The oldest continually operating degree-granting educational institutions. This comprehensive dataset is meticulously compiled from verified global sources and updated regularly. Use the sorting and filtering tools to explore the data, or export it as CSV for deeper analysis. All figures are cross-referenced with authoritative international databases.
| Rank ⇵ | University ⇵ | Year Established ⇵ | Country ⇵ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Al-Qarawiyyin | 859 | Morocco |
| 2 | Al-Azhar University | 970 | Egypt |
| 3 | University of Bologna | 1088 | Italy |
| 4 | University of Oxford | 1096 | UK |
| 5 | University of Salamanca | 1134 | Spain |
| 6 | University of Paris (Sorbonne) | 1150 | France |
| 7 | University of Cambridge | 1209 | UK |
| 8 | University of Padua | 1222 | Italy |
| 9 | University of Naples Federico II | 1224 | Italy |
| 10 | University of Siena | 1240 | Italy |
| 11 | University of Valladolid | 1241 | Spain |
| 12 | University of Coimbra | 1290 | Portugal |
| 13 | University of Macerata | 1290 | Italy |
| 14 | Complutense University of Madrid | 1293 | Spain |
| 15 | Sapienza University of Rome | 1303 | Italy |
| 16 | University of Perugia | 1308 | Italy |
| 17 | University of Florence | 1321 | Italy |
| 18 | University of Camerino | 1336 | Italy |
| 19 | University of Pisa | 1343 | Italy |
| 20 | Charles University (Prague) | 1348 | Czech Republic |
| 21 | University of Pavia | 1361 | Italy |
| 22 | Jagiellonian University | 1364 | Poland |
| 23 | University of Vienna | 1365 | Austria |
| 24 | Heidelberg University | 1386 | Germany |
| 25 | University of Cologne | 1388 | Germany |
| 26 | University of Ferrara | 1391 | Italy |
| 27 | University of Zadar | 1396 | Croatia |
| 28 | University of Wurzburg | 1402 | Germany |
| 29 | University of Turin | 1404 | Italy |
| 30 | Leipzig University | 1409 | Germany |
| 31 | University of St Andrews | 1413 | UK |
| 32 | University of Rostock | 1419 | Germany |
| 33 | KU Leuven | 1425 | Belgium |
| 34 | University of Poitiers | 1431 | France |
| 35 | University of Catania | 1434 | Italy |
| 36 | University of Barcelona | 1450 | Spain |
| 37 | University of Glasgow | 1451 | UK |
| 38 | University of Greifswald | 1456 | Germany |
| 39 | University of Freiburg | 1457 | Germany |
| 40 | University of Basel | 1460 | Switzerland |
| 41 | LMU Munich | 1472 | Germany |
| 42 | University of Tubingen | 1477 | Germany |
| 43 | Uppsala University | 1477 | Sweden |
| 44 | University of Copenhagen | 1479 | Denmark |
| 45 | University of Genoa | 1481 | Italy |
| 46 | University of Aberdeen | 1495 | UK |
| 47 | University of Santiago de Compostela | 1495 | Spain |
| 48 | University of Valencia | 1499 | Spain |
| 49 | University of Seville | 1505 | Spain |
| 50 | University of Marburg | 1527 | Germany |