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Universities in Austria

Austria has 53 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1101. 4 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES53

OLDEST1101

FOUNDED 1900+25

By founding era

Before 12001 · 2%

1200–15993 · 6%

1600–189920 · 38%

1900 or later25 · 47%

Date unknown4 · 8%

Oldest universities in Austria

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1101Heiligenkreuz Abbey

1365University of Vienna

1384Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna

1585University of Graz

1622University of Salzburg

1623Pázmáneum

1669University of Innsbruck

1672Catholic Private University Linz

1692Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

1751Theresian Military Academy

1758Seminary of Vienna

1765University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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