Kabul University: Statistics

Quick Review

Enrollment

22,000

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private
partnership

Website

ku.edu.af

Languages

Dari;Pushto;English

Acceptance rate

47%*

* Kabul University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Research profile

Kabul University has published 1,972 scientific papers with 14,017 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Pathology, Political Science, Engineering, Law, Chemistry, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications

1,972

Citations

14,017

Kabul University majors

by publication & citation count

Annual publication & citation counts

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Kabul University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Kabul University alumni

1. Ahmad Shah Massoud

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1953-2001 (aged 48)

   Occupations

   military leaderpolitician

   Biography

   Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989. Later, in the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militias, and actively fought against the Taliban and their allies, from the time the regime rose to power in 1996, and until his assassination in 2001.

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2. Ashraf Ghani

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1949-.. (age 77)

   Occupations

   university teacherpoliticianwriteranthropologisteconomist

   Biography

   Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician and economist who served as the 8th and last president of Afghanistan from 2014 until his government was overthrown by the Taliban in 2021.

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3. Mohammad Najibullah

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1947-1996 (aged 49)

   Occupations

   physiciangynecologistdiplomatpolitician

   Biography

   Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as the fifth president of Afghanistan from 1987 until his resignation in April 1992, shortly after the Afghan mujahideen's takeover of Kabul. He was also the General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1986 to 1992. After a failed attempt to flee to India, Najibullah remained in Kabul, and lived in the United Nations headquarters until his assassination during the Taliban's first capture of Kabul in 1996.

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4. Burhanuddin Rabbani

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1940-2011 (aged 71)

   Enrolled in Kabul University

   1959-1963 studied law and Islamic theology

   Occupations

   university teacherpedagoguepolitician

   Biography

   Burhanuddin Rabbani was an Afghan politician and teacher who served as the sixth president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, and again from November to December 2001 (in exile from 1996 to 2001).

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All 46 notable alumni

Kabul University faculties and divisions

General information