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Universities in Spain

Spain has 180 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1212. 23 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES180

OLDEST1212

FOUNDED 1900+105

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–159923 · 13%

1600–189926 · 14%

1900 or later105 · 58%

Date unknown26 · 14%

Oldest universities in Spain

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

1212University of Palencia

1218University of Salamanca

1241University of Valladolid

1300University of Lleida

1453Monasterio de San Diego (Alcalá de Henares)

1483Estudi General Lul·lià

1489Universidad de San Antonio de Porta Coeli

1495University of Santiago de Compostela

1499University of Alcalá

1499University of Valencia

1499Manzana Fundacional Cisneriana de la Universidad de Alcalá

1505University of Seville

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