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Universities in Oman
Oman has 8 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1986. 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.
UNIVERSITIES8
OLDEST1986
FOUNDED 1900+8
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later8 · 100%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Oman
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1986Sultan Qaboos University
1998Sohar University
2002University Of Nizwa
2004Dhofar University
2007German University of Technology in Oman
2009A'Sharqiyah University
2010University of Buraimi
2018National University of Science and Technology
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