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Universities in Pakistan

Pakistan has 140 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1864. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES140

OLDEST1864

FOUNDED 1900+120

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18996 · 4%

1900 or later120 · 86%

Date unknown14 · 10%

Oldest universities in Pakistan

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1864Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

1873Government College of Technology, Rasul

1881Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

1882University of the Punjab

1885Sindh Madressatul Islam University

1889Murray College

1906University of Agriculture Faisalabad

1913Islamia College University

1920Pakistan Adventist Seminary

1922Lahore College for Women University

1927Sargodha Institute of Technology

1929University of Sargodha

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