# 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 Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education (Sunshine university ) | Location Kabul | Established 2008 | SpecializationArts & Humanities Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education's Arts & Humanities degrees Language & Cultural Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education's Language & Cultural degrees Business & Social Sciences Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education's Business & Social Sciences degrees Medicine & Health Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education's Medicine & Health degrees Science & Technology Tolo-e-Aftab Institute of Higher Education's Science & Technology degrees Engineering | Type | Province Kabul |
| Asia Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Aria Medical Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Balkh University | Mazar-i-Sharif | 1987 | General | Public | Balkh Province |
| KAWUN Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Mawlana Jalaludin Muḥammad Balkhi Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Sadat Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Taj Institute of Higher Education | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Balkh Medical College | | | | | Balkh Province |
| Rahnaward University | | | | | |

## Herat Province

| University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type | Province |
| Herat University | Herat | 1988 | | General | Public | Herat Province |
| Tolo-e-Saadat Institute of Health Science | | | | | | Herat Province |

## Kabul Province

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

## Kandahar Province

| University | Province |
| Kandahar University | Kandahar Province |
| Malalay University | Kandahar Province |
| Mirwais Neeka University | Kandahar Province |

## Khost Province

| University | Province |
| Hara University | Khost Province |
| Pamir University | Khost Province |
| Shaikh Zayed University | Khost Province |

## Kunar Province

| University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type | Province |
| Syed Jamaluddin Afghan University | | | | | | Kunar Province |

## Kunduz Province

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

## Laghman Province

| University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type | Province |
| Laghman University | Mihtarlam | 2011 | | | | Laghman Province |

## Logar Province

| University | Location | Established | Campuses | Specialization | Type | Province |
| Logar University | | | | | | Logar Province |

## Nangarhar Province

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

## Other provinces

| University | Location | Established | Province |
| Alberoni University | | | Kapisa Province |
| Badakhshan University | | | 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 |