Top Public Universities in Afghanistan
2026 Afghan Public University Ranking New
What are the top public Universities in Afghanistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 24 public Afghan higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking 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.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public 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 Public Universities in Afghanistan
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| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabul University | Kabul |
| 5 | Herat University | Herat |
| 6 | Kabul Polytechnic University | Kabul |
| 9 | Nangarhar University | Jalalabad |
| 11 | Balkh University | Mazar-i-Sharif |
| 12 | Kabul University of Medical Sciences | Kabul |
| 13 | Kandahar University | Kandahar |
| 19 | Shaikh Zayed University, Khost | Khost |
| 22 | Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University | Asadabad |
| 23 | Bamiyan University | Bamyan |
| 25 | Kabul Education University | Kabul |
| 29 | Al Beroni University | Golbahar |
| 31 | Paktia University | Gardez |
| 32 | Baghlan University | Pul-e Khomri |
| 33 | Laghman University | Mihtarlam |
| 38 | Badakhshan University | Faizabad |
| 44 | Jawzjan University | Sheberghan |
| 48 | Khurshid Institute of Higher Education | Kabul |
| 60 | Faryab University | Maymana |
| 61 | Parwan University | Charikar |
| 64 | Ghazni University | Ghazni |
| 72 | Helmand University | Lashkargah |
| 74 | Takhar University | Taloqan |
| Un | Shaheed Rabani Education University | Kabul |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many public universities are there in Afghanistan?
- There are 24 officially chartered, licensed or accredited public Afghan higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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