The campus is located 5 km away from the city centre, in the backdrop of agricultural land, on the national highway locally known as Hala Road. It is approachable by the fast moving Hyderabad by-pass, which is only 2 kilometers to the north of the Campus. The university is owned by Isra Islamic Foundation, a non-profit organization, certified by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP). The University is recognized and highly ranked by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. In its short history of eighteen years, the University has grown from 30 students in the Fall Semester 1997 to more than 3500 students, at the present time. The University, currently offers more than 40 degree programs ranging from bachelor’s to Ph.D levels, in a wide variety of fields of study.