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Top Universities in Kabul (province)

What are the top universities in the Afghan province of Kabul? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Kabul University Ranking, which lists 55 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's :

  • 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.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Kabul Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

2026 Kabul University Ranking


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List of 55 universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 Kabul University Kabul
2 Kardan University Kabul
3 Khatam Al Nabieen University Kabul
6 Kabul Polytechnic University Kabul
7 Dunya University of Afghanistan Kabul
8 Kateb University Kabul
10 Bakhtar University Kabul
12 Kabul University of Medical Sciences Kabul
14 Rana University Kabul
15 Gawharshad University Kabul
18 Salam University Kabul
24 Karwan University Kabul
25 Kabul Education University Kabul
26 Khana-e-Noor University Kabul
28 Zawul Institute of Higher Education Kabul
30 Tabesh University Kabul
34 Abourihan Higher Education Institute Kabul
35 Dawat University Kabul
36 Ariana Institute of Higher Education Kabul
37 Maihan Institute of Higher Education Kabul
40 Mili Institute of Higher Education Kabul
42 Moraa Female University Kabul
43 Afghan Swiss Medical Institute of Higher Education Kabul
45 Jahan University Kabul
46 Peshgam Institute of Higher Education Kabul
48 Khurshid Institute of Higher Education Kabul
50 Noman Sadat Institute of Higher Education Kabul
51 Gharjistan University Kabul
52 Maryam University Kabul
53 Maiwand institute of Higher Education Kabul
55 Cheragh Medical University Kabul
56 Fanoos Institute of Higher Education Kabul
57 Rabia Balkhi University Kabul
58 Allameh Institute of Higher Education Kabul
62 Ashna Institute of Higher Education Kabul
65 Sharq Institute of Higher Education Kabul
67 Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education Kabul
70 Isteqlal University Kabul
71 Mashal University Kabul
73 Islamic Azad University Afghanistan Kabul
77 Shifa Institute of Higher Education Kabul
78 Payam Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Oruj Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Avicenna University Kabul
Un Ahlobait Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Shaheed Rabani Education University Kabul
Un Jahan E Noor Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Saber Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Qalam Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Nayestan Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Ghazi Amanullah Khan Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Edrak Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Esteqamat Higher Education Institute Kabul
Un Kaboora Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Noorin Institute of Higher Education Kabul
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How many universities are there in Kabul?

There are 55 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Kabul higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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