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Universities in Iran
Iran has 235 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1024. 4 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES235
OLDEST1024
FOUNDED 1900+182
By founding era
Before 12001 · 0%
1200–15993 · 1%
1600–18992 · 1%
1900 or later182 · 77%
Date unknown47 · 20%
Oldest universities in Iran
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1024Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
1356Lorestan University
1362Islamic Azad University of Shahrekord
1365Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
1851Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1878Urmia University
1919Kharazmi University
1921Imam Ali Officers' Academy
1928K. N. Toosi University of Technology
1929Iran University of Science and Technology
1934University of Tehran
1939Petroleum University of Technology
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