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Universities in Germany

Germany has 482 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1386. 17 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES482

OLDEST1386

FOUNDED 1900+350

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–159917 · 4%

1600–189980 · 17%

1900 or later350 · 73%

Date unknown35 · 7%

Oldest universities in Germany

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

1386Heidelberg University

1388University of Cologne

1402University of Würzburg

1419University of Rostock

1456University of Greifswald

1457University of Freiburg

1472University of Ingolstadt

1472Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

1473Trier University

1477University of Tübingen

1477Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

1494Ducal Georgianum

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