It is a public research university located in the neighborhood of Gulshan-e-Iqbal of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and ranked among the top ten universities of the country in terms of the international standard. With an approximated of more than 80,000 students currently attending the university, the KU is the university with the largest nation-wide enrollment as well as the most popular university in Pakistan and abroad by the number of applicants.