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Universities in Greece
Greece has 32 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1828. 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.
UNIVERSITIES32
OLDEST1828
FOUNDED 1900+25
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18995 · 16%
1900 or later25 · 78%
Date unknown2 · 6%
Oldest universities in Greece
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1828Hellenic Military Academy
1837National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1837National Technical University of Athens
1845Hellenic Naval Academy
1864University of Athens
1920Agricultural University of Athens
1920Athens University of Economics and Business
1925Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1927Panteion University
1938University of Piraeus
1948University of Macedonia
1958Vakalo Art & Design College
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