Kist or KIST may refer to:

Abbreviations Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, a former university in Kigali, Rwanda, now part of the new University of Rwanda K. International School in Tokyo, Japan Konark Institute of Science and Technology, a multi-disciplinary institute in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Korea Institute of Science and Technology, a multi-disciplinary research institute in Seoul, South Korea

Boxes Cist, an ancient stone burial box, also spelt kist Kist, a word of Scots origin for a chest (furniture) or coffin (especially one made of stone)

Radio KCLU (AM), a radio station (1340 AM) in Santa Barbara, California, US, which formerly held the call sign KIST for several periods until July 2008 KOSJ, a radio station (1490 AM) in Santa Barbara, California, US, which held the call sign KIST from October 2008 to July 2010 KIST-FM, a radio station (107.7 FM) in Carpinteria, California, US

Other uses Kist, Bavaria, a municipality close to Würzburg in Germany Kist people, a Nakh-speaking ethnic group in the country of Georgia related to the Chechen and Ingush peoples Kist (brand), a defunct soda brand Kist (surname)

See also Gold Kist, a chicken-producing company in the United States