Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in Pakistan [2026 Rankings]

1

Islamabad

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#230 in Asia #1091 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

2

Lahore

University of the Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#286 in Asia #1268 in the World

25% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1882 Founded

3

Karachi

Aga Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#323 in Asia #1362 in the World

43% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

1983 Founded

4

Islamabad

National University of Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#392 in Asia #1558 in the World

26% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1991 Founded

5

Islamabad

Quaid-i-Azam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#426 in Asia #1645 in the World

10% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

6

Islamabad

International Islamic University, Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#438 in Asia #1666 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,296 Enrollment

1980 Founded

7

Faisalabad

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#516 in Asia #1868 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

Bahawalpur

Islamia University of Bahawalpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#557 in Asia #2000 in the World

88% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1925 Founded

9

Lahore

Information Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#580 in Asia #2059 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

10

Karachi

University of Karachi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#629 in Asia #2151 in the World

18% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

11

Multan

Bahauddin Zakariya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#656 in Asia #2217 in the World

43% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

12

Faisalabad

Government College University, Faisalabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#682 in Asia #2268 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

13

Bannu

University of Science and Technology, Bannu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#684 in Asia #2274 in the World

25% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Lahore

University of Management and Technology – Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#713 in Asia #2342 in the World

60% Acceptance

21,296 Enrollment

1990 Founded

15

Lahore

University of Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#737 in Asia #2411 in the World

100% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1999 Founded

16

Peshawar

University of Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#817 in Asia #2588 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

17

Lahore

Lahore University of Management Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#825 in Asia #2601 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,296 Enrollment

1985 Founded

18

Saddar Town

DOW University of Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#848 in Asia #2647 in the World

10% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

2004 Founded

19

Lahore

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#891 in Asia #2753 in the World

29% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1962 Founded

20

Mardan

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#898 in Asia #2771 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

21

Islamabad

Bahria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#933 in Asia #2844 in the World

60% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

22

Islamabad

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#938 in Asia #2854 in the World

13% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

23

Sargodha

University of Sargodha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#954 in Asia #2885 in the World

27% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

24

Islamabad

Riphah International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1017 in Asia #3022 in the World

62% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1995 Founded

25

Karachi

Iqra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1078 in Asia #3148 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,937 Enrollment

1998 Founded

26

Lahore

University of Education – Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1093 in Asia #3177 in the World

88% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

27

Lahore

Government College University, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1151 in Asia #3308 in the World

25% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1864 Founded

28

Gujrat

University of Gujrat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1175 in Asia #3355 in the World

78% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

29

Dhodial

Hazara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1180 in Asia #3363 in the World

21% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

30

Rawalpindi

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1196 in Asia #3391 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,411 Enrollment

1979 Founded

31

Jamshoro

University of Sindh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1223 in Asia #3444 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1947 Founded

32

Taxila

University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1225 in Asia #3451 in the World

20% Acceptance

1975 Founded

33

Islamabad

National University of Modern Languages

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1227 in Asia #3456 in the World

72% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1970 Founded

34

Karachi

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1245 in Asia #3501 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,937 Enrollment

1995 Founded

35

Islamabad

Air University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1261 in Asia #3547 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

36

Jamshoro

Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1285 in Asia #3609 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1963 Founded

37

Quetta

University of Balochistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1301 in Asia #3639 in the World

10% Acceptance

7,697 Enrollment

1970 Founded

38

Chakdara

University of Malakand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1315 in Asia #3662 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

39

Karachi

Ziauddin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1358 in Asia #3747 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

1995 Founded

40

Peshawar

University of Agriculture, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1365 in Asia #3757 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,411 Enrollment

1981 Founded

41

Lahore

University of Central Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1383 in Asia #3788 in the World

66% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

2002 Founded

42

Peshawar

University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1388 in Asia #3796 in the World

10% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1952 Founded

43

Karachi

Hamdard University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1438 in Asia #3904 in the World

15% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1991 Founded

44

Lahore

Lahore College for Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1449 in Asia #3922 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1922 Founded

45

Karachi

NED University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1475 in Asia #3983 in the World

37% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1921 Founded

46

Sukkur

Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1501 in Asia #4036 in the World

14% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

47

Lahore

King Edward Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1520 in Asia #4081 in the World

41% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1860 Founded

48

Lahore

National College of Business Administration and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1521 in Asia #4082 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1994 Founded

49

Muzaffarabad

University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1531 in Asia #4094 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

50

Islamabad

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1562 in Asia #4151 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1957 Founded

51

Dera Ismail Khan

Gomal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1579 in Asia #4185 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

52

Lahore

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1589 in Asia #4203 in the World

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1881 Founded

53

Kohat

Kohat University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1645 in Asia #4318 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

54

Gulshan Town

Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1663 in Asia #4352 in the World

45% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

55

Peshawar

Islamia College Peshawar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1665 in Asia #4365 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

56

Rawalpindi

Fatima Jinnah Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1670 in Asia #4375 in the World

68% Acceptance

8,035 Enrollment

1998 Founded

57

Haripur

University of Haripur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1694 in Asia #4439 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,411 Enrollment

2008 Founded

58

Karachi

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1696 in Asia #4442 in the World

100% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

59

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1699 in Asia #4449 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

60

Topi

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1700 in Asia #4451 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1993 Founded

61

Lahore

Lahore School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1719 in Asia #4498 in the World

68% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1993 Founded

62

Faisalabad

National Textile University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1721 in Asia #4501 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1954 Founded

63

Karachi

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1756 in Asia #4606 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

2012 Founded

64

Nawabshah

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1771 in Asia #4628 in the World

74% Acceptance

7,697 Enrollment

2012 Founded

65

Lahore

Forman Christian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1795 in Asia #4673 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1864 Founded

66

Karachi

Institute of Business Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1804 in Asia #4694 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,937 Enrollment

1955 Founded

67

Jamshoro

Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1868 in Asia #4816 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

1881 Founded

68

Quetta

Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1870 in Asia #4825 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

2002 Founded

69

Peshawar

Khyber Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1872 in Asia #4827 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

70

Lahore

University of Health Sciences, Lahore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1881 in Asia #4844 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2002 Founded

71

Mingora

University of Swat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1911 in Asia #4911 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,411 Enrollment

2010 Founded

72

Islamabad

Foundation University Islamabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1919 in Asia #4927 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

73

Mirpur

Mirpur University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1941 in Asia #4979 in the World

67% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

2008 Founded

74

Nawabshah

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1970 in Asia #5051 in the World

67% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1974 Founded

75

Gilgit

Karakurum International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1980 in Asia #5069 in the World

72% Acceptance

8,035 Enrollment

2002 Founded

76

Khairpur

Shah Abdul Latif University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1997 in Asia #5102 in the World

25% Acceptance

7,697 Enrollment

1987 Founded

77

Karachi

Baqai Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2048 in Asia #5217 in the World

38% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

1996 Founded

78

Karachi

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2053 in Asia #5228 in the World

14% Acceptance

225 Enrollment

1993 Founded

79

Lahore

Kinnaird College for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2064 in Asia #5249 in the World

34% Acceptance

7,697 Enrollment

1913 Founded

80

Wah Cantt

University of Wah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2069 in Asia #5271 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Islamabad

National Defence University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2072 in Asia #5276 in the World

76% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1963 Founded

82

Tandojam

Sindh Agriculture University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2122 in Asia #5390 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,411 Enrollment

1977 Founded

83

Taxila

HITEC University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2127 in Asia #5410 in the World

53% Acceptance

2007 Founded

84

Hyderabad

Isra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2154 in Asia #5469 in the World

30% Acceptance

8,006 Enrollment

1997 Founded

85

Karachi

Sindh Madresatul Islam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2167 in Asia #5497 in the World

29% Acceptance

1,937 Enrollment

2012 Founded

86

Peshawar

Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2213 in Asia #5609 in the World

68% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

2001 Founded

87

Karachi

Jinnah University for Women

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2257 in Asia #5719 in the World

60% Acceptance

34,404 Enrollment

1998 Founded

88

Karachi

Indus University, Pakistan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2265 in Asia #5733 in the World

59% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

2012 Founded

89

Charsadda

Bacha Khan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2289 in Asia #5782 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

90

Karachi

Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2297 in Asia #5798 in the World

69% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

91

Lahore

Lahore Leads University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2323 in Asia #5857 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

92

Lahore

Fatima Jinnah Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2337 in Asia #5898 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1948 Founded

93

Peshawar

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2364 in Asia #5964 in the World

63% Acceptance

8,035 Enrollment

2004 Founded

94

Peshawar

Abasyn University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2374 in Asia #5996 in the World

72% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

95

Lahore

Beaconhouse National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2436 in Asia #6119 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2005 Founded

96

Peshawar

Gandhara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2464 in Asia #6186 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

97

Karachi

Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2476 in Asia #6216 in the World

69% Acceptance

7,033 Enrollment

1964 Founded

98

Karachi

Karachi School for Business and Leadership

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2481 in Asia #6235 in the World

15% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

99

Karachi

DHA Suffa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2504 in Asia #6285 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

100

Bahawalpur

Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2511 in Asia #6309 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

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