Quaid-i-Azam University and National University of Sciences and Technology ranked in QS World University Rankings 2027
Quaid-i-Azam University and National University of Sciences and Technology were ranked 381st and 384th globally, respectively, in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Both institutions were ranked higher in the 2026 edition, with QAU at 354th and NUST at 371st. No Pakistani university was ranked in the top 350 globally in the 2025, 2026, or 2027 editions. According to dawn, the Pakistan Institut
Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 381st globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027, and the National University of Sciences and Technology was ranked 384th. In the 2026 edition, Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 354th and the National University of Sciences and Technology was ranked 371st. No Pakistani university was ranked in the top 350 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025, 2026, or 2027. According to dawn, the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences improved its ranking to become Pakistan’s third-highest ranked university in the QS World University Rankings 2027. According to moawin.pk, 18 Pakistani universities were included in the QS World University Rankings 2026. According to ilmkidunya.com, 18 Pakistani universities were included in the QS World University Rankings 2027. According to moawin.pk, Lahore University of Management Sciences was ranked 555th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026, and the University of Punjab was ranked 542nd. According to gnnhd.tv, the University of Karachi was ranked in the 1001 band in the QS World University Rankings 2025, the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad was ranked 654th, and COMSATS University Islamabad was ranked 664th.
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