Knowledge Institutions — Universities, Libraries & Madrasas — Page 2

A sourced directory of 10,625 knowledge institutions founded across history — universities, libraries and madrasas, with their founding periods and locations. From the Library of Alexandria and Nalanda to Bologna and the Nizamiyya Madrasa. Data compiled from Wikidata (CC0).

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École pratique des hautes études · University, 1868 CE, France
The Rockefeller University · University, 1901 CE, United States
Michigan State University · University, 1855 CE, United States
University of Tirana · University, 1957 CE, Albania
University of California, Davis · University, 1905 CE, United States
Trinity College · University, 1546 CE, United Kingdom
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · University, 1921 CE, Italy
Syracuse University · University, 1870 CE, United States
Polytechnic Institute of Paris · University, 2019 CE, France
University of Mumbai · University, 1857 CE, India
University of Utah · University, 1850 CE, United States
Kiel University · University, 1665 CE, Germany
Paris Observatory, PSL University · University, 1667 CE, France
American University of Beirut · University, 1866 CE, Lebanon
Matenadaran · Library, 1921 CE, Armenia
Zhejiang University · University, 1897 CE, China
University of Maryland · University, 1856 CE, United States
George Washington University · University, 1821 CE, United States
Eötvös Loránd University · University, 1635 CE, Hungary
University of Sussex · University, 1961 CE, United Kingdom
Geneva Graduate Institute · University, 2007 CE, Switzerland
University of Sheffield · University, 1905 CE, United Kingdom
Tbilisi State University · University, 1918 CE, Georgia
University of Pisa · University, 1343 CE, Italy
University of Queensland · University, 1909 CE, Australia
University of Dhaka · University, 1921 CE, Bangladesh
National Taiwan University · University, 1928 CE, Taiwan
Yerevan State University · University, 1919 CE, Armenia
Ghent University · University, 1817 CE, Belgium
Keio University · University, 1858 CE, Japan
Cardiff University · University, 1883 CE, United Kingdom
Masaryk University · University, 1919 CE, Czechia
Georgia Tech · University, 1885 CE, United States
University of California, Irvine · University, 1965 CE, United States
National Library of Sweden · Library, 1661 CE, Sweden
Trinity College, Dublin · University, 1592 CE, Ireland
Museu Nacional · University, 1818 CE, Brazil
Tohoku University · University, 1907 CE, Japan
Delft University of Technology · University, 1842 CE
Pennsylvania State University · University, 1855 CE, United States
Arizona State University · University, 1885 CE, United States
University of Delaware · University, 1743 CE, United States
University of Rostock · University, 1419 CE, Germany
University of Würzburg · University, 1402 CE, Germany
University of the Witwatersrand · University, 1896 CE, South Africa
Nagoya University · University, 1939 CE, Japan
Monash University · University, 1958 CE, Australia
Vanderbilt University · University, 1873 CE, United States
Newcastle University · University, 1963 CE, United Kingdom
University of Wrocław · University, 1702 CE, Poland
École des chartes · University, 1821 CE, France
University of Bern · University, 1834 CE, Switzerland
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · University, 1867 CE, United States
University of York · University, 1963 CE, United Kingdom
Texas A&M University · University, 1876 CE, United States
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne · University, 1969 CE, Switzerland
Damascus University · University, 1923 CE, Syria
Università degli Studi ''Guglielmo Marconi'' · University, 2004 CE, Italy
University of Baghdad · University, 1957 CE, Iraq
University of Indonesia · University, 1849 CE, Indonesia
Maastricht University · University, 1976 CE
University of Lisbon · University, 1290 CE, Portugal
University of California, San Francisco · University, 1873 CE, United States
University of Gothenburg · University, 1954 CE, Sweden
RWTH Aachen University · University, 1870 CE, Germany
Aarhus University · University, 1928 CE, Denmark
Brigham Young University · University, 1875 CE, United States
University of Exeter · University, 1955 CE, United Kingdom
University of Iowa · University, 1847 CE, United States
University of Southampton · University, 1862 CE, United Kingdom
University of Kansas · University, 1864 CE, United States
Comenius University · University, 1919 CE, Slovakia
Grenoble Alpes University · University, 2019 CE, France
Tufts University · University, 1852 CE, United States
Austrian National Library · Library, 1368 CE, Austria
University of Innsbruck · University, 1669 CE, Austria
University of Warwick · University, 1965 CE, United Kingdom
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia · University, 1960 CE, Russia
University of São Paulo · University, 1934 CE, Brazil
University of Florence · University, 1321 CE, Italy
Washington University in St. Louis · University, 1853 CE, United States
University of New South Wales · University, 1949 CE, Australia
Panthéon-Assas University Paris · University, 1971 CE, France
Paris Dauphine University · University, 1968 CE, France
Chulalongkorn University · University, 1917 CE, Thailand
Bocconi University · University, 1902 CE, Italy
Korea University · University, 1905 CE, South Korea
University of Potsdam · University, 1991 CE, Germany
Royal Danish Library · Library, 1648 CE, Denmark
Université de Montréal · University, 1878 CE, Canada
University of Stuttgart · University, 1829 CE, Germany
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana · Library, 1468 CE, Italy
University of Rochester · University, 1850 CE, United States
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences · University, 1975 CE, France
SOAS, University of London · University, 1916 CE, United Kingdom
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · University, 1896 CE, China
Universiti Malaya · University, 1934 CE, Malaysia
Umeå University · University, 1965 CE, Sweden
Université libre de Bruxelles · University, 1969 CE, Belgium
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro · University, 1920 CE, Brazil
Emory University · University, 1836 CE, United States
University of Leicester · University, 1921 CE, United Kingdom
Fu Jen Catholic University · University, 1925 CE, Taiwan
University of Naples Federico II · University, 1224 CE, Italy
University of Paris-Sud · University, 1971 CE, France
University of Western Australia · University, 1911 CE, Australia
KB, nationale bibliotheek · Library, 1798 CE
United States National Library of Medicine · Library, 1836 CE, United States
Library of Celsus · Library, Türkiye
McMaster University · University, 1887 CE, Canada
University of Missouri · University, 1839 CE, United States
United States Naval Academy · University, 1845 CE, United States
University of Turku · University, 1920 CE, Finland
TU Dresden · University, 1828 CE, Germany
University of Malta · University, 1769 CE, Malta
National University of San Marcos · University, 1551 CE, Peru
University College Dublin · University, 1854 CE, Ireland
University of Alabama · University, 1831 CE, United States
Howard University · University, 1867 CE, United States
Sorbonne University · University, 2018 CE, France
Virginia Tech · University, 1872 CE, United States
Florida State University · University, 1851 CE, United States
Sofia University · University, 1888 CE, Bulgaria
University of Havana · University, 1728 CE, Cuba
Banaras Hindu University · University, 1916 CE, India
Technical University of Darmstadt · University, 1877 CE, Germany
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · University, 1996 CE, Norway
Queen's University · University, 1841 CE, Canada
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales · University, 1669 CE, France
National Library of Latvia · Library, 1991 CE, Latvia
State Historical Museum · Library, 1872 CE, Russia
University of Pavia · University, 1361 CE, Italy
University of Siena · University, 1240 CE, Italy
Aix-Marseille University · University, 2012 CE, France
Kabul University · University, 1931 CE, Afghanistan
TU Wien · University, 1815 CE, Austria
University of Königsberg · University, 1544 CE
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · University, 2009 CE, Germany
Istanbul Technical University · University, 1773 CE, Türkiye
Ankara University · University, 1946 CE, Türkiye
University of Sarajevo · University, 1949 CE, Bosnia & Herzegovina
PSL Research University · University, 2019 CE, France
Airlangga University · University, 1954 CE, Indonesia
Biblioteca Ambrosiana · Library, 1607 CE, Italy
National University of Kharkiv · University, 1805 CE, Ukraine
Yonsei University · University, 1957 CE, South Korea
Tokyo Institute of Technology · University, 1881 CE, Japan
Berklee College of Music · University, 1945 CE, United States
University of California, Santa Cruz · University, 1965 CE, United States
University of Dublin · University, 1592 CE, Ireland
University of Oulu · University, 1958 CE, Finland
Vrije Universiteit Brussel · University, 1969 CE, Belgium
Boğaziçi University · University, 1863 CE, Türkiye
University of Madras · University, 1857 CE, India
National Library of Albania · Library, 1920 CE, Albania
National Library of Greece · Library, 1829 CE, Greece
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · University, 1924 CE, Israel
University of Münster · University, 1780 CE, Germany
National Library of Korea · Library, 1945 CE, South Korea
Pontifical Gregorian University · University, 1551 CE, Italy
University of Colorado Boulder · University, 1876 CE, United States
University of Haifa · University, 1963 CE, Israel
Erasmus University Rotterdam · University, 1913 CE
University of Bergen · University, 1946 CE, Norway
Wesleyan University · University, 1831 CE, United States
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst · University, 1947 CE, United Kingdom
University of East Anglia · University, 1963 CE, United Kingdom
University of Greifswald · University, 1456 CE, Germany
Stellenbosch University · University, 1866 CE, South Africa
University of Greenland · University, 1987 CE, Greenland
Laval University · University, 1852 CE, Canada
United Nations University · University, 1972 CE, Japan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong · University, 1963 CE, China
Brandeis University · University, 1948 CE, United States
University of Connecticut · University, 1881 CE, United States
University of Georgia · University, 1785 CE, United States
Bavarian State Library · Library, 1558 CE, Germany
Fordham University · University, 1841 CE, United States
University of Granada · University, 1531 CE, Spain
University of Liège · University, 1817 CE, Belgium
National Library of India · Library, 1836 CE, India
University of Kentucky · University, 1865 CE, United States
State University of New York · University, 1948 CE, United States
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana · Library, 1571 CE, Italy
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · University, 1969 CE, Israel
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna · University, 1692 CE, Austria
University of Poitiers · University, 1431 CE, France
Kuban State University · University, 1920 CE, Russia
University of Oklahoma · University, 1890 CE, United States
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · University, 1925 CE, Greece
UCLouvain · University, 1970 CE, Belgium
Jawaharlal Nehru University · University, 1969 CE, India
University of Miami · University, 1925 CE, United States
University of Lancaster · University, 1964 CE, United Kingdom
Tulane University · University, 1834 CE, United States
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg · University, 1961 CE, Germany
Queen's University Belfast · University, 1845 CE, United Kingdom
University of Baltimore · University, 1925 CE, United States
Boston College · University, 1863 CE, United States
Louisiana State University · University, 1860 CE, United States