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Top Private Universities in Afghanistan

What are the top private Universities in Afghanistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 71 private Afghan higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and 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 private Afghan 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.

Top Private Universities in Afghanistan


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List of Afghan private universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
2 Kardan University Kabul
3 Khatam Al Nabieen University Kabul
4 Ghalib University Herat
7 Dunya University of Afghanistan Kabul
8 Kateb University Kabul
10 Bakhtar University Kabul
14 Rana University Kabul
15 Gawharshad University Kabul
16 Khurasan University Jalalabad
17 Mawlana University Mazar-i-Sharif
18 Salam University Kabul
20 Al-taqwa Institute of Higher Education Jalalabad
21 Bost University Lashkargah
24 Karwan University Kabul
26 Khana-e-Noor University Kabul
27 Eshrag Institute of Higher Education Herat
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
39 Kawun Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
40 Mili Institute of Higher Education Kabul
41 Kunduz University Kunduz
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
47 Danish Institute of Higher Education Charikar
49 Rahnaward Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
50 Noman Sadat Institute of Higher Education Kabul
51 Gharjistan University Kabul
52 Maryam University Kabul
53 Benawa Institute of Higher Education Kandahar
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
59 Taj Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
62 Ashna Institute of Higher Education Kabul
62 Kahkashan-e-Sharq Higher Education Institute Herat
65 Sharq Institute of Higher Education Kabul
66 Pamir Institute of Higher Education Khost
67 Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education Kabul
68 Turkestan Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
69 Quds Higher Education Institute Pul-e Khomri
70 Isteqlal University Kabul
71 Mashal University Kabul
73 Islamic Azad University Afghanistan Kabul
75 Sadat Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
76 Hakim Sanayee University Pul-e Khomri
77 Shifa Institute of Higher Education Kabul
78 Payam Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Avicenna University Kabul
Un Aria University Mazar-i-Sharif
Un Ahlobait Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Kaboora Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Royan Institute of Higher Education Pul-e Khomri
Un Esteqamat Higher Education Institute Kabul
Un Jahan E Noor Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Rah-e-Saadat University Mazar-i-Sharif
Un Edrak Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Saber Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Alborz Institute of Higher Education Mazar-i-Sharif
Un Qalam Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Nayestan Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Oruj Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Ghazi Amanullah Khan Institute of Higher Education Kabul
Un Noorin Institute of Higher Education Kabul
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How many private universities are there in Afghanistan?

There are 71 officially chartered, licensed or accredited private Afghan higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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