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Universities in Portugal
Portugal has 48 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1290. 4 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES48
OLDEST1290
FOUNDED 1900+37
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15994 · 8%
1600–18993 · 6%
1900 or later37 · 77%
Date unknown4 · 8%
Oldest universities in Portugal
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1290University of Lisbon
1290University of Coimbra
1559University of Évora
1570Colégio dos Jesuítas do Funchal
1640Portuguese Military Academy
1845Portuguese Naval School
1887Coimbra Academic Association
1911Instituto Superior Técnico
1911University of Porto
1921Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra
1962ISPA – University Institute
1971Catholic University of Portugal
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