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Oldest Universities in Afghanistan

What are the oldest Universities in Afghanistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 95 Afghan higher education institutions sorted by year of establishment and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • 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.

Oldest Universities in Afghanistan


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

What is the oldest university in Afghanistan?

Kabul University of Medical Sciences, located in Kabul, is the oldest university in Afghanistan according to uniRank's research.

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