3 Pakistani Universities Ranked Among Top 500 QS World University 2021 Rankings

7 Pakistani universities have made it into the recently published QS World University Rankings for 2021, with the National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad being the top-ranked Pakistani institute out of 1000 universities from around the world.

NUST Islamabad ranked 355, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) ranked 373, and Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 454, are the only 3 Pakistani universities to appear in the top 500 QS World University Rankings.


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Here is the complete list of Pakistani Universities in QS World University Rankings for 2021.

Sr. No University Name Rank 2021 Rank 2020
1 NUST 355 400
2 PIEAS 373 375
3 Quaid-i-Azam University 454 511-520
4 LUMS 651-700 701-750
5 COMSATS Islamabad 801-1000 801-1000
6 UET Lahore 801-1000 801-1000
7 University of Punjab 801-1000 801-1000

QS World University Rankings consider the following indicators while compiling rankings each year:

  • Academic reputation
  • Employer reputation
  • Faculty to student ratio
  • International faculty
  • International students
  • Citations per faculty

Just like last year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, and Harvard University have claimed the top 3 spots for 2021 as well.

Here is the list of Top 10 universities in QS World University Rankings for 2021.

Sr. No University Name Rank 2021 Rank 2020
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 1
2 Stanford University 2 2
3 Harvard University 3 3
4 California Institute of Technology 4 5
5 University of Oxford 5 4
6 ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 6 6
7 University of Cambridge 7 7
8 Imperial College London 8 9
9 University of Chicago 9 10
10 University College London 10 8

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