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Top for-profit Universities in Pakistan

What are the top for-profit Universities in Pakistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of for-profit Pakistani higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Pakistan.
  • 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.

Top for-profit Universities in Pakistan


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List of Pakistani for-profit universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
18 Iqra University Karachi
30 Ziauddin University Karachi
80 Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad
90 University of South Asia Lahore
119 CECOS University Peshawar
135 University of Wah Wah Cantt
142 Abasyn University Peshawar
182 Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta
237 International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology Gujranwala
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How many universities are there in Pakistan?

There are 248 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Pakistani higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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