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Top 25 Universities founded before 1800 based in Pakistan

Name: Universities founded before 1800 based in Pakistan
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 71 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 71 universities founded before 1800 headquartered in Pakistan as of September 2026 and tracks 20,908 professional contacts across them, including 4,484 with verified work emails. Lahore is the largest hub.

This list covers universities founded before 1800 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 22, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest universities founded before 1800 based in Pakistan

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 71 universities founded before 1800 based in Pakistan, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to universities founded before 1800: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	University Of The Punjab	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,751 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
2	Lahore University Of Management Sciences	Partial evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,999 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), established in 1985, is one of the largest universities in Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur	Indirect evidence	Bahawalpur, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	2,742 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Islamia University began as Jamia Abbasia, a religious University established in Bahawalpur in 1925, following the academic pursuits of Al-Azhar University in Egypt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Government College University, Faisalabad	Indirect evidence	Faisalabad, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	1,560 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 22, 2026
5	Ziauddin University	Indirect evidence	Karachi., PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,413 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ziauddin University is committed to delivering quality higher education that inspires excellence, innovation, and lifelong learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	University Of Sindh	Indirect evidence	Jamshoro, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,338 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ يونيورسٽي; Urdu: جامعه سندھ‎ informally known as Sindh University), is a public research university located in the residential area of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Institute Of Business Administration	Indirect evidence	Karachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	1,231 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	University Of Peshawar	Indirect evidence	Peshawar, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	775 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
9	Government College University GCU , Lahore	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	617 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Government College Lahore began its journey on January 1, 1864, with a class consisting of nine students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	Indirect evidence	Mardan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	603 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) is a prominent higher education institution located in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Lahore Garrison University	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	484 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Establishment of Lahore Garrison University in The Punjab metropolis city of Lahore is an important milestone in the history of higher education in Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	University Of Azad Jammu And Kashmir	Indirect evidence	Muzaffarabad, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	388 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a university at Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Pmas Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi	Indirect evidence	Rawalpindi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	243 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
14	Bahauddin Zakariya University BZU	Indirect evidence	Multan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	223 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Multan has always remained a centre of excellence in education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan	Indirect evidence	Dera Ghazi Khan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	187 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ghazi University (Urdu: غازی یونیورسٹی‎) is a university in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Iqra National University	Partial evidence	Peshawar, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	177 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Iqra National University founded in 2010, located in Phase 2 Hayatabad Peshawar is recognized by HEC and chartered by Government of KPK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Karakoram International University Gilgit KIU	Indirect evidence	Gilgit, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	172 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Karakorum International University (KIU) Gilgit is a world-renowned educational institution located in Gilgit, Pakistan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Pakistan	Indirect evidence	Charsadda, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	147 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bacha Khan University is a public university situated in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, named after Abdul Ghaffar Khan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Dadabhoy Institute Of Higher Education	Indirect evidence	Karachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	145 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 22, 2026
20	University Of Mianwali	Indirect evidence	Mianwali, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Mianwali, established recently in 2019, was previously a sub campus of the University of Sargodha since 2012.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Comsats University, Lahore	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	95 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus was established in January 2002.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Minhaj University	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Minhaj University, Lahore is located at a prestigious place which is easily approachable from all the diversely situated main areas of the city.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Imperial College Of Business Studies	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	77 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 22, 2026
24	Gomal University	Indirect evidence	Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	65 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 22, 2026
25	NUR International University	Indirect evidence	Lahore, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	55 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of the main scholastic and research establishments in Pakistan, the NIU offers an intellectually inspiring environment with humanistic customs for students and researchers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: universities founded before 1800. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names universities founded before 1800.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of universities founded before 1800, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name universities founded before 1800. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Universities founded before 1800 based in Pakistan at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

21.4%Verified-email coverage

294.5Average contacts per company

501-1,000Median size (employees)

23.9%Largest-city concentration · Lahore

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 71 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 universities founded before 1800, 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 “universities founded before 1800”. 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 universities founded before 1800), 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 universities founded before 1800, 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, 4,484 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 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 universities founded before 1800, 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 universities founded before 1800 are there based in Pakistan?

RevenueBase identified 71 universities founded before 1800 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 universities founded before 1800?

Lahore leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Karachi (5) and Okara (4).

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 4,484 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 71 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 22, 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.