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Universities in Iceland
Iceland has 7 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1882. 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.
UNIVERSITIES7
OLDEST1882
FOUNDED 1900+6
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18991 · 14%
1900 or later6 · 86%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Iceland
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1882Hólar University College
1907University of Iceland -School of Education
1911University of Iceland
1918Bifröst University
1964Reykjavík University
1987University of Akureyri
2005Agricultural University of Iceland
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