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Top Universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (province)

What are the top universities in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University Ranking, which lists 40 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 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.

2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University Ranking


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List of 40 universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
15 Khyber Medical University Peshawar
27 University of Peshawar Peshawar
41 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi
49 Hazara University Dhodial
57 The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Peshawar
72 Qurtaba University of Science and Information Technology Dera Ismail Khan
76 University of Haripur Haripur
81 Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar
91 University of Malakand Chakdara
92 University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Peshawar
94 University of Chitral Chitral
95 Bacha Khan University Charsadda
97 Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Mardan
99 Women University Mardan Mardan
101 Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar
106 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar
107 Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat
113 City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar
119 CECOS University Peshawar
126 Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan
127 Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Haripur
142 Abasyn University Peshawar
145 University of Swat Mingora
147 Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad
151 University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan Mardan
152 University of Science and Technology, Bannu Bannu
160 Iqra National University Peshawar
167 Islamia College Peshawar Peshawar
168 University of Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat
172 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal
173 Northern University Nowshera
175 Gandhara University Peshawar
185 University of Swabi Swabi
201 University of Engineering and Applied Sciences Swat Kanju
205 Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak
208 University of Buner Buner
210 Women University Swabi Swabi
224 The University of Agriculture, Swat Mingora
227 FATA University Darra Adam Khel
233 The University of Agriculture, D. I. Khan Dera Ismail Khan
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How many universities are there in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

There are 40 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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