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Of the 3 PhD universities in Pakistan, University of the Punjab ranks highest at #570 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Government College University Faisalabad (#8 in Pakistan) and Hazara University (#29 in Pakistan) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 11 matching courses between them.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of the Punjab at #570 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of the Punjab has the largest research record in this group, with 1,204,558 citations and an h-index of 256.
The split is 3 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is University of the Punjab, founded in 1882. University of the Punjab is the largest, with 50,918 students.
The most common subjects are Life Sciences (4), Science (1), Education (1) and Computer Science & IT (1). The usual length is 4 Years / 8 Semesters and 4 Years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Government College University Faisalabad offers the widest choice, with 6 of these courses.
University of the Punjab (QS World #570), Government College University Faisalabad (#8 in Pakistan) and Hazara University (#29 in Pakistan) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 Years / 8 Semesters, with 4 Years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Government College University Faisalabad, with 6, ahead of Hazara University (4).
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