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Universities in Georgia

Georgia has 31 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1885. 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.

UNIVERSITIES31
OLDEST1885
FOUNDED 1900+28

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18991 · 3%
1900 or later28 · 90%
Date unknown2 · 6%

Oldest universities in Georgia

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

1885Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University
1918Tbilisi State Medical University
1918Tbilisi State University
1922Georgian Technical University
1922Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
1929Batumi State Maritime Academy
1929Agricultural University of Georgia
1930Akaki Tsereteli State University
1932Abkhazian State University
1932South Ossetian State University
1952Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture
1990Shota Rustaveli State University

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