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

51%*

* 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 1,768 scientific papers with 11,594 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Political Science, Pathology, Law, Engineering, Geography and Cartography, and Chemistry.

Publications

1,768

Citations

11,594

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. He was a guerrilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989. In the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militia, and actively fought against the Taliban, 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 76)

   Occupations

   economistuniversity teacherpoliticianwriteranthropologist

   Biography

   Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is an Afghan former politician, academic, and economist who served as the president of Afghanistan from September 2014 until August 2021, when his government was overthrown by the Taliban.

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3. Mohammad Najibullah

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1947-1996 (aged 49)

   Occupations

   politicianphysiciangynecologistdiplomat

   Biography

   Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, commonly known as Dr. Najib, 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

   politicianuniversity teacherpedagogue

   Biography

   Burhānuddīn Rabbānī 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 47 notable alumni

Kabul University faculties and divisions

General information