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Best Universities in PK 2027

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 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
Quaid-i-Azam University
381
450
·
411
79.3
2
National University of Sciences and Technology
384
700
·
584
72.2
3
Government College University Faisalabad
691
700
·
594
66.9
4
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
·
700
·
·
65
5
Sukkur IBA University
·
700
·
·
65
6
Air University
·
700
·
·
65
7
COMSATS University Islamabad
639
700
701-800
333
61.6
8
Bahauddin Zakariya University
1001
700
·
926
56.2
9
Lahore University of Management Sciences
608
900
·
1176
55.3
10
Iqra University
·
900
·
·
55
11
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
·
900
·
·
55
12
Capital University of Science and Technology
·
900
·
·
55
13
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
·
900
·
·
55
14
University of Management and Technology
1201
900
·
630
54.5
15
University of the Punjab
588
900
701-800
760
54.4
16
University of Lahore
1001
700
901-1000
588
48.9
17
University of Central Punjab
·
900
·
1212
47.2
18
Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
·
900
·
1330
44.2
19
Government College University Lahore
·
900
·
1330
44.2
20
International Islamic University, Islamabad
1401
900
·
·
42.5
21
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
·
900
·
1419
42
22
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
1401
900
901-1000
737
39.5
23
University of Malakand
·
900
·
1568
38.3
24
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 2027QS 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 (2027). Best Universities in PK 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/pk/
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