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Universities in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic has 10 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1538. 2 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES10

OLDEST1538

FOUNDED 1900+8

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15992 · 20%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later8 · 80%

Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Dominican Republic

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

1538Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino

1538Autonomous University of Santo Domingo

1962Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

1965Universidad APEC

1966Pedro Henriquez Urena National University

1970Universidad Central del Este

1972Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)

1982Universidad Católica Santo Domingo

1996Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE)

2000Instituto Tecnológico de las Américas

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