Best Computer Science Universities

Computer science is one of the most popular fields in the World today. Most students want to go in computer science due to its increased scope in the past few years. Computer science is the study of computing technologies, both hardware and software. It is although complicated due to programming and algorithms, however if the university is selected wisely, there would be no worries. There are a lot of universities offering bachelor’s in computer science so choosing the right university is a difficult decision. In this article for those students who want to study computer science in future, we have organized top universities in Pakistan for CS.

Address: H-12, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
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Phone number: +92 51 90852400
Email Address: ugaadmissions@nust.edu.pk
Fee Range: 110000 PKR Per Semester

NUST is no doubt the best university of engineering, technology and computer science in Pakistan. NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (SEECS) gives education in computer science and software engineering of international standard. The school was established in 1999 as NUST Institute of Information and Technology.

Address: FAST, Lahore
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Phone Number: (051) 111 128 128
Fee Range: 272000 PKR Annually
Alumni: Fawad Afzal Khan, Farhan Saeed, Xulfi, Mir Zafar Ali, Osman Khalid Butt, Hania Aamir

FAST is one of the best universities of computer science in Pakistan. It was established in 2000 by former President and Army Chief of Pakistan General Pervaiz Musharraf.The university has five campuses in the whole country but the best one is in Islamabad. FAST has a very difficult semester system and considerable number of students fail to pass the semester. FAST has currently 11000 students enrolled.

Address: Katchery Road، Near Anarkali Bazar، Lahore
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Phone Number: (042) 111 923 923
Email Address: webmaster@pucit.edu.pk


Punjab University College of Information Technology is one the top universities for computer science located in Lahore, Pakistan. PUCIT was established in 1988 with the name Centre for Computer Science.The university has a lot of club and societies for students. Library and a total of 800 plus computers lab is offered to students. PUCIT is the best institution for computer science in Lahore with 5000 students enrolled.

Address: Park Rd, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
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Phone Number: (051) 9247000
Email Address: rizwan_ahmed@comsats.edu.pk
Fee Range: 174,000 PKR Annually

Comsats University Islamabad is one the best universities for computer science in Pakistan. It was established in 1998 by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS). Apart from the main campus in Islamabad, it has campuses in Lahore, Vehari, Attock, Sahiwal, Abbottabad and Wah.The university currently has 8500 students enrolled in Islamabad and 30,000 students enrolled in other 6 campuses. As of QS Rankings 2014, the university is ranked among top 250 universities in Asia.

Address: Lehtrar Rd, Nilore, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
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Phone Number: (051) 111 174 327
Email Address: registrar@pieas.edu.pk
Alumni: Munir Ahmad Khan (former PAEC Chairman), Dr. Masood Ahmad, Dr. Samar Mubarakmad, and Dr. Waqas Ahmad
PIEAS is one the best universities of Pakistan in engineering and computer sciences. It was established in 1967 as Reactor School. The university is sponsored by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The university covers 150 acres of land and has only one campus in Nilore, Islamabad. The university currently has 1100 students enrolled. Like NUST, PIEAS is also very selective university and a lot of hard work is required in order to get into it. As of QS Rankings 2019, PIEAS is ranked 397th worldwide, 146th in Asia and best in Pakistan.

Address: ARFA Tower, Ferozepur Road, Nishtar Town, Lahore, Punjab
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Phone Number: (042) 35880062
Email Address: admission@itu.edu.pk
Information Technology University is one of the best and emerging universities in Pakistan. It is located within Arfa Software Technology Park, while its 183-acre campus is under construction at Barki Road in eastern Lahore. ITU was founded in 2012 by Umar Saif who previously taught at Cambridge-MIT Institute.The university has varying degrees of partnership with Harvard University and maintains partnerships with EdX, IBM and US state edition. The university has more than 700 students enrolled. Between 2013 and 2016, the university has conducted PKR 700 million in research.

Address: E-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
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Phone Number: (051) 9262557
Email Address: ao@mail.au.edu.pk
Fee Range: 81,800 PKR per semester
Air University is one of the best universities for computer science in Islamabad. It was established in 2002 by Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The university also has a campus in Multan. The university is included in country’s top ten universities by HEC.

Address: District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa، Topi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Phone Number: (0938) 271858
Email Address: ismat@giki.edu.pk
Fee Range: 387,500 PKR per semester
Alumni: Dr. Yarjan Abdul Samad, Taimur Khan Jhagra
GIKI is a private elite university located in Topi, Swabi, KPK. It was founded by former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1993. The country’s most influential scientists e.g. Abdul Qadeer Khan, Asghar Qadir and Shaukat Hameed Khan played a formulating role in elevating the institute.

Address: G.T Road, Staff Houses Engineering University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab
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Phone Number: (042) 99029227
Email Address: registrar@uet.edu.pk
Alumni: Ahsan Iqbal, Mehreen Faruqi, Fawad Rana, Junaid Jamshed, Faakhir Mehmood

University and Engineering and Technology (UET) is the one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in Pakistan. It was established in 1921 as Mughulpura Technical College. With main campus in Lahore, UET has other campuses in different cities of Pakistan.

Address: DHA Phase 5, Cantt, Lahore, Punjab
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Phone Number: (042) 35608000
Email Address: admission@lums.edu.pk
Alumni: Umar Saif, Hina Rabbani Khar, Adil Najam, Arif Zaman, Amer Iqbal, Ayesha Jalal, Asad Abidi, Osama Siddique, and Pervaiz Hoodbhoy Lahore University of Management Sciences is a private and not-for-profit research university. It was founded by Syed Babar Ali in 1984 and since then expanded launching different schools with the span of time.