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Universities in Liberia
Liberia has 6 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1862. 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
OLDEST1862
FOUNDED 1900+4
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18992 · 33%
1900 or later4 · 67%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Liberia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1862University of Liberia
1889Cuttington University
1978Tubman University
1995African Methodist Episcopal University
1998United Methodist University
2003Adventist University of West Africa
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