Top Public Universities in Afghanistan
2025 Afghan University Ranking New
Introduction
What are the top Public Universities in Afghanistan? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of Public Afghan Universities ranked by the 2025 uniRank University Ranking and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Afghanistan
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top Public Afghan Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
Top Public Universities in Afghanistan
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| #Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kabul University | Kabul |
| 5 | Herat University | Herat |
| 6 | Kabul Polytechnic University | Kabul |
| 8 | Balkh University | Mazar-i-Sharif |
| 9 | Nangarhar University | Jalalabad |
| 11 | Kabul University of Medical Sciences | Kabul |
| 17 | Bamiyan University | Bamyan |
| 21 | Kandahar University | Kandahar |
| 22 | Shaikh Zayed University, Khost | Khost |
| 23 | Jawzjan University | Sheberghan |
| 27 | Kabul Education University | Kabul |
| 28 | Baghlan University | Pul-e Khomri |
| 32 | Al Beroni University | Kesektan |
| 33 | Badakhshan University | Faizabad |
| 36 | Paktia University | Gardez |
| 39 | Faryab University | Maymana |
| 40 | Ghazni University | Ghazni |
| 44 | Laghman University | Laghman |
| 45 | Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University | Asadabad |
| 48 | Parwan University | Charikar |
| 49 | Takhar University | Taloqan |
| 50 | Khurshid Institute of Higher Education | Kabul |
| 52 | Helmand University | Lashkargah |
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