Oldest Universities — Ancient Institutions — GK Maps

The world's oldest universities, oldest first. source: Wikidata. Explore the full ranking and compare countries on GK Maps.

• University of Constantinople — 425 (Byzantine Empire)
• Academy of Gondishapur — 531 (Abbasid Caliphate)
• Ez-Zitouna University — 737 (Tunisia)
• University of al-Qarawiyyin — 859 (Morocco)
• University of Parma — 962 (Italy)
• Al-Azhar University — 970 (Egypt)
• Hunan University — 976 (People's Republic of China)
• Sankore Madrasah — 988 (Mali)
• Isfahan University of Medical Sciences — 1,024 (Iran)
• University of Bologna — 1,088 (Italy)
• University of Oxford — 1,096 (United Kingdom)
• Heiligenkreuz Abbey — 1,101 (Austria)
• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia — 1,175 (Italy)
• University of Cambridge — 1,209 (United Kingdom)
• University of Palencia — 1,212 (Spain)
• University of Salamanca — 1,218 (Spain)
• University of Montpellier — 1,220 (France)
• University of Padua — 1,222 (Italy)
• University of Naples Federico II — 1,224 (Italy)
• Al-Mustansiriya University — 1,227 (Iraq)
• University of Siena — 1,240 (Italy)
• University of Valladolid — 1,241 (Spain)
• Gladzor University — 1,282 (Armenia)
• University of Macerata — 1,290 (Italy)
• University of Lisbon — 1,290 (Portugal)

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