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Universities in Taiwan
Taiwan has 147 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1879. 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.
UNIVERSITIES147
OLDEST1879
FOUNDED 1900+138
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18999 · 6%
1900 or later138 · 94%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Taiwan
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1879St. John's University
1882Aletheia University
1885Chang Jung Christian University
1895National Taipei University of Education
1895Taipei Municipal University of Education
1895University of Taipei
1896National Chiao Tung University
1899National University of Tainan
1899National Taichung University of Education
1900Soochow University
1902Republic of China National Defense Medical Center
1906National Defense University
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