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Universities in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has 15 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1894. 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.
UNIVERSITIES15
OLDEST1894
FOUNDED 1900+13
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18991 · 7%
1900 or later13 · 87%
Date unknown1 · 7%
Oldest universities in Zimbabwe
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1894Solusi University
1927Bulawayo Polytechnic College
1952University of Zimbabwe
1988Harare Institute of Technology
1991National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
1992Africa University
1993Midlands State University
1995Great Zimbabwe University
1996Bindura University of Science Education
1999Catholic University of Zimbabwe
1999Zimbabwe Open University
2001Chinhoyi University of Technology
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