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Oldest Universities in Greece

What are the oldest Universities in Greece? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 26 Greek 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 Greece.
  • 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 Greece


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List of 26 Greek universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
National Technical University of Athens Athens 3
Athens School of Fine Arts Athens 24
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens 2
Hellenic Naval Academy Piraeus 26
The American College of Greece Athens 21
The American College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 25
Athens University of Economics and Business Athens 8
Agricultural University of Athens Athens 19
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 1
Panteion University Athens 22
University of Piraeus Piraeus 15
University of Macedonia Thessaloniki 13
University of Patras Patras 4
University of Ioannina Ioannina 10
University of Crete Rethymno 5
Democritus University of Thrace Komotini 11
Hellenic Mediterranean University Heraklion 20
Technical University of Crete Chania 14
University of Thessaly Volos 6
Ionian University Corfu 16
University of the Aegean Mytilene 9
Harokopio University Athens 23
University of Peloponnese Tripoli 18
University of Western Macedonia Kozani 17
International Hellenic University Thessaloniki 7
University of West Attica Egaleo 12
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Greece?

There are 26 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Greek higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Greece?

National Technical University of Athens, located in Athens, is the oldest university in Greece according to uniRank's research.

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