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Top Private Universities in Pakistan

What are the top private Universities in Pakistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 103 private Pakistani higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and 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.

Top Private Universities in Pakistan


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List of Pakistani private universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
2 Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore
3 Aga Khan University Karachi
5 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad
8 University of Management and Technology Lahore
11 The University of Lahore Lahore
12 University of Central Punjab Lahore
14 Riphah International University Islamabad
18 Iqra University Karachi
29 Forman Christian College Lahore
30 Ziauddin University Karachi
31 Institute of Business Management Karachi
35 Superior University Lahore
41 Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi
43 Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Islamabad
44 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology Karachi
46 Habib University Karachi
48 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi
54 Minhaj University Lahore
55 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi
61 Jinnah University for Women Karachi
63 GIFT University Gujranwala
65 DHA Suffa University Karachi
69 Foundation University Islamabad Islamabad
70 University of Southern Punjab Multan
71 Lahore Garrison University Lahore
72 Qurtaba University of Science and Information Technology Dera Ismail Khan
73 Isra University Hyderabad
79 KASB Institute of Technology Karachi
80 Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad
82 Hamdard University Karachi
83 Salim Habib University Karachi
85 The University of Faisalabad Faisalabad
87 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences Karachi
88 Beaconhouse National University Lahore
90 University of South Asia Lahore
96 Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi
101 Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar
103 Baqai Medical University Karachi
105 ILMA University Karachi
109 Lahore School of Economics Lahore
113 City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar
114 Al-Ghazali University Karachi
115 Indus University, Pakistan Karachi
118 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi
119 CECOS University Peshawar
121 Lahore Leads University Lahore
122 Hajvery University Lahore
124 National College of Business Administration and Economics Lahore
125 Namal University Mianwali
132 Ibadat International University Islamabad
133 Greenwich University Karachi
135 University of Wah Wah Cantt
136 Nazeer Hussain University Karachi
137 HITEC University Taxila
140 Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology Islamabad
141 Preston University Kohat
142 Abasyn University Peshawar
143 University of Sialkot Sialkot
150 University of Chenab Gujrat
154 Textile Institute of Pakistan Karachi
157 Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Trarkhal
160 Iqra National University Peshawar
163 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics Karachi
165 The Green International University Lahore
166 UIT University, Karachi Karachi
173 Northern University Nowshera
175 Gandhara University Peshawar
176 Karachi School for Business and Leadership Karachi
179 Multan University of Science and Technology Multan
181 Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences Karachi
182 Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta
183 Ibn-e-Sina University Mirpur Khas
187 Sohail University Karachi
192 Institute for Art and Culture Lahore
193 University of Art and Culture, Jamshoro Jamshoro
194 The Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
196 Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship Karachi
197 Al-Kawthar University Karachi
198 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education Karachi
199 Nur International University Lahore
200 Muslim Youth University Islamabad
204 Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore
207 Pakistan Global Institute Rawalpindi
211 Rashid Latif Khan University Lahore
217 Qarshi University Lahore
218 Ali Institute of Education Lahore
219 Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences Lahore
220 Malir University of Science and Technology Karachi
221 Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship Karachi
223 The Grand Asian University Sialkot
225 Saifee Burhani University Karachi
229 Sindh Institute of Management and Technology Karachi
230 Metropolitan University Karachi Karachi
234 Emaan Institute of Management and Sciences Karachi
236 Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences Dera Ghazi Khan
237 International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology Gujranwala
239 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University Karachi
240 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University Karachi
241 The University of Modern Sciences Tando Muhammad Khan
242 Al-Karam International Institute Bhera
243 Lahore Institute of Science and Technology Lahore
245 Dar-ul-Madina International University Islamabad
247 Hands-Institute of Development Studies Karachi
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How many private universities are there in Pakistan?

There are 103 officially chartered, licensed or accredited private Pakistani higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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