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Universities in Italy
Italy has 238 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 962. 32 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES238
OLDEST962
FOUNDED 1900+113
By founding era
Before 12003 · 1%
1200–159929 · 12%
1600–189944 · 18%
1900 or later113 · 47%
Date unknown49 · 21%
Oldest universities in Italy
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
962University of Parma
1088University of Bologna
1175University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
1222University of Padua
1224University of Naples Federico II
1240University of Siena
1290University of Macerata
1303Sapienza University of Rome
1308University of Perugia
1321University of Florence
1343University of Pisa
1361University of Pavia
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