33 Pakistani Universities Feature in US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2026–27

For context, a total of 33 Pakistani universities have secured positions in the US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2026-2027, with COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) emerging as the country's highest-ranked institution at 410th globally.

Key points

• At the global level, Harvard University secured the top position in the 2026-27 rankings, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University.
• Among Pakistani universities, COMSATS leads the ranking with an overall score of 52.0, followed by Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU) at 451st globally with a score of 50.7.
• 13 920 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology 39.1.
• Pakistani Universities in US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2026-27.
• 20 1, 298 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) 32.5.

For context, the latest US News rankings evaluated more than 2, 250 universities throughout over 100 countries, with institutions assessed primarily on their academic research performance and reputation.

Among Pakistani universities, COMSATS leads the ranking with an overall score of 52.0, followed by Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU) at 451st globally with a score of 50.7. GCU Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Wins Prestigious Award.

In practice, the University of Lahore is Pakistan's third-highest-ranked institution at 479th globally, followed by the University of Management and Technology (UMT) at 573rd and the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) at 590th. Pakistani Universities in US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2026-27. S. No. Global Rank University Score. 1 410 COMSATS University Islamabad 52.0. 2 451 Quaid-I-Azam University 50.7. 3 479 University of Lahore 50.0. 4 573 University of Management & Technology (UMT) 46.8. 5 590 National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) 46.2. 6 633 University of Agriculture Faisalabad 45.0.

7 693 Islamia University of Bahawalpur 43.9. 8 739 Aga Khan University 42.7. 9 762 University of Punjab 42.3. 10 795 Bahauddin Zakariya University 41.8. 11 853 Administration College University Faisalabad 40.6. 12 897 Abdul Wali Khan University 39.5. 13 920 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology 39.1. 14 959 International Islamic University, Pakistan 38.4. 15 1, 061 University of Central Punjab 36.6. 16 1, 081 University of Peshawar 36.3. 17 1, 112 Administration College University Lahore 35.8.

18 1, 192 Air University Islamabad 34.2. 19 1, 274 Hazara University 32.9. 20 1, 298 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) 32.5. 21 1, 348 University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 31.6. 22 1, 410 University of Gujrat 30.4. 23 1, 449 University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pakistan 29.8. 24 1, 471 University of Sargodha 29.4. 25 1, 514 Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Science 28.7. 26 1, 599 University of Engineering and Technology Taxila 27.2. 27 1, 631 Bahria University 26.8.

28 1, 661 University of Malakand 26.3. 29 1, 728 University of Karachi 25.5. 30 1, 798 Arid Agriculture University 24.2. 31 1, 888 Dow University of Health Sciences 22.8. 32 1, 922 GIK Institute Engineering Science & Technology 22.1. 33 2, 189 Kohat University of Science & Technology 16.7. Pakistani Students Win Top Position at Global Space Competition in China.

Meanwhile, the US News Pakistan listing additionally includes eight institutions that do not have an overall global rank or score. These are Agricultural University Peshawar, Capital University of Science & Technology, Mehran University Engineering & Technology, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Sukkur IBA University, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, and University of Sindh.

At the global level, Harvard University secured the top position in the 2026-27 rankings, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University. While the University of Cambridge completed the global top five, the University of Oxford ranked fourth.

US News remarked its Best Global Universities methodology focuses on universities' research mission and scholarly impact. The overall rankings consider research reputation and academic research performance, including indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration. Visit EduNation to find scholarships from worldwide. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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