University Guides

Pakistan University
Admissions Guides

Detailed, honest guides to every major university in Pakistan — requirements, deadlines, costs, financial aid, and advice for students from underserved districts.

Private Universities

LUMSPrivate

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Lahore, Punjab

Rs 8–12 lakh/yrSAT requiredAid available
HabibPrivate

Habib University

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 6–9 lakh/yrSAT requiredAid available
AKUPrivate

Aga Khan University

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 5–15 lakh/yrAid available
GIKIPrivate

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rs 5–8 lakh/yrSAT requiredAid available
FAST-NUCESPrivate

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar (multiple campuses)

Rs 3–5 lakh/yrAid available
FCCPrivate

Forman Christian College

Lahore, Punjab

Rs 2–4 lakh/yrAid available
SZABISTPrivate

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Karachi (main); Islamabad, Larkana, Hyderabad

Rs 2–4 lakh/yrAid available
CBMPrivate

College of Business Management

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 1.5–3 lakh/yrAid available

Public Universities

NUSTPublic

National University of Sciences and Technology

Islamabad, Capital Territory

Rs 3–6 lakh/yrSAT requiredAid available
IBA KarachiPublic

Institute of Business Administration

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 2–4 lakh/yrSAT requiredAid available
COMSATSPublic

COMSATS University Islamabad

Islamabad, Lahore, Wah, Attock, Sahiwal, Abbottabad (multiple campuses)

Rs 1.5–3 lakh/yrAid available
UET LahorePublic

University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

Lahore, Punjab

Rs 1–2.5 lakh/yrAid available
NEDPublic

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 0.8–2 lakh/yrAid available
QAUPublic

Quaid-i-Azam University

Islamabad, Capital Territory

Rs 0.5–1.5 lakh/yrAid available
UoPPublic

University of Peshawar

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rs 0.4–1 lakh/yrAid available
UoBPublic

University of Balochistan

Quetta, Balochistan

Rs 0.3–0.8 lakh/yrAid available
KUPublic

University of Karachi

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 0.5–1.5 lakh/yrAid available
Punjab UniversityPublic

University of the Punjab

Lahore, Punjab

Rs 0.5–1.5 lakh/yrAid available

Semi-Public Universities

Air UniversitySemi-Public

Air University

Islamabad, Capital Territory

Rs 2–4 lakh/yrAid available
PAF-KIETSemi-Public

PAF Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

Karachi, Sindh

Rs 2–3.5 lakh/yrAid available

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