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