ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪz ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst pˈʌblɪk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðə stˈeɪt ʌv bˈædənwˌuːətˈɛmbɜːɡ, wˌɪtʃ bˈoʊsts sˈɛvɹəl ˈoʊld, ɹᵻnˈaʊnd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪn hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡ fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, fɹˈeɪbɜːɡ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ænd tˈuːbɪndʒən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
The university is the youngest public university in the state of Baden-Württemberg, which boasts several old, renowned universities in Heidelberg (founded in 1386), Freiburg (1457) and Tübingen (1477).