List of universities of Punjab, Pakistan

The province of Punjab, Pakistan has over 100 universities and higher education institutions. Lahore, the capital of Punjab, hosts the University of the Punjab one of the most prestigious universities in South Asia. The Punjab government, in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC)^[1], has invested in infrastructure and research. Underfunding and the need for improved quality of education remain in certain areas.

List of universities

University	Location	Established	Other Campuses	Specialization	Type
University of the Punjab	Lahore	1882	Gujranwala, Jhelum, Khanspur	General	Public
King Edward Medical University		1860		General	Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore		1921	Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Narowal	General	Public
Forman Christian College University		1864		General	Private
National College of Arts		1875	Rawalpindi	Arts & Design	Public
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences		1882	Jhang, Pattoki, Narowal, Layyah	General	Public
Punjab Tianjin University of Technology		2018		Engineering & Technology	Public
Kinnaird College for Women University		1913		General	Public
Government College University, Lahore		1864		General	Public
Lahore College for Women University		1922		General	Public
Fatima Jinnah Medical University		1941		Medical	Public
Lahore University of Management Sciences		1984		General	Private
Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore		1987		General	Private
University of Management and Technology, Lahore		1990	Sialkot	General	Private
National College of Business Administration and Economics		1994	Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan	General	Private
University of Central Punjab		1999		General	Private
University of Health Sciences, Lahore		2002		General	Public
University of Education		2002	Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Jauharabad, Multan, Vehari	General	Public
University of Lahore		1999	Sargodha	General	Private
Beaconhouse National University		2003		General	Private
University of South Asia		2003		General	Private
Superior University		2000	Okara, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad	General	Private
Minhaj University, Lahore		1986[2]		General	Private
Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design		1994		Arts & Design	Public
Information Technology University of the Punjab		2012		Engineering & Technology	Public
Lahore School of Economics		1997		Medical	Public
University of Home Economics Lahore		1955		General	Public
NUR International University		2015		General	Private
Qarshi University		2011		General	Private
Hajvery University		2002	Sheikhupura	General	Private
Institute for Art and Culture[3]		2018		Arts & Design	Public
Green International University[4]		2020		General	Private
Lahore Institute of Science and Technology[5]		2022		General	Private
Rashid Latif Khan University		2021		General	Private
Lahore Garrison University		2010		General	Private
Ali Institute of Education[6]		2010		General	Private
Global Institute [HEC-NOC SUSPENDED] (ADMISSIONS HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY HEC FROM FALL 2016)		2011		General	Private
Imperial College of Business Studies[7]		2002		General	Private
Lahore Leads University[8]		2001		General	Private
Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences[9]		2023		General	Private
University of Child Health Sciences[10]		2021		Medical	Public
National University of Pakistan	Rawalpindi	2023		General	Public
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University		1970		General	Public
Fatima Jinnah Women University		1998		General	Public
Rawalpindi Medical University		1974		Medical	Public
National University of Medical Sciences		2015		Medical	Public
Rawalpindi Women University		2019		General	Public
Government Viqar-un-Nisa Women University		2022		General	Public
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	1906	Burewala, Toba Tek Singh, Depalpur	General	Public
Government College University, Faisalabad		1897	Layyah, Sahiwal, Chiniot	General	Public
National Textile University		1959	Karachi	General	Public
Faisalabad Medical University		1973		Medical	Public
University of Faisalabad		2002		General	Private
Government College Women University, Faisalabad		2012		General	Public
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	2012		General	Public
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur		1925	Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan	General	Public
Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences		2014		Agriculture & Veterinary	Public
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	Taxila	1975		General	Public
HITEC University		2007		General	Private
University of Wah	Wah	2005		General	Private
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	1916[11]		General	Public
Al-Karam International Institute[12]	Bhera	2021		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Art and Technology[13]	Gujranwala	2022		General	Private
GIFT University		2002		General	Private
International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology[14]		2022[15]		General	Private
The University of Chenab[16]	Gujrat	1999		General	Private
University of Gujrat		2004	Lahore, Rawalpindi, Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin	General	Public
Government College Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	2012		General	Public
University of Sialkot		2013		General	Private
Grand Asian University Sialkot[17]		2022		General	Private
NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology	Multan	1985		Engineering & Technology	Public
Bahauddin Zakariya University		1975	Layyah, Vehari	General	Public
Women University Multan		2010		General	Public
University of Southern Punjab		2010		General	Private
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture		2012		Agriculture & Veterinary	Public
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology		2012		General	Public
Multan University of Science & Technology[18]		2022		General	Private
Times Institute[19]		2008		General	Private
Nishtar Medical University		1951		Medical	Public
Emerson University, Multan		1920		General	Public
Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology	Rahim Yar Khan	2014		Engineering & Technology	Public
Punjab University of Technology, Rasul	Mandi Bahauddin	1873		Engineering & Technology	Public
University of Sahiwal	Sahiwal	2015		General	Public
University of Okara	Okara	2015		General	Public
University of Jhang	Jhang	2015		General	Public
Ghazi University	Dera Ghazi Khan	2012		General	Public
Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology		2019		Engineering & Technology	Public
Ghazi National Institute of Engineering & Sciences[20]		2021		General	Private
University of Narowal	Narowal	2018		General	Public
Al-Qadir University[21][22]	Sohawa	2021		Sufism	Public
Baba Guru Nanak University	Nankana Sahib	2021		General	Public
University of Chakwal	Chakwal	2020		General	Public
University of Mianwali[23]	Mianwali	2012		General	Public
Namal University		2008		Engineering & Technology	Private
Thal University[24]	Bhakkar	2012		General	Public
Kohsar University Murree	Murree	2020		General	Public
Institute of Management & Applied Sciences[25]	Khanewal	2017		General	Private
University of Layyah[26]	Layyah	2009		General	Public
University of Sahiwal[27]	Sahiwal	2015		General	Public

See also

• List of universities in Pakistan
  • List of universities in Islamabad
  • List of universities in Sindh
  • List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of universities in Balochistan
  • List of universities in Azad Kashmir
  • List of universities in Gilgit-Baltistan