Kardan University was the first private university in the country that completed first and second stages of candidacy periods with passing the benchmarks of 51 and 71 of national accreditation process and submitted the self-assessment report for the third and final stage of the accreditation. The peer reviewer team had the site visits of the university and submitted their recommendations and findings to the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Directorate of Ministry of Higher Education.
In August 2018, Kardan University became one of the only five universities in the country (from among 167 public and private universities) to obtain the national accreditation from Ministry of Higher Education. With the highest score of 89.54, Kardan University is the top ranked among the five nationally accredited institutions, namely Kardan University, American University of Afghanistan, Kandahar University, Kabul Medical University and Kabul University.