BS Islamic Studies Scope in Pakistan: Universities and Fees

Quick Facts

Degree Level	BS
Discipline	Arts
Offered By	80 universities in our directory
Typical Duration	4 years

BS Islamic Studies is a four-year undergraduate degree in Islamic scholarship — Quranic studies, Hadith sciences, jurisprudence, theology, history and contemporary Islamic thought.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers Quranic studies and exegesis, Hadith sciences and methodology, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles, Islamic theology and philosophy, Islamic history and civilisation, Arabic language, comparative religion, and contemporary Islamic issues.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Teaching is the largest destination — Islamic Studies is a compulsory subject across Pakistani education, which sustains consistent demand at school, college and university level. Other paths include religious education administration and curriculum development, Islamic publishing and editorial work, media and religious broadcasting, and research institutes.

Islamic banking and finance is a distinct and growing route worth naming: Pakistan’s Islamic banking sector has expanded substantially and requires Shariah advisory and compliance expertise from people with genuine grounding in fiqh rather than those treating compliance as a formality. Graduates who add finance knowledge to their jurisprudential training address a real and comparatively well-paid need.

Admission Requirements

Intermediate or an equivalent qualification, plus the admission test used by the university concerned. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.

Where You Can Study This

80 universities
40 cities
59 public
21 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 28 of these 80 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University	City	Sector	Duration
Baba Guru Nanak University, Nankana Sahib	Nankana Sahib	Public	—
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University Sufism & Mysticism	Multan	Public	4 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	4 years
Bahria University	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Begum Nustrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur	Sukkur	Public	—
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari	Karachi	Public	—
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari	Karachi	Public	—
Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Emerson University, Multan	Multan	Public	4 Year Degree Program
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology	Islamabad	Public	2 Years
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology	Islamabad	Public	4 Years
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan	Public	4 years
Gomal University	Dera Ismail Khan	Public	4 Years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Public	4 years
Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Lahore	Lahore	Public	—
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	Public	—
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences	Lasbela	Public	—
Mirpur University of Science & Technology	Mirpur	Public	4 Years
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	—
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	—
National University of Pakistan	Rawalpindi	Public	—
Shah Abdul Latif University Merit	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	4 years
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	2 years
The University of Agriculture, D. I. Khan	Dera Ismail Khan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	2 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	4 Years
University of Buner	Bunair	Public	4 years
University of Chakwal, Chakwal	Chakwal	Public	4 Years
University of Education	Lahore	Public	—
University of Gujrat	Gujrat	Public	—
University of Home Economics, Lahore	Lahore	Public	—
University of Jhang	Jhang	Public	4 Years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	2 Years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	4 Years
University of Lakki Marwat	Lakki Marwat	Public	4 Years
University of Layyah	Layyah	Public	—
University of Loralai	Loralai	Public	4 years
University of Mianwali	Mianwali	Public	—
University of Poonch	Poonch	Public	4 years
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	Public	—
University of Science & Technology	Bannu	Public	4 years
University of Sindh	Mirpur Khas	Public	4 years
University of Swabi	Swabi	Public	4 Years
University of Swat	Swat	Public	4 years
University of the Punjab	Lahore	Public	—
Woman University Swabi	Swabi	Public	4 Years
Women University Mardan	Mardan	Public	4 years
Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Bagh	Public	4 years
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private	4 Years
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private	2 Years
Al-Karam International Institute, Bhera	Bhera	Private	4 Years
Al-Kawthar University, Karachi	Karachi	Private	—
Dar-ul-Madina International University, Islamabad	Islamabad	Private	—
Forman Christian College Bachelor of Studies	Lahore	Private	4 Years
Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan	Private	—
GIFT University	Gujranwala	Private	—
GIFT University	Gujranwala	Private	—
Grand Asian University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Private	—
Hamdard University	Karachi	Private	4 Years
HITEC University	Rawalpindi	Private	4 Years
Imperial College of Business Studies	Lahore	Private	4 years
International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology, Gujranwala	Gujranwala	Private	—
Lahore Garrison University	Lahore	Private	—
Lahore Leads University	Lahore	Private	4 Years (8 semesters)
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University	Nerian Sharif	Private	4 years
Mukabbir University of Science & Technology, Gujrat	Gujrat	Private	—
MY University	Islamabad	Private	—
The Green International University, Lahore	Lahore	Private	—
University of Sialkot, Sialkot	Sialkot	Private	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Islamic Studies lead to a finance career?

Yes — Pakistan's Islamic banking sector has grown substantially and needs Shariah advisory and compliance expertise from people with genuine grounding in fiqh. Adding finance knowledge to jurisprudential training addresses a real and comparatively well-paid need.