13 Pakistani Universities Feature in QS World University Rankings 2023

13 Pakistani universities were included in the recently released QS World University Rankings for 2023, with the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad ranking first among 1,500 universities worldwide.

NUST Islamabad is ranked 334th, Quaid-i-Azam University is ranked 363rd, and the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) is ranked 390th. Only three Pakistani universities made the top 500 QS World University Rankings.

Here is the complete list of Pakistani universities in the QS World University Rankings for 2023:

University	Rank
NUST	334
QAU	=363
PIEAS	=390
LUMS	601-650
UET Lahore	801-1000
Peshawar University	801-1000
Punjab University	801-1000
COMSATS Islamabad	1001-1200
Lahore University	1001-1200
Agriculture University Faisalabad	1001-1200
Bahauddin Zakarya University	1201-1500
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)	1201-1500
Karachi University	1201-1500

Each year, the QS World University Rankings consider the following indicators when compiling these rankings:

Academic reputation.

Employer reputation.

Faculty to student ratio.

International faculty.

International students.

Citations per faculty.

The top three spots for 2023 have been claimed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Cambridge, and Stanford University