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Universities in Kuwait
Kuwait has 6 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1966. 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.
UNIVERSITIES6
OLDEST1966
FOUNDED 1900+5
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later5 · 83%
Date unknown1 · 17%
Oldest universities in Kuwait
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1966Kuwait University
2002Gulf University for Science and Technology
2003American University of Kuwait
2005Kuwait Technical College
2007American University of the Middle East
—Kuwait College of Science and Technology
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