University of Okara
Ranked
Sustainability Impact Rated
Pakistan
1001–1200th in World University Rankings 2026
About the University of Okara
Basic information and contact details for the University of Okara
The University of Okara traces its history back to 2005 when the Okara campus of the University of Education, Lahore, was inaugurated by Rao Sikandar Iqbal, the former Minister of Defence for Pakistan.
In February 2016, the Provincial Assembly of Punjab passed the 'University of Okara Bill 2016,' elevating the Okara campus to the University of Okara. The university is located in Renala Khurd, a growing city in the Okara District of Punjab, Pakistan.
Academically, the university consists of six faculties: computing, management and social sciences, life sciences, sciences, education, and health sciences. Each faculty houses various departments offering a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programmes.
There are also the Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences and its three departments: Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Sustainability.
Research is a key element of the university's activities, with staff and students engaged in innovative research projects throughout the year.
Central to the university's values are holistic student training, lifelong learning, critical thinking, excellence pursuit, knowledge generation, and global engagement and diversity promotion.
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Key Student Statistics
A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Okara
- Student gender ratio
- 36 F : 64 M (1)
- International student percentage
- 0% (1)
- Students per staff
- 145.5 (1)
- Student total
- 19640 (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2026
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Subjects Taught at the University of Okara
See below for a range of subjects taught at the University of Okara
Arts and Humanities
- Art, Performing Art and Design
- History, Philosophy and Theology
- Languages, Literature and Linguistics
Business and Economics
- Accounting and Finance
- Business and Management
- Economics and Econometrics
Computer Science
- Computer Science
Education Studies
- Education
Law
- Law
Life Sciences
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biological Sciences
- Sport Science
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
- Psychology
Social Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Politics and International Studies
- Sociology