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A-Z Universities in Afghanistan

Looking for a specific university in Afghanistan? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 A-Z list of all 95 officially recognised Afghan universities that meet uniRank's selection criteria, along with their location and country ranking position:
  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Afghanistan.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

A-Z Directory of Afghan Universities


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A-Z list of 95 Afghan universities by university name
University Town/City #
Abourihan Higher Education Institute Kabul 34
Afghan Swiss Medical Institute of Higher Education Kabul 43
Ahlobait Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Al Beroni University Golbahar 29
Alborz Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif Un
Allameh Institute of Higher Education Kabul 58
Al-taqwa Institute of Higher Education Jalalabad 20
Aria University Mazar-i-Sharif Un
Ariana Institute of Higher Education Kabul 36
Ashna Institute of Higher Education Kabul 62
Avicenna University Kabul Un
Badakhshan University Faizabad 38
Baghlan University Pul-e Khomri 32
Bakhtar University Kabul 10
Balkh University Mazar-i-Sharif 11
Bamiyan University Bamyan 23
Benawa Institute of Higher Education Kandahar 53
Bost University Lashkargah 21
Cheragh Medical University Kabul 55
Danish Institute of Higher Education Charikar 47
Dawat University Kabul 35
Dunya University of Afghanistan Kabul 7
Edrak Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Eshrag Institute of Higher Education Herat 27
Esteqamat Higher Education Institute Kabul Un
Fanoos Institute of Higher Education Kabul 56
Faryab University Maymana 60
Gawharshad University Kabul 15
Ghalib University Herat 4
Gharjistan University Kabul 51
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Ghazni University Ghazni 64
Hakim Sanayee University Pul-e Khomri 76
Helmand University Lashkargah 72
Herat University Herat 5
Islamic Azad University Afghanistan Kabul 73
Isteqlal University Kabul 70
Jahan E Noor Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Jahan University Kabul 45
Jawzjan University Sheberghan 44
Kaboora Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Kabul Education University Kabul 25
Kabul Polytechnic University Kabul 6
Kabul University Kabul 1
Kabul University of Medical Sciences Kabul 12
Kahkashan-e-Sharq Higher Education Institute Herat 62
Kandahar University Kandahar 13
Kardan University Kabul 2
Karwan University Kabul 24
Kateb University Kabul 8
Kawun Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif 39
Khana-e-Noor University Kabul 26
Khatam Al Nabieen University Kabul 3
Khurasan University Jalalabad 16
Khurshid Institute of Higher Education Kabul 48
Kunduz University Kunduz 41
Laghman University Mihtarlam 33
Maihan Institute of Higher Education Kabul 37
Maiwand institute of Higher Education Kabul 53
Maryam University Kabul 52
Mashal University Kabul 71
Mawlana University Mazar-i-Sharif 17
Mili Institute of Higher Education Kabul 40
Moraa Female University Kabul 42
Nangarhar University Jalalabad 9
Nayestan Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Noman Sadat Institute of Higher Education Kabul 50
Noorin Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Oruj Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Paktia University Gardez 31
Pamir Institute of Higher Education Khost 66
Parwan University Charikar 61
Payam Institute of Higher Education Kabul 78
Peshgam Institute of Higher Education Kabul 46
Qalam Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Quds Higher Education Institute Pul-e Khomri 69
Rabia Balkhi University Kabul 57
Rah-e-Saadat University Mazar-i-Sharif Un
Rahnaward Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif 49
Rana University Kabul 14
Royan Institute of Higher Education Pul-e Khomri Un
Saber Institute of Higher Education Kabul Un
Sadat Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif 75
Salam University Kabul 18
Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University Asadabad 22
Shaheed Rabani Education University Kabul Un
Shaikh Zayed University, Khost Khost 19
Sharq Institute of Higher Education Kabul 65
Shifa Institute of Higher Education Kabul 77
Tabesh University Kabul 30
Taj Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif 59
Takhar University Taloqan 74
Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education Kabul 67
Turkestan Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif 68
Zawul Institute of Higher Education Kabul 28
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Afghanistan?

There are 95 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Afghan higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

Is this A-Z list the same as uniRank's Afghan university ranking?

No. This page lists Afghan universities alphabetically for easy lookup, while uniRank's 2026 Afghan University Ranking orders the same 95 institutions according to uniRank's web-metric-based ranking methodology. Each institution's country ranking position is also shown in the right-hand column of this list.

Does alphabetical order reflect a university's quality or web popularity ranking?

No. Alphabetical order is based solely on the institution name and does not indicate academic quality, reputation or uniRank's ranking position. For web popularity-based ordering, see uniRank's 2026 Afghan University Ranking.

How many universities in Afghanistan start with each letter of the alphabet?

The Afghan universities in this list start with the following letters: A (11), B (7), C (1), D (3), E (3), F (2), G (5), H (3), I (2), J (3), K (16), L (1), M (7), N (4), O (1), P (5), Q (2), R (5), S (8), T (5), Z (1).

Can I search this list by location instead of name?

Yes. uniRank also provides an Afghan Universities by Town/City listing that allows institutions to be browsed by their main campus town or city instead of alphabetically.

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