It was founded in 1999, by Mr M.A Raoof, under the auspices of the Ibadat Education Trust. UOL was granted degree awarding status in 2002. It is one of the private sector Universities of Pakistan with diverse disciplines. The University of Lahore (UOL) has three campuses in Lahore, two campuses in Islamabad, one campus in Sargodha and Gujrat. The two campuses have a total constructed area of 650,000 sq. ft. The university has also achieved the highest ranking with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. The university is ranked among the top 500 universities of the world top 600 universities of the world (QS 2009, 2010, 2011)and Asian top 300 universities (QS 2012).