List of universities in Pakistan
University Location Established Specialization Type
1 Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur 1980 General Public
2 University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad 1980 General Public
3 University of Poonch Rawalakot 1980 General Public
4 Al-Khair University Mirpur 1994 General Private
5 Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif 2000 General Private
6 Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh Bagh 2013 General Public
7 University of Kotli Kotli 2014 General Public
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the country. In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public, private and military universities, all accredited by the HEC. Since independence, new universities have expanded throughout the country with support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing universities until 2002 when it was preceded by the Higher Education Commission. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually. Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country: