90 Pakistani universities make QS Asia University Rankings 2027, with NUST first among them

A total of 90 Pakistani universities appear in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, according to ProPakistani, which counted the institutions shown when the official QS ranking site is filtered by Pakistan.

Who leads

The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is the highest-ranked Pakistani university, followed by Quaid-i-Azam University and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). COMSATS University Islamabad and the University of the Punjab also feature among Pakistan's five highest-ranked institutions, ProPakistani reports. Other Pakistani names in the list include PIEAS, the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) and FAST-NUCES.

We have not copied the exact Asia-wide positions here. Check the QS website for each university's current rank and score.

How QS ranks universities

According to the report, the edition looks at academic reputation, employer reputation, research performance, faculty resources and international engagement.

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