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Oldest Universities in Cyprus

What are the oldest Universities in Cyprus? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 50 Cypriot higher education institutions sorted by year of establishment and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Cyprus.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Oldest Universities in Cyprus


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List of 50 Cypriot universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
Cyprus College Nicosia 19
The CTL Eurocollege Limassol 27
KES College Nicosia 38
Global College Nicosia 49
American College Nicosia 22
C.D.A. College Nicosia 39
Mediterranean Institute of Management Nicosia 34
CIM-Cyprus Business School Nicosia 20
The Philips College Nicosia 40
Dogu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Famagusta 3
Intercollege Nicosia 21
University of Nicosia Nicosia 2
P.A. College Larnaca 31
Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi Kyrenia 10
College of Tourism and Hotel Management Nicosia 30
Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi Lefkosía 6
University of Cyprus Nicosia 1
University of Limassol Nicosia 12
Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi Lefke 13
Alexander College Larnaca 29
Casa College Nicosia 36
Uluslararası Kibris Üniversitesi Lefkosía 7
Mesoyios College Kato Polemidia 44
ARTE Music Academy Nicosia 48
Cyprus University of Technology Limassol 5
The Cyprus Institute Nicosia 8
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi Kuzey Kibris Kampusu Morphou 16
Frederick University Nicosia 9
Neapolis University Pafos Paphos 11
Ledra College Nicosia 46
InterNapa College Sotira 41
European University Cyprus Nicosia 4
Larnaca College Larnaca 43
University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus Larnaca 14
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics Nicosia Un
Akdeniz Karpaz Üniversitesi Lefkosía 26
Kıbrıs Aydın Üniversitesi Kyrenia 17
Girne Üniversitesi Kyrenia 15
Rauf Denktaş Üniversitesi Lefkosía 33
City Unity College Nicosia Nicosia 35
Kibris Amerikan Üniversitesi Lefkosía 32
Kibris Bati Üniversitesi Famagusta 28
Ada Kent Üniversitesi Famagusta 37
Uluslararasi Final Üniversitesi Kyrenia 18
Kibris Sağlik ve Toplum Bilimleri Üniversitesi Morphou 24
Arkin Yaratici Sanatlar ve Tasarim Üniversitesi Kyrenia 23
Bahçeşehir Kibris Üniversitesi Lefkosía 25
Atlantis College Liopetri 47
The Limassol College Limassol 45
Onbeş Kasim Kibris Üniversitesi Lefkosía 42
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Cyprus?

There are 50 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Cypriot higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Cyprus?

Cyprus College, located in Nicosia, is the oldest university in Cyprus according to uniRank's research.

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