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Universities in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has 37 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1878. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES37

OLDEST1878

FOUNDED 1900+30

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18994 · 11%

1900 or later30 · 81%

Date unknown3 · 8%

Oldest universities in Bulgaria

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

1878Vasil Levski National Military University

1881Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy

1888Sofia University

1891Military Medical Academy

1917Sofia Medical University

1920University of Economics - Varna

1920University of National and World Economy

1936D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics

1942University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

1945Technical University of Sofia

1945University of Ruse

1945Plovdiv Medical University

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