There are a number of higher education institutions in Karachi , Sindh, Pakistan. These include universities supported by the federal government of Pakistan and the provincial government of Sindh. There are also several private universities supported by various bodies and societies. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan maintains a list of recognized universities. [1]
*Date of grant of university status.
University | Type | Established | Specialization | Website |
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DHA Suffa University | Private | 2012 | Computer Science,Engineering,Business | [2] |
Greenwich University | Private | 1998 | Business | [3] |
University of Karachi | Public | 1951 | General | [4] |
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, FAST-NUCES | Private | 1980 | Computer Science, Engineering | [5] |
Sindh Madressatul Islam University | Public | 1885 | General | [6] |
Hamdard University [1] | Private | 1991 | General | [7] |
NED University of Engineering and Technology [8] | Public | 1921 (1977)* | Engineering and Technology | [9] |
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology [8] | Public | 1962 (2007)* | Engineering | [10] |
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology [1] | Private | 1993 | Engineering | [11] |
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology | Private | 1997 | Engineering, management, Computer Science | [12] |
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology | Private | 1995 | Technology, management, general | [13] |
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi campus | Private | 1985 | Computer science | [14] |
Aga Khan University | Private | 1983 | Medical sciences | [15] |
Dow University of Health Sciences | Public | 1945 (2003)* | Medical sciences | [16] |
Ziauddin University | Private | 1995 | Medical sciences | [17] |
Baqai Medical University [1] | Private | 1988 | Medical sciences | [18] |
Karachi Medical and Dental College | Public | 1991 | Medical sciences | [19] |
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University | Public | 2010 | Medical sciences | |
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | Private | 1955 | Business studies | [20] |
Karachi School of Business and Leadership | Private | 2012 | Business studies | [21] |
Institute of Business Management | Private | 1995 | Business management, engineering and technology | [22] |
Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore campus | Private | 2000 | Computer science | [23] |
Nazeer Hussain University, FB area | Private | 2012 | Engineering, business, pharmacy | [24] |
Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Punjab Chowrangi | Private | 1980s | Health sciences | [25] |
Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology | Private | 2005 | Business Administration | [26] |
Bahria University, Karachi campus | Public/naval | 2000 | General | [27] |
Federal Urdu University, Karachi campus [1] | Public | 2002 | General | [28] |
Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology [1] | Private | 2001 | Management, technology and business studies | [29] |
Pakistan Marine Academy | Public | 1962 | [30] | |
Pakistan Naval Academy | Public | 1970 | [31] | |
Pakistan Navy Engineering College | Public | 1966 | Engineering | [32] |
Sindh Madrasatul Islam | Public | 1885 (2012)* | General | [33] |
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education [1] | Private | 2003 | General | [34] |
Indus University [1] | Private | 2002 | Business administration; electrical engineering; textile, interior & fashion designing; science & technology | [35] |
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture [1] | Private | 1989 | Arts and architecture | [36] |
Ilma University | Private | 2001 | Computer Sciences, Media Sciences, Business Administration | [37] [38] |
Iqra University [1] | Private | 1998 | [39] | |
Jinnah University for Women [1] | Private | 1998 | General | [40] |
KASB Institute of Technology | Private | 1999 | General | [41] |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University | Private | 1998 | General | [42] |
Newports Institute of Communications & Economics [1] | Private | 1999 | Management, technology and economics | [43] |
Preston University, Pakistan [1] | Private | 1984 | General | [44] |
Textile Institute of Pakistan [1] | Private | 1994 | Textile and apparel (design/science/business) | [45] |
Habib University [1] | Private | 2014 | Liberal arts and sciences, computer science and engineering | [46] |
Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship | Private | 2013 | Business, computer science, law, architecture and design | [47] |
Sindh Institute of Management and Technology [1] | Private | 2015 | Arts and sciences, computer science and engineering Technology | [48] |
MiTE - Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship | Private | 2022 | Computer Science, Business and Fashion Designing | [49] |
National Textile University Karachi Campus | Public University | 1959 | Textile Engineering, Fashion Design & Technology, Polymer and Textile Chemistry, Textile Management & Marketing |
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