A total of 90 Pakistani universities have secured places in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, highlighting the country’s growing representation in higher education across the region.
According to the latest rankings published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) leads Pakistani institutions, securing 76th position in Asia. Quaid-i-Azam University follows at 111th, while Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) ranks 143rd. COMSATS University Islamabad and the University of the Punjab complete the top five Pakistani universities at 171st and 172nd positions, respectively.
Pakistan has also secured two places among Southern Asia’s top 10 universities. NUST ranks second in the subregion, behind India’s IIT Delhi, while Quaid-i-Azam University secures 10th position. Globally, the University of Hong Kong leads the Asian rankings, followed by Peking University and Tsinghua University.
QS evaluates universities using 11 performance indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation, research performance, faculty resources, and international engagement. Academic reputation carries a 30% weight, followed by employer reputation at 20%, while faculty-to-student ratio, international research network, and citations per paper each contribute 10%.
