Education

47 Pakistani universities ranked in Asia University Rankings 2025

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Staff Reporter

1 year ago

ISLAMABAD: With 47 universities earning places among Asia’s top research institutions, Pakistan’s higher education industry has reached a noteworthy milestone in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2025.

Maintaining its reputation, Quaid-i-Azam University is at the top of the country, and several other universities are making significant progress; the rankings demonstrate the expanding regional prominence of Pakistani universities.

Ranking of 47 Universities

Rank	University Name
=137	Quaid-i-Azam University
145	National University of Sciences and Technology
187	COMSATS University Islamabad
201–250	Government College University Faisalabad
201–250	Sukkur IBA University
201–250	University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
251–300	Air University
251–300	Capital University of Science and Technology
251–300	Lahore University of Management Sciences
251–300	University of Malakand
251–300	University of the Punjab
301–350	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
301–350	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
301–350	International Islamic University, Islamabad
301–350	PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
301–350	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
301–350	University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar
301–350	University of Lahore
301–350	University of Management and Technology
301–350	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
351–400	Bahauddin Zakariya University
351–400	Government College University Lahore
351–400	Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
351–400	University of Gujrat
351–400	University of Peshawar
401–500	Bahria University
401–500	Hazara University Mansehra
401–500	Institute of Space Technology
401–500	Islamia College Peshawar
401–500	National Textile University
401–500	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
401–500	Riphah International University
401–500	University of Central Punjab
401–500	University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore
401–500	University of Sargodha
501–600	Kohat University of Science and Technology
501–600	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
501–600	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
501–600	University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
501–600	University of Education, Lahore
601+	Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)
601+	Dow University of Health Sciences
601+	Lahore College for Women University (LCWU)
601+	Mirpur University of Science and Technology
601+	National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)
601+	NED University of Engineering and Technology
601+	University of Karachi

Furthermore, 47 institutions were designated as “reporters,” indicating that they provided data but did not fit the requirements for a formal rating.

Using 18 performance categories that include teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and global outlook, the THE Asia University Rankings 2025 examine 853 universities in 35 countries.

According to the rankings, Pakistan is tied with Taiwan for 14th place worldwide and is the sixth most represented country in Asia. This continues a consistent rising trend from 29 in 2023, 21 in 2022, and 16 in 2021, and represents a 17.5% gain over the 40 rated universities from the previous year.

Staff Reporter