CIIT aspires to be both one of the top research institutions and one of the best higher education providers in the country. It envisages becoming a university by the name of “COMSATS University”, for which the legal documentation is under process with the Government of Pakistan. The vision being pursued by the CIIT is to become one of the top 100 universities in the developing world. The CIIT further intends to earn a place among the top 500 universities of the world by the year 2020.