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| <tr><td>University</td><td>Year of establishment</td><td>Students</td><td>Location</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Heidelberg University</td><td>1386</td><td>31,500</td><td>Heidelberg</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Leipzig University</td><td>1409</td><td>29,500</td><td>Leipzig</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Rostock</td><td>1419</td><td>14,000</td><td>Rostock</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Greifswald</td><td>1456</td><td>12,000</td><td>Greifswald</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Freiburg</td><td>1457</td><td>24,700</td><td>Freiburg</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Munich</td><td>1472</td><td>50,918</td><td>Munich</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Tübingen</td><td>1477</td><td>28,700</td><td>Tübingen</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Halle-Wittenberg</td><td>1502</td><td>18,500</td><td>Halle</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Marburg</td><td>1527</td><td>24,000</td><td>Marburg</td></tr> | |
| <tr><td>University of Jena</td><td>1558</td><td>19,000</td><td>Jena</td></tr> | |
| </table> | |