Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Ranked as Pakistan’s Best University

The Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) has been ranked the first in Pakistan and the 157th in the world in the recently released Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings-2021.

The list includes the world’s best universities that are not more than 50 years old. The table uses the same performance indicators as THE’s World University Rankings, with less weightage given to reputation.

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The universities are judged based on their core missions, including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. This provides the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available.

The 2021 ranking includes 475 universities, up from 414 in 2020.

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Discussing the development, the Vice-Chancellor of the AWKUM, Professor, Dr. Zahoorul Haq, said that the university’s core focus is on research culture and improving teaching quality.

“This achievement indicates that our faculty is talented, dedicated, and productive as teachers and researchers,” he said.

Top Ten Universities of Pakistan

No.	University	City	Worldwide Ranking
1	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	Mardan	157
2	COMSATS University Islamabad	Islamabad	201–250
3	Government College University Faisalabad	Faisalabad	251–300
4	Lahore University of Management Sciences	Lahore	251–300
5	National University of Sciences and Technology	Islamabad	251–300
6	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	351–400
7	University of Sargodha	Sargodha	351–400
8	Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	401+
9	Government College University Lahore	Lahore	401+
10	PMAS Arid Agriculture University	Rawalpindi	401+

Top Ten Universities Worldwide

Rank	University	Country
1	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
2	Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University, Paris	France
3	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong
4	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	South Korea
5	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
6	Maastricht University	Netherlands
7	Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa	Italy
8	Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)	South Korea
9	University of Technology Sydney	Australia
10	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)	South Korea