American University of Afghanistan Rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

46%

Enrollment

1,700

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Private

Highest Degree

Master

Website

auaf.edu.af

Languages

English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

We've calculated the 46% acceptance rate for American University of Afghanistan based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

The American University of Afghanistan has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

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 American University of Afghanistan.

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Notable alumni

1. Nemat Sadat

   

   Born in

   Afghanistan

   Years

   1979-.. (age 46)

   Occupations

   journalistLGBTQ rights activistnovelist

   Biography

   Nemat Sadat, born in 1979, is an Afghan-American journalist, novelist, human rights activist, and former professor of political science at the American University of Afghanistan. Known for his debut novel The Carpet Weaver and his campaigning for LGBTQIA+ rights, particularly in the context of societal and cultural Islamic attitudes towards homosexuality in the Muslim world. Sadat is one of the first Afghans to have openly come out as gay and to campaign for LGBTQIA+ rights, gender freedom, and sexual liberty in Afghanistan., He has degrees from California State University, Fullerton, University of California, Irvine, Harvard Extension School, Columbia University, Oxford University and Johns Hopkins University.

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2. Hasina Jalal

   

   Years

   20th Century

   Occupations

   activist

   Biography

   Hasina Jalal is an advocate for women's rights and democracy in Afghanistan. In 2014, Jalal was elected by public vote to receive the "N-Peace Award" from the UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Office and the UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on the University for Peace. She co-founded and served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society (NAACS) and the first alliance of South Asian women on Women's Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (SAFA) in Sri Lanka. Jalal served in the Afghan government as a research team lead and policy expert at the Presidential Palace and as a Policy Advisor to Minister and Director of Program Design and Donor Coordination Directorate at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of the Government of Afghanistan.

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American University of Afghanistan faculties and divisions

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