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Universities in Mexico
Mexico has 219 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1540. 3 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES219
OLDEST1540
FOUNDED 1900+174
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15993 · 1%
1600–189914 · 6%
1900 or later174 · 79%
Date unknown28 · 13%
Oldest universities in Mexico
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1540Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
1551Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico
1551Universidad Pontificia de México
1683College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
1732Universidad de Guanajuato
1734College of San Fernando de Mexico
1792University of Guadalajara
1823Heroico Colegio Militar
1827Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca
1828Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
1854Chapingo Autonomous University
1856Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
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