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Best Universities in PK 2026

A consensus ranking of 24 universities in PK, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 Quaid-i-Azam University 354 450 · 411 79.8
2 National University of Sciences and Technology · 700 · 584 67.9
3 Government College University Faisalabad 761-770 700 · 594 65.7
4 COMSATS University Islamabad 664 700 701-800 333 60
5 Lahore University of Management Sciences 555 900 · 1176 56.1
6 University of the Punjab 542 900 701-800 760 53.7
7 University of Management and Technology 1201-1400 900 · 630 52.8
8 Bahauddin Zakariya University 1201-1400 700 · 926 51.2
9 University of Lahore 951-1000 700 901-1000 588 47.9
10 University of Central Punjab · 900 · 1212 47.2
11 International Islamic University, Islamabad 1201-1400 900 · · 45
12 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology · 900 · 1330 44.2
13 Government College University Lahore · 900 · 1330 44.2
14 University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila · 900 · 1419 42
15 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 1401+ 900 901-1000 737 41
16 University of Malakand · 900 · 1568 38.3
17 University of Gujrat · 900 · 1612 37.2

About PK higher education

Universities in PK are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in PK 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/pk/
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