List of universities in Afghanistan

The following is an incomplete list of universities in Afghanistan, sorted by province and in alphabetical order.

Balkh Province

University	Location	Established	Specialization	Type
Asia Institute of Higher Education^[1]
Aria Medical Institute of Higher Education
Balkh University	Mazar-i-Sharif	1987	General	Public
KAWUN Institute of Higher Education^[2]
Mawlana Jalaludin Muḥammad Balkhi Institute of Higher Education
Sadat Institute of Higher Education^[3]
Taj Institute of Higher Education
Balkh Medical College
Rahnaward University

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Herat University	Herat	1988		General	Public
Tolo-e-Saadat Institute of Health Science^[4]

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Afghan National Defense University
Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI) ^[5]
Afghan University^[6]
Afghan-Swiss Medical University
Afghanistan Institute Of Higher Education
American University of Afghanistan
Bakhtar University
Dawat University
Dunya University of Afghanistan (DUA)
Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education
Gharjistan University
Ibne-sina Institute of Higher Education
Information and Communication Technology Institute
Kaboora Institute of Higher Education
Kabul Education University of Rabbani
Kabul Health Sciences Institute
Kabul Medical University
Kabul University
Kardan University
Karwan University
Kateb University
Khana-e-Noor Institute of Higher Education
Khatam Al-Nabieen University
Maiwand Institute of Higher Education
Mariam Institute of Higher Education
Maryam University	Kabul	2007		General	Private
Mashal University
Mili Institute of Higher Education	Kabul Airport 40m road, Lab-e-jar square	2012 A.D	Lab-e-jar Square	Medical	Private
Mohmand Institute of Health Sciences
National Military Academy of Afghanistan
Oruj Institute of Higher Education
Peshgam Institute of Higher Education
Polytechnical University of Kabul
Prestige institute of accountancy
Qalam institute of health science
Qalam institute of higher education
Rabia Balkhi Institute of Higher Education
Rana Institute of Higher Education
Rifah Afghanistan Institute
Salam University			Kunduz
SWISS UMEF UNIVERSITY
Tabesh University	Lab-e-Jar Square, Khair Khana 3	2009

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Kohandazh Institute of Higher Education
Kunduz University

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Laghman University	Mihtarlam	2011

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Logar University^[7]

University	Location	Established	Specialization
Alfalah University	Jalalabad	2011	Economics, Engineering, Journalism, Sharia’h, Law
Ariana University	Jalalabad	2004
Khurasan University	Jalalabad	2006	Management Sciences, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication, Business Administration
Nangarhar University	Jalalabad	1973
Rokhan University
Spinghar Higher Education Centre

University	Location	Established	Type	Province
Alberoni University	Kohistan	1998	Kapisa Province
Badakhshan University^[8]			Badakhshan Province
Badghis University			Badghis Province
Bamyan University				Bamyan Province
Bost University	Lashkargah	2012	Helmand Province
Borna Institute of Higher Education				Badakhshan Province
Farah University				Farah Province
Faryab Higher Education Institute				Faryab Province
Ghazni University				Ghazni Province
Ghor University				Ghor Province
Helmand University	Lashkargah	2006		Helmand Province
Ibn Sina University				Nangrahar Province
Jowzjan University				Jowzjan Province
Khawja Abdullah Ansari Higher Education Institute				Herat Province
Paktia University				Paktia Province
Parwan University				Parwan Province
Samangan University				Samangan Province
Takhar University				Takhar Province
Uruzgan University				Uruzgan Province
Wardak University				Wardak Province

^ "انجنیری – Aria University- دانشگاه آریا" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "KAWUN Institute of Higher Education". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "Sadat Institute of Higher Education". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "انستیتوت علوم صحی طلوع سعادت". ts.edu.af/ (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^ Ahmadzai, Mohibullah. "Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute - ATVI". Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "Index of /". Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
^ "51m-afs construction projects launched at Logar University". Pajhwok Afghan News. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
^ "Badakhshan University". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

"Injustice, Corruption Removed from Higher Education Sector: Nadim". TOLOnews. March 26, 2023. Based on information from Afghanistan Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority, Afghanistan has 370 technical institutes that have enrolled over 50,000 students.
"Private universities hard hit by regime change". Pajhwok Afghan News. April 7, 2022.

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