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  "id": "oldest-universities-world",
  "name": "Oldest Universities in the World",
  "title": "Oldest Universities in the World",
  "description": "50 of the oldest universities in the world with ranking, name, location, and founding year.",
  "category": "education",
  "source": "https://github.com/sharmadhiraj/free-json-datasets",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/sharmadhiraj/free-json-datasets",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 50,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "rank",
      "label": "Rank",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "university",
      "label": "University",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "location",
      "label": "Location",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "established_year",
      "label": "Established Year",
      "type": "number"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "rank": "1",
      "university": "University of al-Qarawiyyin",
      "location": "Fez, Morocco",
      "established_year": "859"
    },
    {
      "rank": "2",
      "university": "University of Bologna",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1088"
    },
    {
      "rank": "3",
      "university": "University of Oxford",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1096-1167"
    },
    {
      "rank": "4",
      "university": "University of Paris",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1150"
    },
    {
      "rank": "5",
      "university": "University of Cambridge",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1209"
    },
    {
      "rank": "6",
      "university": "University of Salamanca",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1218"
    },
    {
      "rank": "7",
      "university": "University of Padua",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1222"
    },
    {
      "rank": "8",
      "university": "University of Naples Federico II",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1224"
    },
    {
      "rank": "9",
      "university": "University of Toulouse",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1229"
    },
    {
      "rank": "10",
      "university": "University of Siena",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1240"
    },
    {
      "rank": "11",
      "university": "University of Valladolid",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1241"
    },
    {
      "rank": "12",
      "university": "University of Montpellier",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1289"
    },
    {
      "rank": "13",
      "university": "University of Coimbra",
      "location": "Portugal",
      "established_year": "1290"
    },
    {
      "rank": "14",
      "university": "University of Macerata",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1290"
    },
    {
      "rank": "15",
      "university": "University of Lisbon",
      "location": "Portugal",
      "established_year": "1290"
    },
    {
      "rank": "16",
      "university": "University of Perugia",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1308"
    },
    {
      "rank": "17",
      "university": "University of Florence",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1321"
    },
    {
      "rank": "18",
      "university": "University of Pisa",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1343"
    },
    {
      "rank": "19",
      "university": "University of Prague",
      "location": "Czech Republic",
      "established_year": "1348"
    },
    {
      "rank": "20",
      "university": "University of Vienna",
      "location": "Austria",
      "established_year": "1365"
    },
    {
      "rank": "21",
      "university": "University of Pécs",
      "location": "Hungary",
      "established_year": "1367"
    },
    {
      "rank": "22",
      "university": "University of Heidelberg",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1386"
    },
    {
      "rank": "23",
      "university": "University of Cologne",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1388-1389"
    },
    {
      "rank": "24",
      "university": "University of Erfurt",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1389"
    },
    {
      "rank": "25",
      "university": "University of Ferrara",
      "location": "Italy",
      "established_year": "1391"
    },
    {
      "rank": "26",
      "university": "University of Würzburg",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1402"
    },
    {
      "rank": "27",
      "university": "University of St Andrews",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1413"
    },
    {
      "rank": "28",
      "university": "University of Rostock",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1419"
    },
    {
      "rank": "29",
      "university": "University of Leuven",
      "location": "Belgium",
      "established_year": "1425"
    },
    {
      "rank": "30",
      "university": "University of Barcelona",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1450"
    },
    {
      "rank": "31",
      "university": "University of Glasgow",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1451"
    },
    {
      "rank": "32",
      "university": "University of Greifswald",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1456"
    },
    {
      "rank": "33",
      "university": "University of Freiburg",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1457"
    },
    {
      "rank": "34",
      "university": "University of Basel",
      "location": "Switzerland",
      "established_year": "1460"
    },
    {
      "rank": "35",
      "university": "University of Ingolstadt",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1472"
    },
    {
      "rank": "36",
      "university": "University of Mainz",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1477"
    },
    {
      "rank": "37",
      "university": "University of Copenhagen",
      "location": "Denmark",
      "established_year": "1479"
    },
    {
      "rank": "38",
      "university": "University of Aberdeen",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1495"
    },
    {
      "rank": "39",
      "university": "University of Alcalá",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1499"
    },
    {
      "rank": "40",
      "university": "University of Valencia",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1501"
    },
    {
      "rank": "41",
      "university": "University of Seville",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1505"
    },
    {
      "rank": "42",
      "university": "University of Marburg",
      "location": "Germany",
      "established_year": "1527"
    },
    {
      "rank": "43",
      "university": "University of Strasbourg",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1538"
    },
    {
      "rank": "44",
      "university": "University of Zaragoza",
      "location": "Spain",
      "established_year": "1542"
    },
    {
      "rank": "45",
      "university": "University of Königsberg",
      "location": "Russia",
      "established_year": "1544"
    },
    {
      "rank": "46",
      "university": "University of Douai",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1562"
    },
    {
      "rank": "47",
      "university": "University of Pont-à-Mousson",
      "location": "France",
      "established_year": "1572"
    },
    {
      "rank": "48",
      "university": "University of Leiden",
      "location": "Netherlands",
      "established_year": "1575"
    },
    {
      "rank": "49",
      "university": "University of Vilnius",
      "location": "Lithuania",
      "established_year": "1579"
    },
    {
      "rank": "50",
      "university": "University of Edinburgh",
      "location": "United Kingdom",
      "established_year": "1582"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Oldest Universities in the World - Free Download",
    "description": "50 of the oldest universities in the world with ranking, name, location, and founding year. Contains 50 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Oldest Universities in the World | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Oldest Universities in the World — 50 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 50 records / 4 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from: https://github.com/sharmadhiraj/free-json-datasets"
    ]
  }
}