National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan)
| Motto | Defining Futures |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Research university |
| Established | 1991 |
| Chancellor | President of Pakistan |
| Rector | Dr. Muhammad Zahid Latif |
Academic staff | 1,637 |
| Students | 12,468 |
| Undergraduates | 8,728 |
| Postgraduates | 3,740 |
| Location | , Pakistan 33°38′41″N 72°59′22″E / 33.64472°N 72.98944°E |
| Campus | H-12, Islamabad (707 acres) |
| Affiliations | Pakistan Engineering Council Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) Washington Accord |
| Website | nust |
The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is a Pakistani multi-campus public research university with its main campus in Islamabad and six other campuses in four cities (Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Quetta, and Karachi), covering all provinces, as well as 18 constituent institutions in total. The university offers degrees in multiple disciplines e.g., engineering, computer sciences, natural sciences, business studies, humanities, architecture as well as law and health sciences.
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. NUST was established in March 1991 for the promotion of higher education in the country, especially in the fields of science and technology, and its charter was granted in 1993. All of its engineering programmes are accredited under the Washington Accord, as well as by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). The main campus in Islamabad also contains Pakistan's first National Science and Technology Park, certified by International Association of Science Parks (IASP). As of 2025, NUST has over 12,000 full-time students enrolled and over 20 departments with over 1,637 academic faculty staff.