Faisalabad women's university ranks third in Pakistan and South Asia

Key Points

Third among women’s universities in Pakistan and South Asia in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027
Ninth among women’s universities in Asia and 77th among all universities in Pakistan
Overall score up from 11.5 in 2025 to 16.2 in 2027; papers per faculty more than doubled to 13.8
PhD staff score jumped from 1.1 to 11.8 in two ranking cycles

FAISALABAD: GC Women University Faisalabad has ranked third among women’s universities in Pakistan and South Asia. The position comes in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027. Its research output and staff qualifications have both improved.

According to the university, GCWUF placed ninth among women’s universities across Asia and 77th among all public and private universities in Pakistan.

The 2027 rankings placed the university 354th in South Asia, while its overall position in Asia stood at 1116 among 1,722 universities in the 1101–1200 band.

The university’s overall score rose from 11.5 in 2025 to 14.0 in 2026 and 16.2 in 2027.

Papers per faculty more than doubled over the period, rising from 6.5 in 2025 to 10.3 in 2026 and 13.8 in 2027.

Staff with PhD qualifications jumped from 1.1 in 2025 to 3.1 in 2026 and 11.8 in 2027, while the faculty-student ratio improved from 2.9 to 5.2 and held steady this year.

Employer reputation rose from 4.0 in 2025 to 7.1 in 2027, while academic reputation climbed from 3.7 to 6.8 over the same period.

The QS Asia Rankings 2027 poster of GC Women University Faisalabad, showing its third place among women's universities in Pakistan and South Asia. — The QS Asia Rankings 2027 poster of GC Women University Faisalabad, showing its third place among women’s universities in Pakistan and South Asia.

Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Kanwal Ameen extended her heartiest congratulations to the entire GCWUF community, the Director QEC and his team.

She said the upward shift reflected the strategic vision to position GCWUF as a premier centre of research and higher learning in Pakistan and beyond.

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