Notable Universities in Pakistan

A closer look at 20 universities in Pakistan — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Lahore College for Women University	Lahore	Public	1922	English	Arts & HumanitiesSocial SciencesNatural Sciences
Karachi School of Art	Karachi	Private	1964	English	Fine ArtsGraphic DesignTextile Design
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology	Jamshoro	Public	1977	English	Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Aga Khan University	Karachi	Private	1983	English	MedicineNursingEducation
Al-Khair University	Bhimber	Private	1994	Urdu, English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceEducation
University of Central Punjab	Lahore	Private	1999	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceEngineering
Karachi Institute Of Economics And Technology	Karachi	Private	2000	English	Computer ScienceManagement SciencesAeronautical Engineering
University of Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Private	2002	English	MedicinePharmacyPhysical Therapy
Virtual University of Pakistan	Lahore	Public	2002	English	Computer ScienceBusiness AdministrationEducation
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	Private	2003	English	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceLaw
Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	Public	2003	English	MedicineDentistryNursing
Wah Medical College	Wah Cantt	Private	2003	English	MedicineClinical SciencesSurgery
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University	Peshawar	Public	2004	English	Social SciencesManagement SciencesComputer Science
University of Science & Technology Bannu	Bannu	Public	2005	English	Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringSoftware Engineering
University of Wah	Wah Cantt	Private	2005	English	Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer Science
Government College University Lahore	Lahore	Public	1864	English	Arts & HumanitiesNatural SciencesSocial Sciences
National College of Arts	Lahore	Public	1875	English	Fine ArtsDesignArchitecture
University of the Punjab	Lahore	Public	1882	English, Urdu	Arts & HumanitiesSocial SciencesNatural Sciences
University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus	Gujranwala	Public	1882	English, Urdu	Business AdministrationComputer ScienceCommerce
NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi	Karachi	Public	1921	English	Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering