​School at a Glance

By the Numbers 

​​	​​5 academic programmes ​​
​	​700 currently-enrolled students
​	​5000+ graduates to date
​	​55 faculty members (All Masters-prepared, 11 PhD-qualified and 8 enrolled in PhD)
​	​90% of students studying on financial assistance,  or scholarship
​	​99.7% passing rate of students in PNC licensure examinations
​	​17 active grants (including extramural  and intramural)
​	​400+ publications in peer-reviewed journals

​Firsts in Pakistan

1980: The first operational academic unit of the Aga Khan University
1988: First to offer Post-RN BSc in Nursing​​​​ 
1997:  First to offer BSc in Nursing​​
2000: First Sigma Theta Tau International chapter in Pakistan
2001: First to offer MSc in Nursing
2013: ​First to offer BSc in Midwifery 
2015: First to offer PhD in Nursing​
​2019: Pakistan's first graduate of PhD in Nursing awarded by AKU-SONAM
2020: Pakistan's first nurse-led lactation consultancy clinic launched at AKUH, Karachi