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About CIIT

COMSATS University Islamabad (CIIT) — public non-profit university. It is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. The higher education institution is among the youngest in the country. CIIT is working together with Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Talloires Network.

The university is ranked number 651 in QS World University Rankings 2024. The educational institution is in 601 position of Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE).

CIIT offers bachelor and master programs in different fields of study.

Location
Islamabad, Pakistan
Establishment year
1998
Students
33,030
International students
330
Female students
32%
Acceptance rate
40%

Place in ratings

Rating QS
2024#651-660
Rating THE
2024#601-800
By subject
SubjectPlace in QS 2023
Engineering & Technology267
Accounting & Finance301-330
Natural Sciences451-500
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CIIT tuition fees

As in many other universities in the country, the academic calendar at CIIT is divided into two semesters. But for convenience, tuition fees are calculated per year. One year of studying at CIIT will cost local citizens a minimum of 1,453 USD. For foreigners, the tuition fee is different — from 1,524 USD per year. Thanks to financial support programs, students have the opportunity to fully or partially cover the cost of education. The exact cost of programs and information on the availability of scholarships can be found on the website of the university.

When choosing an educational institution, it is necessary to take into account additional costs: accommodation, transportation, educational materials, meals and personal expenses.

Academic calendar
Semesters
Financial Aid
Yes
Bachelor
Local2,480USD/year
Foreign2,595USD/year
Master
Local1,453USD/year
Foreign1,524USD/year

Study programs at CIIT

Journalism & Media
Media and Communication Studies
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Education & Training
Psychology
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Education & Training
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Medicine
Food Sciences and Nutrition
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Applied Sciences & Professions
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Applied Sciences & Professions
Food Sciences and Nutrition
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Applied Sciences & Professions
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Social Sciences & Management
Development Studies
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Economics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Geophysics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Psychology
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Education & Training
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Development Studies
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Environmental Sciences
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Geophysics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Arts & Humanities
Design
Study degree
BDes
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Arts & Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Fine Arts
Study degree
BDes
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Arts & Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Computer Science & IT
Computer Science
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Software Engineering
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Engineering & Technology
Civil Engineering
Study degree
BEng
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Electrical - Electronics Engineering
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Electrical - Power Engineering
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Electronics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Mechanical Engineering
Study degree
BEng
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
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Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Biotechnology
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Economics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Mathematics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Physics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Show all
Economics & Business Management
Accounting and Finance
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 2.0, IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Business Administration
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Economics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Mathematics
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Media and Communication Studies
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Other
Biosciences
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Earth Sciences
Study degree
BSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
48 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Other programs
Medicine
Health Informatics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Microbiology and Immunology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Arts & Humanities
Meteorology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Earth Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Environmental Sciences
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Meteorology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Humanities
English(Linguistics and Literature)
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Linguistics and Literature
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Humanities
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Computer Science & IT
Computer Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Computer Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Health Informatics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Information Security
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Remote Sensing and GIS
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
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Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Chemistry
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Microbiology and Immunology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Molecular Genetics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Molecular Virology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Physics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Show all
Engineering & Technology
Chemical Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Civil Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Computer Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Environmental Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Mechanical Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Show all
Economics & Business Management
Banking and Finance
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 2.5, IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Business Administration (1.5 years)
Study degree
MBA
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 2.5, IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Business Administration (2.5 years)
Study degree
MBA
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Development Studies
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
International Relations
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Show all
Social Sciences & Management
Banking and Finance
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 2.5, IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
International Relations
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 60
Other
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Energy Management
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Management Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
IELTS — 5.0, TOEFL iBT — 70
Other programs
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Bachelor degree at CIIT

You can apply for an undergraduate program at CIIT if you have a good academic record and a GPA score of at least 2. You also need to successfully pass the entrance exams. Before applying to the university, you need to pass an exam for knowledge of the English language. The university accepts the results of IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score is 5. The TOEFL score is not lower than 60.

GPA
2
IELTS
5
TOEFL iBT
60

Master's degree at CIIT

When considering candidates for master's programs, the admission committee of the university pays attention to the student's academic performance during the undergraduate program. To confirm your level of English, you must pass IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL score for admission is 60. IELTS — 5 or higher.

IELTS
5
TOEFL iBT
60

CIIT campus

The campus of the educational institution is suburban. It combines the features of a rural and urban campus. Students live separately from the city and create a close-knit community. At the same time, they are not very far from the city and have access not only to urban entertainment, such as cinemas and restaurants, but also to outdoor activities. Students have access to the extensive scientific library of the university. The collection of scientific papers helps them in conducting research. CIIT regularly invites foreign students to participate in exchange programs. For locals, this is a unique opportunity to get in touch with the cultures of other countries, meet representatives of different nationalities and make friends around the world.

Campus Type
Suburban
Library
Yes
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What to do after graduation

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