Editing Karachi (section)

===Higher===

{{See also|List of colleges in Karachi|List of universities in Karachi|List of medical schools in Karachi}}
[[File:DJCollegeKarachi.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[D. J. Sindh Government Science College]] is one of Karachi's oldest universities and dates from 1887.]]
[[File:Silver Jubilee Gate Karachi University.jpg|thumb|Karachi University is the city's largest by number of students, number of departments & occupied land area.]]

Karachi is home to several major public universities. Karachi's first public university's date from the [[British Raj|British colonial]] era. The [[Sindh Madressatul Islam University|Sindh Madressatul Islam]] founded in 1885, was granted university status in 2012. Establishment of the Sindh Madressatul Islam was followed by the establishment of the [[D. J. Sindh Government Science College]] in 1887, and the institution was granted university status in 2014. The [[NED University of Engineering and Technology|Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw University of Engineering and Technology]] (NED), was founded in 1921, and is Pakistan's oldest institution of higher learning. The [[Dow University of Health Sciences]] was established in 1945, and is now one of Pakistan's top medical research institutions.

The [[University of Karachi]], founded in 1951, is Pakistan's largest university with a student population of 24,000. The [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (IBA), founded in 1955, is the oldest business school outside of North America and Europe, and was set up with technical support from the [[Wharton School]] and the [[University of Southern California]]. The [[Dawood University of Engineering and Technology]], which opened in 1962, offers degree programmes in petroleum, gas, chemical, and industrial engineering. The [[Pakistan Navy Engineering College]] (PNEC), operated by the [[Pakistan Navy]], is associated with the [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Sciences and Technology]] (NUST) in Islamabad.

Karachi is also home to numerous private universities. The [[Aga Khan University]], founded in 1983, is Karachi's oldest private educational institution, and is one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools. The [[Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture]] was founded in 1989, and offers degree programmes in arts and architectural fields. [[Hamdard University]] is the largest private university in Pakistan with faculties including Eastern Medicine, Medical, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Law. The [[National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences]] (NUCES-FAST), one of Pakistan's top universities in computer education, operates two campuses in Karachi. [[Bahria University]] (BU) founded in 2000, is one of the major general institutions of Pakistan with their campuses in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore offers degree programs in Management Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology. [[Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology]] (SSUET) offers degree programmes in biomedical, electronics, telecom and computer engineering. [[Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology]] (KIET) has two campuses in Karachi. The [[Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology]] (SZABIST), founded in 1995 by former Prime Minister [[Benazir Bhutto]], operates a campus in Karachi. Other names include:
* [[Iqra University]]
* [[Habib University]]
* [[Dow University of Health Sciences|Dow University]]
* [[Jinnah Medical and Dental College]]
* [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]]
* [[Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology]]
* [[United Medical and Dental College]]
* [[Liaquat National Medical College]]
* [[Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan]] (ICMAP)
* [[Institute of Business Management]] (CBM)