It is worth to note that all the seven Pakistani universities occupying the list are based in either Lahore or Islamabad. Their names according to the rankings are:

• Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS): 397
• National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad: 417
• Quaid-i-Azam University: 551-560
• Lahore University of Management Sciences (Lums): 701-750
• Comsats Institute of Information Technology: 751-800
• University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore: 801-1000
• University of Punjab: 801-1000

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), the highest-ranked Pakistani university on the list is based in Islamabad and conquers the 397th spot. The following one is National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad, which is on the 417th spot.

Quaid-i-Azam University, one more from the state capital, comes afterward. It is in the 551-560 range. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has also made the list this year and is in the 701-750 bracket, while Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), also located in Islamabad, has been ranked in the 751-800 set.

Meanwhile, University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore and University of Punjab are ranked in the 801-1000 bracket.

The top three universities of the World, this year are:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States.
• Stanford University, California, United States
• Harvard University, United States.

The trio covers the top three positions just as they had in 2018, trailed by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the fourth place. The only change in the top five sees University of Oxford (5th) leaving behind University of Cambridge, which has now been downgraded to the sixth position.