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Top 5 oldest universities in continuous operation

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Year founded — Institutions

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    University of Bologna

    1088

  2. 2

    University of Oxford

    c. 1096

  3. 3

    University of Cambridge

    1209

  4. 4

    University of Salamanca

    1218

  5. 5

    University of Padua

    1222