Europe: universities by time and region 800-1799| ��ƽ��

Estimated total cumulative number of universities in Western Europe in various regions and time periods from 800 to 1799 CE

Characteristic	Germany	Italy	France	Central Europe*	Iberia	Britain & Ireland	Low Countries*	Austria & Switzerland*
1750-1799	24	17	16	13	9	7	6	5
1700-1749	24	17	16	12	9	7	6	5
1650-1699	22	17	16	11	9	7	6	5
1600-1649	20	17	16	10	9	7	6	4
1550-1599	17	17	15	8	9	7	4	3
1500-1549	14	17	15	7	9	5	1	2
1450-1499	11	17	15	6	9	5	1	2
1400-1449	6	17	13	4	7	3	1	1
1300-1399	3	17	10	4	7	2	-	1
1200-1299	-	10	4	-	4	2	-	-
1100-1199	-	4	1	-	-	1	-	-
800-1100	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

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2009

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Europe

Survey time period

800 to 1799

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*The source originally gave separate figures for each country or region.

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It is believed that the first university established in Western Europe was the Schola Medica Salernitana, a medical school founded in the 9^th century in Salerno, Italy. It was not until the 12^th century when more universities began to appear in Western Europe, with the regions of present-day France, Germany, and Italy having the largest number of institutions.

The University of Bologna, Italy, is considered the oldest university in continuous operation until today - originally founded as a place of non-religious teaching in 1088, it was then organized into a law school in the 1180s. The second and third oldest institutions today are the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England, with both being founded in the early-13^th century, although Oxford (similar to Bologna) was also a place of learning from the late 11^th century.