Only 1 Pakistani University Among Top 500 in THE World University Rankings 2023

According to the 2023 World University Rankings, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) leads the chart among Pakistani universities on the list. QAU is followed by Government College University (GCU) Faisalabad, and the University of Management and Technology.

Besides, 24 Pakistani institutes have been assigned with a “reporter” status on the 2023 rankings. What this means is that they submitted the required data for evaluation but did not meet THE’s eligibility criteria to receive a rank on the 2023 list.

Here is the complete list of Pakistan’s institutions on THE World University Rankings for 2023.

Sr. No.	University	Ranking
1.	Quaid-i-Azam University	401-500
2.	Government College University Faisalabad	501-600
3.	University of Management and Technology	501-600
4.	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	601-800
5.	Bahria University	601-800
6.	COMSATS University Islamabad	601-800
7.	Dow University of Health Sciences	601-800
8.	University of Engineering and Technology Taxila	601-800
9.	Hazara University Mansehra	601-800
10.	International Islamic University Islamabad	601-800
11.	Lahore University of Management Sciences	601-800
12.	University of Malakand	601-800
13.	Riphah International University	601-800
14.	University of Agriculture Faisalabad	801-1000
15.	University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar	801-1000
16.	Islamia University Bahawalpur	801-1000
17.	University of Lahore	801-1000
18.	National University of Sciences and Technology	801-1000
19.	Peshawar University	801-1000
20.	Punjab University	801-1000
21.	Bahauddin Zakaiya University	1001-1200
22.	University of Engineering and Technology Lahore	1001-1200
23.	University of Gujrat	1001-1200
24.	PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi	1001-1200
25.	University of Sargodha	1001-1200
26.	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore	1001-1200
27.	Government College University Lahore	1201-1500
28.	Lahore College for Women University	1201-1500
29.	Karachi University	1501+
30.	Aga Khan University	Reporter
31.	Air University	Reporter
32.	Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology Khuzdar	Reporter
33.	CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences	Reporter
34.	University of Central Punjab	Reporter
35.	University of Education Lahore	Reporter
36.	University of Engineering and Technology Mardan	Reporter
37.	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology	Reporter
38.	Government College Women University Faisalabad	Reporter
39.	Government College Women University Sialkot	Reporter
40.	Greenwich University	Reporter
41.	Ilma University	Reporter
42.	Islamia College Peshawar	Reporter
43.	Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology	Reporter
44.	Khyber Medical University	Reporter
45.	Mirupr University of Science and Technology	Reporter
46.	MNS University of Agriculture Multan	Reporter
47.	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Reporter
48.	National University of Medical Sciences	Reporter
49.	Rawalpindi Medical University	Reporter
50.	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women’s University Peshawar	Reporter
51.	Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University	Reporter
52.	Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology	Reporter
53.	Ziauddin University	Reporter

THE World University Rankings for 2023 include 1,799 universities from 104 countries, making it the largest and most diverse THE World University Rankings ever.

World University Rankings uses 13 performance indicators to measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.

Oxford University has topped the World University Rankings for the seventh year in a row. The US is the most represented country in the top 10 of the 2023 rankings with 7 institutions. With 177 universities, the US is also the most-represented country in the 2023 rankings.