Ancient university

The ancient universities are a set of seven British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities that were founded before 1600 AD, and are located in Scotland, England, and Ireland. The seven universities are:

• Scotland: University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews, and University of Aberdeen
• England: University of Oxford and University of Cambridge
• Ireland: University of Dublin

These ancient universities in Great Britain and Ireland are amongst the oldest extant universities in the world. The ancient universities in Britain are also among twenty-seven institutions recognised by the British monarchy as privileged bodies of the United Kingdom.