The list includes Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS) securing the highest 375th spot in the world for its student faculty ratio, very high research output, besides other merit points.; National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) stood at 400 for its very high research output number of students and faculty; Quaid-e-Azam University was ranked 511; COMSATS, Lahore University of Management ScienceS (LUMS) bagged 701 for its employer reputation; University of Engineering and Technology (UET) and Punjab University.
The annual QS rankings are among the few international rankings that are looked up by students, education experts, academicians and industry as a reliable source, internationally. The top spot went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a record eight-year, making it the longest reign of a higher education institute in the QS rankings’ history.