Thus Pressburg was founded in Hungary in 1465, Upsala in Sweden in 1477, Copenhagen in 1478, Glasgow in 1450, and Aberdeen in 1494.

The number of students in each foundation fluctuated, but the total was steadily on the increase.
Naturally, the expansion of the higher education brought with it an increase in the number and excellence of the schools.

Particularly notable is the work of the Brethren of the Common Life, who devoted themselves almost exclusively to teaching boys.

Some of their schools, as Deventer, attained a reputation like that of Eton or Rugby today.
The spread of education was not only notable in itself, but had a more direct result in furnishing a shelter to new movements until they were strong enough to do without such support.

It is significant that the Reformations of Wyclif, Huss, and Luther, all started in universities.
[Sidenote: Growth of intelligence] As the tide rolls in, the waves impress one more than the flood beneath them.