QS Asia Rankings 2021 Announced: 4 Pakistani Universities Among Top 150

40 Pakistani universities have made it into the recently published QS Asia University Rankings for 2021, with the National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad being the top-ranked Pakistani institute out of 650 universities from Asia.

Ranked at 76, NUST is the only Pakistani university in the top 100 in the QS Rankings. Besides NUST, Quaid-i-Azam University, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), COMSATS University Islamabad, and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore are the top 5 Pakistani universities in the QS Rankings.

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First published in 2009, QS Asia Rankings recognizes the top Asian universities each year.

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

• Academic reputation
• Employer reputation
• Faculty/student ratio
• International research network
• Citations per paper
• Papers per faculty
• Staff with a PhD
• Proportion of international faculty
• Proportion of international students
• Proportion of inbound exchange students
• Proportion of outbound exchange students

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Here is the list of all Pakistani universities in QS Asia University Rankings for 2021.

Sr.No	University Name	QS Asia Rank
1.	National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad	76
2.	Quaid-i-Azam University	106
3.	Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)	121
4.	COMSATS University Islamabad	146
5.	University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore	175
6.	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)	176
7.	University of the Punjab	=178
8.	University of Peshawar	217
9.	Aga Khan University	231
10.	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	244
11.	University of Karachi	281-290
12.	University of Lahore	301-350
13.	Air University Pakistan	351-400
14.	Arid Agriculture University	351-400
15.	Bahauddin Zakariya University	351-400
16.	Institute of Space Technology	351-400
17.	International Islamic University, Islamabad	351-400
18.	Mehran University of Engineering & Technology	351-400
19.	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES)	351-400
20.	NED University of Engineering and Technology	351-400
21.	Dow University of Health Sciences	401-450
22.	Bahria University, Islamabad. Pakistan	451-500
23.	Government College University Lahore	451-500
24.	Riphah International University	451-500
25.	University of Central Punjab	451-500
26.	University of Malakand, Chakdara	451-500
27.	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore	451-500
28.	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	501-550
29.	Iqra University	501-550
30.	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	501-550
31.	University of Management and Technology	501-550
32.	University of Sargodha	501-550
33.	University of Sindh, Jamshoro	501-550
34.	Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)	550-600
35.	Government College University, Faisalabad	550-600
36.	National Textile University Faisalabad	550-600
37.	Ziauddin University	550-600
38.	Foundation University Islamabad	601+
39.	Islamia College Peshawar	601+
40.	Lahore College for Women University	601+