Best Universities in Pakistan – GURI 2026

Top universities in Pakistan

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Pakistan are Quaid-i-azam University, University of the Punjab, National University of Sciences and Technology and others. Pakistan has 49 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #488.

1. #1Quaid-i-azam UniversityGURI #488 · Score 71.74
2. #2University of the PunjabGURI #537 · Score 69.28
3. #3National University of Sciences and TechnologyGURI #625 · Score 65.61
4. #4COMSATS University IslamabadGURI #692 · Score 62.96
5. #5University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, LahoreGURI #747 · Score 60.62
6. #6Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)GURI #794 · Score 58.66
7. #7Government College University, FaisalabadGURI #797 · Score 58.54
8. #8The University of LahoreGURI #805 · Score 58.30
9. #9Government College University LahoreGURI #912 · Score 54.22
10. #10Air UniversityGURI #930 · Score 53.62

How universities in Pakistan perform globally

Across the 49 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 43.20 and the median is 42.95. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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