Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the country.[1] In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public, private and military universities accredited by the HEC. Since independence, new universities have expanded throughout the country with support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing universities until 2002 when it was preceded by the Higher Education Commission. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually.[2] Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country:
University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type |
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1 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences | Jamshoro | 1881 | Medical Science | Public | |
2 Sindh Madressatul Islam University | Karachi | 1885 | General | Public | |
3 NED University of Engineering and Technology | Karachi | 1922 | Tharparkar | Engineering Science | Public |
4 Dow University of Health Sciences | Karachi | 1945 | Medical Science | Public | |
5 University of Sindh | Jamshoro | 1947 | Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas, Naushahro Feroze, Thatta, Larkana (till 2024) | General | Public |
6 University of Karachi | Karachi | 1951 | General | Public | |
7 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | Karachi | 1955 | General | Public | |
8 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology | Karachi | 1962 | Engineering & Technology | Public | |
9 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology | Jamshoro | 1963 | Khairpur, Sujawal, Jacobabad, | Engineering & Technology | Public |
10 Pakistan Naval Academy | Karachi | 1970 | General | Military | |
11 Shah Abdul Latif University | Khairpur | 1974 | Ghotki,Shahdadkot | General | Public |
12 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology | Benazirabad | 1974 | Larkana
(till 2024) |
Engineering & Technology | Public |
13 Sindh Agriculture University | Tandojam | 1939 | Khairpur, Umerkot, Dokri (till 2024) | Agriculture Science | Public |
14 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture | Karachi | 1989 | Arts, Design & Architecture | Private | |
15 Baqai Medical University | Karachi | 1989 | Medical Science | Private | |
16 Hamdard University | Karachi | 1991 | Islamabad | General | Private |
17 Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences | Karachi | 1993 | General | Private | |
18 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology | Karachi | 1993 | Engineering Science | Private | |
19 Sukkur IBA University | Sukkur | 1994 | Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Kandhkot | Engineering & Administration | Public |
20 Textile Institute of Pakistan | Karachi | 1994 | Textile & Manufacturing | Private | |
21 Institute of Business Management | Karachi | 1995 | Management Science | Private | |
22 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology | Karachi | 1995 | Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, Gharo, United Arab Emirates | Engineering & Technology | Private |
23 Isra University | Hyderabad | 1997 | Islamabad, Karachi | General | Private |
24 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology | Karachi | 1997 | General | Private | |
25 Greenwich University, Karachi | Karachi | 1987 | Mauritius | General | Private |
26 Jinnah University for Women | Karachi | 1998 | General | Private | |
27 Iqra University | Karachi | 1998 | Islamabad, Quetta | General | Private |
28 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education | Karachi | 2000 | General | Private | |
29 Ilma University | Karachi | 2001 | General | Private | |
30 Preston University | Karachi | 2001 | General | Private | |
31 Indus University | Karachi | 2004 | General | Private | |
32 University of EAST | Hyderabad | 2004 | General | Private | |
33 Aga Khan University | Karachi | 1983 | London[8] | General | Private |
34 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University | Larkana | 2008 | General | Public | |
35 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University | Karachi | 1998 | General | Private | |
36 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences | Karachi | 2009 | General | Private | |
37 Karachi School for Business and Leadership | Karachi | 2009 | General | Private | |
38 Habib University | Karachi | 2009 | General | Private | |
39 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University | Karachi | 2010 | General | Public | |
40 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Benazirabad | Benazirabad | 2010 | Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze | General | Public |
41 KASB Institute of Technology | Karachi | 2011 | General | Private | |
42 Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences | Khairpur | 2003[9] | General | Public | |
43 Jinnah Sindh Medical University | Karachi | 1973 | General | Public | |
44 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law | Karachi | 2012 | General | Public | |
45 DHA Suffa University | Karachi | 2002 | General | Private | |
46 Nazeer Hussain University | Karachi | 2012 | General | Private | |
47 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women | Benazirabad | 2013 | General | Public | |
48 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | Benazirabad | 2012 | General | Public | |
49 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics | Karachi | 2013 | General | Private | |
50 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University | Karachi | 2013 | General | Private | |
51 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University | Karachi | 2013 | General | Private | |
52 Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences | Karachi | 2013 | General | Private | |
53 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development | Khairpur | 1950 | Engineering & Technology | Public | |
54 Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University | Sukkur | 2018 | General | Public | |
55 University of Sufism and Modern Sciences | Bhit Shah | 2011 | General | Public | |
56 Government College University Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 1917 | General | Public | |
57 Shaikh Ayaz University | Shikarpur | 2011[10] | General | Public | |
58 Ziauddin University | Karachi | 1986[11] | Sukkur | General | Public |
59 Salim Habib University | Karachi | 2015[12] | General | Private | |
60 Sohail University | Karachi | 2018 | General | Private | |
61 University of Art and Culture, Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 2018 | Arts & Design | Private | |
62 Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro University of Art, Design and Heritages | jamshoro | 1990 | Arts & Design | Public | |
63 Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design & Heritage | Sukkur | 2013 | Arts & Design | Public | |
64 Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship | Karachi | 2021 | General | Private | |
65 Hyderabad Institute for Technical & Management Sciences | Hyderabad | 2023 | General | Public | |
66 City University of Health Sciences | Karachi | 1991 | Medical | Public | |
67 Karachi Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship | Karachi | 2013[13] | General | Private | |
68 Emaan Institute of Management and Sciences | Karachi | 2018 | General | Private | |
69 Malir University of Science and Technology | Karachi | 2017 | General | Private | |
70 Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE)-College of PIEAS | Karachi | 1993 | Hawksbay Road, Karachi, Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS) | Nuclear Power Engineering & Technology | Public |
71 University of Larkano | Larkana | 2024[14] | Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly | General | Public |
72 University of Mirpurkhas | Mirpurkhas[15] | purposed[16] | Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly
(Sindh University campus upgraded to full fledged University) |
General | |
73 University of Thar | Tharparkar@Mithi | purposed[17] | May be the Campus of University of Sindh/University of Mirpurkhas[18] | General
( Later may be full fledged university) |
University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Mirpur University of Science and Technology | Mirpur | 2008 | Bhimber | General | Public |
2 University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir | Muzaffarabad | 1980 | Neelam, Jhelum Valley | General | Public |
3 University of Poonch | Rawalakot | 2014 | Sudhanoti, Haveli | General | Public |
4 Al-Khair University | Mirpur | 1994 | General | Private | |
5 Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University | Nerian Sharif | 2000 | General | Private | |
6 Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh | Bagh | 2013 | General | Public | |
7 University of Kotli | Kotli | 2014 | General | Public |
University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Karakoram International University | Gilgit | 2002 | Hunza Valley, Ghizar, Chilas | General | Public |
2 Baltistan University | Skardu | 2017 | General | Public |
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