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Oldest Universities in Croatia

What are the oldest Universities in Croatia? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 41 Croatian 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 Croatia.
  • 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 Croatia


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List of 41 Croatian universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
Sveučilište u Zagrebu Zagreb 1
Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb Zagreb 17
Sveučilište u Rijeci Rijeka 2
Sveučilište u Splitu Split 3
Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku Osijek 4
Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia Dubrovnik Un
Veleučilište u Karlovcu Karlovac 23
Visoka škola za sigurnost Zagreb 35
Tehničko veleučilište u Zagrebu Zagreb 10
Visoko gospodarsko učilište u Križevcima Križevci 31
Veleučilište u Rijeci Rijeka 19
Istarsko veleučilište Pula 32
Veleučilište VERN Zagreb 13
Veleučilište Baltazar, Zaprešić Zapresic 15
Zagrebačka škola ekonomije i managementa Zagreb 11
Sveučilište u Zadru Zadar 5
Veleučilište Velika Gorica Velika Gorica 18
Sveučilište u Dubrovniku Dubrovnik 7
Veleučilište Lavoslav Ružička u Vukovaru Vukovar 25
Veleučilište Marko Marulić u Kninu Knin 36
Veleučilište Hrvatsko Zagorje Krapina Krapina 40
Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište Zagreb 12
RRiF Visoka škola za financijski menadžment Zagreb 14
Veleučilište Nikola Tesla u Gospiću Gospić 37
Poslovno veleučilište Zagreb Zagreb 34
Veleučilište u Šibeniku Sibenik 24
Visoka škola za informacijske tehnologije Zagreb 33
Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli Pula 8
Visoka poslovna škola PAR Rijeka 22
Međimursko veleučilište u Čakovcu Cakovec 28
Veleučilište u Bjelovaru Bjelovar 27
Veleučilište u Virovitici Virovitica 26
Libertas Međunarodno Sveučilište Dubrovnik 16
Europska poslovna škola Zagreb Zagreb 38
Visoko učilište Algebra Zagreb 6
Visoka škola za menadžment i dizajn Aspira Split 21
Visoko učilište EFFECTUS Zagreb 29
Veleučilište ARCA Split 39
Sveučilište Algebra Bernays Zagreb 30
Sveučilište Sjever Koprivnica 9
Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu Slavonski Brod 20
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Croatia?

There are 41 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Croatian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Croatia?

Sveučilište u Zagrebu, located in Zagreb, is the oldest university in Croatia according to uniRank's research.

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