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Universities in Vatican City
Vatican City has 6 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1577. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES6
OLDEST1577
FOUNDED 1900+2
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15991 · 17%
1600–18993 · 50%
1900 or later2 · 33%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Vatican City
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1577Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
1627Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide
1773Pontifical Lateran University
1884Scuola vaticana di paleografia, diplomatica e archivistica
1910Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
1929Pontifical Ethiopian College
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