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Oldest Universities in Georgia

What are the oldest Universities in Georgia? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 47 Georgian 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 Georgia.
  • 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 Georgia


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List of 47 Georgian universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire Tbilisi 21
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Tbilisi 1
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Tbilisi 27
Georgian Technical University Tbilisi 4
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University Tbilisi 32
Batumi State Maritime Academy Batumi 22
Agricultural University of Georgia Tbilisi 25
Tbilisi State Medical University Tbilisi 5
Sokhumi State University Tbilisi 20
Akaki Tsereteli State University Kutaisi 10
Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport Tbilisi 45
Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University Telavi 16
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Batumi 9
Samtskhe-Javakheti State University Aklhaltsikhe 36
David Tvildiani Medical University Tbilisi 29
Central European University Kutaisi 19
David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia Tbilisi 41
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy Tbilisi 28
Tbilisi Humanitarian Teaching University Tbilisi 42
Grigol Robakidze University Tbilisi 24
Georgian Aviation University Tbilisi 40
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs Tbilisi 12
European University Tbilisi 15
Batumi Art Teaching University Batumi 43
International Black Sea University Tbilisi 7
Caucasus International University Tbilisi 14
Teaching University Geomedi Tbilisi 38
Gori State Teaching University Gori 31
Batumi Navigation Teaching University Batumi 35
Georgian National Universty SEU Tbilisi 11
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Teaching University Tbilisi 23
Alte University Tbilisi 18
The University of Georgia Tbilisi 3
Caucasus University Tbilisi 6
Georgian American University Tbilisi 17
St. King Tamar University of Patriarchate of Georgia Tbilisi 44
Ilia State University Tbilisi 2
Shota Meskhia State Teaching University Zugdidi 37
Free University of Tbilisi Tbilisi 13
Saint Andrew the First-Called Georgian University Tbilisi 30
Georgian International University Tbilisi 39
Tbel Abuserisdze Teaching University of Georgian Patriarchate Shuakhevi 47
East European University, Georgia Tbilisi 33
New Vision University Tbilisi 26
BAU International University, Batumi Batumi 34
Business and Technology University Tbilisi 8
Avicenna Batumi Medical University Batumi 46
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Georgia?

There are 47 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Georgian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Georgia?

V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, located in Tbilisi, is the oldest university in Georgia according to uniRank's research.

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