Technology	Dhaka
148	Ishakha International University, Bangladesh	Kishorganj
157	Tagore University of Creative Arts	Dhaka
158	Z.H. Sikder University of Science and Technology	Bhedorgonj
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