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Top Universities in Punjab (province)

What are the top universities in the Pakistani province of Punjab? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Punjab University Ranking, which lists 92 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 Punjab University Ranking


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List of 92 universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
2 Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore
4 University of the Punjab Lahore
6 University of Health Sciences, Lahore Lahore
8 University of Management and Technology Lahore
10 University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Lahore
11 The University of Lahore Lahore
12 University of Central Punjab Lahore
20 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Faisalabad
23 Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
26 Government College University, Lahore Lahore
29 Forman Christian College Lahore
35 Superior University Lahore
36 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur
37 University of Sargodha Sargodha
38 University of Education Lahore
39 Government College University, Faisalabad Faisalabad
45 National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi
47 University of Gujrat Gujrat
50 Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
52 King Edward Medical University Lahore
54 Minhaj University Lahore
56 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore
58 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Taxila
62 National Textile University Faisalabad
63 GIFT University Gujranwala
64 Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi
66 Lahore College for Women University Lahore
70 University of Southern Punjab Multan
71 Lahore Garrison University Lahore
74 Information Technology University Lahore
85 The University of Faisalabad Faisalabad
86 National College of Arts Lahore
88 Beaconhouse National University Lahore
89 Kinnaird College for Women Lahore
90 University of South Asia Lahore
93 Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan Multan
98 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan
100 Rawalpindi Medical University Rawalpindi
109 Lahore School of Economics Lahore
116 Faisalabad Medical University Faisalabad
117 Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad
121 Lahore Leads University Lahore
122 Hajvery University Lahore
124 National College of Business Administration and Economics Lahore
125 Namal University Mianwali
135 University of Wah Wah Cantt
137 HITEC University Taxila
138 University of Home Economics Lahore
139 The Women University Multan Multan
143 University of Sialkot Sialkot
144 Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Lahore
146 Rawalpindi Women University Rawalpindi
149 Thal University Bhakkar
150 University of Chenab Gujrat
153 Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan
155 Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur
158 Nishtar Medical University Multan
161 Kohsar University Murree Rawalpindi
162 Punjab Tianjin University of Technology Lahore
164 University of Okara Okara
165 The Green International University Lahore
169 University of Child Health Sciences Lahore
170 Government College Women University, Sialkot Sialkot
174 Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore
179 Multan University of Science and Technology Multan
188 NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan
189 University of Sahiwal Sahiwal
190 The Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur
192 Institute for Art and Culture Lahore
194 The Institute of Management Sciences Lahore
199 Nur International University Lahore
202 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan
203 Baba Guru Nanak University Nankana Sahib
204 Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore
206 Emerson University, Multan Multan
207 Pakistan Global Institute Rawalpindi
209 University of Mianwali Mianwali
211 Rashid Latif Khan University Lahore
212 University of Narowal Narowal
213 University of Rasul, Mandi Bahaud Din Mandi Bahauddin
216 University of Jhang Jhang
217 Qarshi University Lahore
218 Ali Institute of Education Lahore
219 Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences Lahore
223 The Grand Asian University Sialkot
231 University of Chakwal Chakwal
236 Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences Dera Ghazi Khan
237 International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology Gujranwala
242 Al-Karam International Institute Bhera
243 Lahore Institute of Science and Technology Lahore
244 University of Layyah Layyah
246 National University of Pakistan Rawalpindi
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How many universities are there in Punjab?

There are 92 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Punjab higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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