LUMS is one of South-Asia's top academic institutions recognised for its research intensity and teaching excellence. Over the past 35 years, LUMS, known for its high academic standards and quality, has paid special attention to access, relevance, and collaboration with an increasing focus to address the grand challenges facing the Global South.

Ranked as the 45th Best Small University in the World by Times Higher Education in 2022, LUMS is Pakistan's premier comprehensive university with over 5,000 students, 300 faculty members and 5 schools on its 100-acre campus in Lahore, Pakistan. These include the Suleman Dawood School of Business, the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law and the Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education.