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Top 24 Higher education institutions based in Pakistan

RevenueBase identified 76 higher education institutions headquartered in Pakistan as of September 2026 and tracks 16,077 professional contacts across them, including 2,569 with verified work emails. Lahore is the largest hub.

This list covers higher education institutions headquartered in Pakistan, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 24 largest higher education institutions based in Pakistan

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 76 higher education institutions based in Pakistan, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to higher education institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0003,751 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1882 at Lahore, the University of the Punjab is the largest and the oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0002,803 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“UMT is a premier, research-intensive private university dedicated to academic excellence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceFaisalabad, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0001,560 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Government College University, Faisalabad has emerged as a leading center of learning and research in a short span of time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceKarachi., PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,413 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ziauddin University is committed to delivering quality higher education that inspires excellence, innovation, and lifelong learning.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Strong evidenceIslamabad, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000800 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Higher Education Commission has been set up by the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the development of indigenous universities to be world-class centers of education…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidencePeshawar, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000775 contacts →

Strong evidence

“University of Peshawar is a future-oriented and unique institution committed to achieving excellence in the undergraduate and graduate education, research and public service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Strong evidenceMardan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000603 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) is a prominent higher education institution located in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500330 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Indus University is a private sector university located at one of the prime locations in the city of Karachi and it is situated adjacent to a famous cricket ground, National…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Partial evidenceRawalpindi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000243 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi is a renowned academic institution that holds a history of great success, association, and ambitious plans for the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceMultan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000223 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Multan has always remained a centre of excellence in education.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“KASB Institute of Technology Private Limited is the parent body of KASB Institute of Technology (KASBIT).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000145 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DIHE is devoted to discovering, disseminating and applying knowledge for the advancement of the Pakistani Society in perspective of global changes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Transforming the Minds & Shaping Leaders for Tomorrow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,000104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 25 years, we at Riphah have been defined by our untiring commitment to our students’ academic and personal development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a95 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus was established in January 2002.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Where your Future Begins”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a83 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“UHS campus was inaugurated by the President of Pakistan - who is also its patron - on October 02, 2002.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome To ICBS The Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore (ICBS), was established in 1991 by the Pakistan Benevolence & Social Management Trust.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceDera Ismail Khan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gomal University (Urdu: جامعہ گومل), is a public research university located in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Strong evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50060 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Welcome to this truly unique experience in higher education within Pakistan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBuner, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,00048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceSargodha, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The University of Lahore (Sargodha Campus) has played a major role in developing learning and research that would provide students, wishing to study in the private sector with a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceGharo, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidencePeshawar, PakistanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0003 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Higher education institutions based in Pakistan at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
16.0%Verified-email coverage
211.5Average contacts per company
201-500Median size (employees)
25.0%Largest-city concentration · Lahore
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1
11-50
16
51-200
11
201-500
12
501-1,000
15
1,001-5,000
10
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
7

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Pakistan, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Pakistan, over 76 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among higher education institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Pakistan whose own description of what they do matches “higher education institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names higher education institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among higher education institutions, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Pakistan are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,569 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names higher education institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many higher education institutions are there based in Pakistan?

RevenueBase identified 76 higher education institutions headquartered in Pakistan as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

University Of The Punjab, headquartered in Lahore, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most higher education institutions?

Lahore leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Karachi (13) and Islamabad (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,569 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 76 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.