Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Among British universities, an ancient university is one founded before the 19th century in Britain. The ancient universities in the United Kingdom are, in order of formation: University of Oxford -- founded 1249 University of Cambridge -- founded 1284 University of St Andrews -- founded 1411 University of Glasgow -- founded 1451 University of Aberdeen -- founded 1494 University of Edinburgh -- founded 1583 "Oxbridge" is a portmanteau name for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in England. Ancient universities exist elsewhere in the world. For these see also: Medieval university This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.