Accredited universities in Italy

SubjectsEconomics · Business Administration · Management · Finance · Statistics and Data Science · Law · Public Policy · Marketing

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); AACSB + EQUIS + AMBA (TRIPLE CROWN); CEMS Global Alliance. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Many programmes English-medium. IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+ typical.

Tuition

Private tuition: typically EUR 14,000-18,000/year for Bachelor's, EUR 16,000-22,000/year for Master's. Income-based scholarships available.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1902 by Ferdinando Bocconi (textile merchant) in memory of his son Luigi (killed in the 1896 Battle of Adwa in Ethiopia), Bocconi is Italy's most prestigious specialist business and economics university. Approximately 16,000 students. **Triple Crown accredited** (AACSB + EQUIS + AMBA — held by under 1% of business schools globally). FT European Business Schools top 10. CEMS Global Alliance member alongside HEC Paris, LSE, Bocconi, etc. Bocconi MBA program FT-ranked top 30 globally. Many programmes English-medium.

SubjectsEconomics · Asian and Mediterranean Studies · Humanities · Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures · Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies · Management · Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics · Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1868 as Italy's FIRST business school (Royal School of Commerce of Venice), evolved into a comprehensive university with distinguished strengths in languages, Asian studies, and economics. Approximately 21,000 students. Located in Ca' Foscari — a 15th-century Gothic palace on the Grand Canal of Venice (one of the most beautiful university buildings in the world). Italy's leading institution for Asian languages and Asian Studies.

SubjectsAgriculture and Food Sciences · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Engineering · Letters · Education Sciences · Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Psychology · Theology · Banking and Finance · Sociology

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); canonically established by the Holy See; International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Private unis (Bocconi, LUISS, Catholic, etc.): typically EUR 12,000-25,000/yr Bachelor's, higher Master's. Many English-medium. UCSC tuition income-based; typically EUR 5,000-13,000/yr.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1921 by Father Agostino Gemelli OFM, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC) is the LARGEST Catholic university in Europe and one of the largest private universities in Italy. Approximately 41,000 students across five campuses (Milan main, Brescia, Piacenza-Cremona, Rome — including the Gemelli Hospital one of Italy's leading medical centres — and Cesena). Includes the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome (where Pope John Paul II was treated after the 1981 assassination attempt). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of Italy's largest private Catholic university).

SubjectsArchitecture · Urban Planning · Industrial Design · Visual and Performing Arts · Theatre

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1926 as the Higher Royal Institute of Architecture, Iuav is one of Italy's specialist architecture and design universities (alongside Politecnico di Milano's architecture school). Approximately 4,500 students. Located in Venice — the city itself is the case study. Distinguished faculty across 20th-21st century Italian architecture including Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi, Giancarlo De Carlo. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsEconomics and Management · Law · Political Sciences · Business Administration · Government and Communication

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); AACSB International (Business School); EQUIS (EFMD). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many programmes English-medium. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Private unis (Bocconi, LUISS, Catholic, etc.): typically EUR 12,000-25,000/yr Bachelor's, higher Master's. Many English-medium. LUISS tuition typically EUR 12,000-15,000/yr.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1974, LUISS Guido Carli is Italy's leading private university for economics, business, and political sciences — closely associated with Confindustria (Italian employers' confederation). Approximately 9,500 students. Located in the Pariolino district of Rome. **AACSB + EQUIS double-accredited business school**. Named after Guido Carli (1914-1993), Italian economist and former Governor of the Bank of Italy. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsEngineering (all branches) · Architecture · Urban Planning · Industrial Design

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; CLUSTER (engineering); IDEA League. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; most Master's programmes available in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

internationaladmissions@polimi.it

Phone

+39 02 23991

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1863, Politecnico di Milano is Italy's largest technical university and consistently ranked Italy's #1 for engineering, architecture, and design. Approximately 47,000 students. QS top 5 globally for Architecture/Built Environment. Member of CLUSTER and IDEA League (with Imperial College, Delft, ETH Zürich). Notable alumni: Giulio Natta (Chemistry Nobel 1963), Renzo Piano (architect — Pritzker 1998, designer of Centre Pompidou, Shard London), Aldo Rossi (Pritzker 1990), and substantial Italian industrial and design leadership.

SubjectsEngineering (all branches) · Architecture · Urban Design · Industrial Design

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many Master's programmes available in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1859 as Italy's first applied engineering school, Politecnico di Torino is one of Italy's leading technical universities (alongside Politecnico di Milano). Approximately 36,000 students. Strong industry ties to Italian automotive/engineering — Turin is the historic home of Fiat (now Stellantis) and Lavazza.

SubjectsEconomics and Management · Law · Political Sciences · Agricultural Sciences and Plant Biotechnology · Engineering · Medicine · Biorobotics · International Relations

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many programmes English-medium. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Sant'Anna students who pass the concorso admitted free with stipend.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1987 from the merger of earlier higher education institutions in Pisa, the Sant'Anna School is the second of Pisa's three elite Scuole Superiori (alongside SNS and IUSS Pavia). Approximately 600 students. Highly selective via concorso. Particularly distinguished for: BioRobotics (one of Europe's leading institutes — the BioRobotics Institute develops biomimetic and rehabilitation robotics); applied economics; political science. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsArchitecture · Civil and Industrial Engineering · Information Engineering, Informatics and Statistics · Economics · Law · Letters and Philosophy · Pharmacy and Medicine · Medicine and Dentistry · Medicine and Psychology · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Political Sciences, Sociology and Communication

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

internationalstudents@uniroma1.it

Phone

+39 06 49911

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, Sapienza University of Rome is the OLDEST university in Rome and ONE OF THE LARGEST UNIVERSITIES IN EUROPE by enrolment. Approximately 110,000 students across 11 faculties — making Sapienza by some measures the largest university in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Notable Nobel laureates affiliated include Enrico Fermi (Physics 1938 — taught here before fleeing Italy after 1938 Racial Laws affected his Jewish wife) and Daniel Bovet (Medicine 1957).

SubjectsMathematics · Physics · Computer Science · Chemistry · Biology · Humanities · Political and Social Sciences · History · Philosophy · Italian Literature · Classics

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

SNS students who pass the concorso are admitted free with stipend covering living costs in exchange for academic excellence.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1810 by Napoleon Bonaparte (during French rule of Tuscany) as a branch of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, the Scuola Normale Superiore is one of Italy's most prestigious institutions — comparable to ENS Paris. Approximately 500 students. Highly selective admission via competitive concorso. Notable alumni: **Enrico Fermi (Physics Nobel 1938)** and **Carlo Rubbia (Physics Nobel 1984)** both studied here; many of modern Italian science and humanities leadership. Operates as a federation with Scuola Sant'Anna Pisa and IUSS Pavia ('the three schools' / 'le tre scuole'). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of one of Italy's elite institutions).

SubjectsAgriculture · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Letters and Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1925, named in 2008 after Aldo Moro (1916-1978) — the Bari-region statesman, multiple-time Italian Prime Minister, and constitutional law professor at UNIBA. 🕯️ Honest context: Aldo Moro was KIDNAPPED ON 16 MARCH 1978 by the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) and MURDERED ON 9 MAY 1978 after 55 days of captivity — one of the defining moments of Italy's 'Years of Lead' political terrorism period. His body was found in the trunk of a Renault 4 in Rome, halfway between the offices of the Christian Democrat and Communist parties (symbolically positioned). The university's renaming honours both his political legacy and his role as a constitutional law academic. Approximately 49,000 students. Southern Italy's principal university.

SubjectsAgricultural and Food Sciences · Veterinary Medicine · Arts and Humanities · Economics, Management and Statistics · Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Sport Sciences · Engineering and Architecture · Law · Languages and Literatures, Translation and Interpretation · Medicine · Political Sciences · Psychology and Education · Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); LERU; Coimbra Group; Una Europa alliance. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. ~80 programmes in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

internationaldesk@unibo.it

Phone

+39 051 2099111

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna ('Alma Mater Studiorum' — the nourishing mother of studies) is the OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN THE WORLD and the prototype of all modern Western universities. The Latin word 'universitas' (meaning corporation/guild of teachers and students) was coined here, giving us the word 'university' worldwide. Approximately 90,000 students. **Distinguished alumni across nine centuries include Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Copernicus, Carlo Goldoni, Pico della Mirandola**, and most of Italian and European intellectual life from medieval times forward. The 1999 Bologna Declaration — which established the European Higher Education Area harmonising degree structures across Europe — was signed here, giving the Bologna Process its name. Member of LERU (League of European Research Universities) and Coimbra Group.

SubjectsAgricultural Sciences · Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Economics · Law · Engineering · Humanities · Mathematics and Computer Science · Natural Sciences · Physics · Chemistry and Chemical Technologies · Political and Social Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1972, the University of Calabria was one of the major southern Italian higher education investments of the post-war era. Approximately 28,000 students. Campus in Rende, near Cosenza.

SubjectsAgriculture · Architecture and Heritage · Economics and Business · Pharmacy · Law · Engineering · Letters · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political and Social Sciences · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1434 by Alfonso V of Aragon, the University of Catania is Sicily's oldest university and one of the oldest in Italy. Approximately 42,000 students. Located in Catania on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna (Europe's most active volcano, UNESCO World Heritage). Distinguished volcanology programmes reflecting unique geography. 🕯️ Sicily context: UNICT operates in a region with deep Cosa Nostra history; the university has active anti-mafia studies programmes and engages with the Falcone-Borsellino legacy (the Sicily-region anti-Mafia prosecutors murdered 1992).

SubjectsAgriculture and Food · Architecture · Economics and Management · Pharmacy · Law · Engineering · Letters and Philosophy · Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Psychology

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1321 as the Studium Generale of Florence, the University of Florence emerged in a city that became the cradle of the Renaissance. Approximately 48,000 students. Florence in the Renaissance was the home of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo — the modern Western intellectual tradition draws extensively from this city.

SubjectsArchitecture · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Engineering · Literature · Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Education Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1481, the University of Genoa is one of Italy's historic universities. Approximately 32,000 students. Located in Genoa — Christopher Columbus's birthplace (1451) and one of the historic maritime republics of the Mediterranean.

SubjectsAgriculture and Food · Pharmacy · Law · Letters and Philosophy · Medicine and Surgery · Political, Economic and Social Sciences · Sciences and Technology · Sport Sciences · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); LERU. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

international.students@unimi.it

Phone

+39 02 5032 5032

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1924, the University of Milan ('Statale' to distinguish from private institutions) is one of Italy's leading research universities. Approximately 64,000 students. **Member of LERU (League of European Research Universities)** — one of only six Italian LERU members. Distinguished alumni and faculty across Italian sciences, medicine, and humanities.

SubjectsAgriculture · Architecture · Pharmacy and Biotechnology · Economics · Law · Engineering · Humanities · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Sciences · Sociology · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1224 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the University of Naples Federico II is the OLDEST STATE-FUNDED (secular, non-religious) university in the world — Frederick II specifically designed it as a counterweight to the papally-chartered universities of his era. Approximately 76,000 students. Notable alumni: Thomas Aquinas (the great medieval philosopher and theologian, studied here 1239-1244 before joining the Dominican Order), Giordano Bruno (philosopher burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition 1600 for cosmological views).

SubjectsAgricultural Sciences · Economics · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Pharmacy · Philosophy and Humanities · Political Sciences · Psychology · Sciences · Statistics · Veterinary Medicine · Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group; Una Europa. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

international.admission@unipd.it

Phone

+39 049 8275111

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1222 (when a group of students and professors left Bologna seeking greater academic freedom), the University of Padua is one of the world's oldest universities. Approximately 64,000 students. **GALILEO GALILEI taught here from 1592 to 1610** — 18 years he later described as 'the eighteen happiest years of my life'. **In Padua he developed his telescope observations** that overturned Aristotelian astronomy. Padua's anatomical theatre (1594) was the world's first permanent anatomy lecture theatre — a foundational space in the development of evidence-based medicine.

SubjectsAgriculture · Architecture · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Engineering · Letters and Philosophy · Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Education Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1806, the University of Palermo is Sicily's largest and one of southern Italy's most distinguished universities. Approximately 40,000 students. 🕯️ Located in a city central to anti-Mafia history: Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino — the legendary Palermo prosecutors — were assassinated by Cosa Nostra in 1992 (Falcone in Capaci bombing 23 May 1992, Borsellino in Via D'Amelio bombing 19 July 1992). The university has active legal and anti-mafia programmes engaging with this legacy.

SubjectsAgriculture and Food Sciences · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Engineering and Architecture · Letters · Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Heritage to 962 CE (claiming to be one of the world's oldest universities though with significant operational gaps); modern continuous university dating from 1859. Approximately 31,000 students. Particular distinction in food sciences — Parma is the home of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Parma ham (prosciutto), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA, headquartered in Parma), and 'Food Valley'.

SubjectsEngineering · Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science · Chemistry · Pharmacy · Biology and Biotechnology · Medicine and Surgery · Humanities · Foreign Languages · Law · Political Sciences · Economics and Management · Musicology

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1361 by Galeazzo II Visconti, the University of Pavia is one of Italy's oldest universities (heritage to a 9th-century studium). Approximately 24,000 students. Notable: **Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) — inventor of the electric battery (1799)** — taught experimental physics at Pavia for 40 years. The volt (unit of electric potential) is named after him. **Camillo Golgi (Medicine Nobel 1906)** for histology research at Pavia. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of historic Volta-legacy university).

SubjectsAgriculture · Economics and Management · Pharmacy · Law · Engineering · Foreign Languages and Literatures · Letters and Philosophy · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences · Veterinary Medicine

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1343 by Pope Clement VI, the University of Pisa is one of Italy's oldest universities and one of Europe's most distinguished scientific institutions. Approximately 47,000 students. **Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa (1564) and studied + later taught here**; **Enrico Fermi (Physics Nobel 1938)** got his doctorate here 1922 before becoming professor in Rome. Pisa is also home to two elite parallel institutions — Scuola Normale Superiore and Sant'Anna School — making the city Italy's most concentrated scientific hub per capita.

SubjectsEconomics · Pharmacy · Law · Engineering · Letters and Philosophy · Foreign Languages · Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences · Medicine and Surgery · Political Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1240, the University of Siena is one of the world's oldest universities. Approximately 16,000 students. Located in the UNESCO-listed medieval city of Siena (the Piazza del Campo and Palio horse race traditions are world-famous). Beautiful 13th-century historic centre.

SubjectsEngineering · Industrial Engineering · Information Engineering and Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics · Cognitive Sciences · Economics and Management · Law · Sociology · Humanities · International Studies

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; substantial English-medium programmes. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1962, the University of Trento has consistently ranked as Italy's TOP smaller university in CENSIS and other Italian rankings — frequently #1 among medium-sized universities. Approximately 17,000 students. Located in Trento (historically Tyrolean, now Italian) in the Italian Alps near the Austrian border. Particularly strong in computer science, mathematics, and economics.

SubjectsArchitecture · Pharmacy · Economics · Law · Engineering · Letters and Philosophy · Foreign Languages and Cultures · Translation and Interpreting · Mathematics and Geosciences · Physics · Chemistry · Medicine and Surgery · Political and Social Sciences · Biology

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1924, the University of Trieste serves the Italian Adriatic frontier city. Approximately 16,000 students. Trieste was a contested city throughout the 20th century — Austro-Hungarian until 1918, Italian 1918-1945, Allied military government 1945-1954, Italian since 1954. The university embodies Italy's multilingual, multicultural northeastern heritage. **James Joyce taught English in Trieste 1905-1915** and wrote much of 'Dubliners' here. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsAgriculture · Economics and Statistics · Pharmacy · Law · Foreign Languages · Humanities · Medicine and Surgery · Veterinary Medicine · Political Sciences · Psychology · Sciences

Accreditation

ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

Tuition

Public unis: Italian + EU income-based EUR 200-4,000/yr. Non-EU income-based or flat EUR 1,500-5,000/yr (some higher). Among Europe's lowest. Cost of living EUR 700-1,400/mo (Milan/Rome higher).

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesItalian academic year begins late September. Non-EU English-medium applicants typically apply by April-July for autumn entry via Universitaly.it or individual platforms.

Founded in 1404, the University of Turin is one of Italy's most historic universities. Approximately 79,000 students. Notable alumni: Erasmus of Rotterdam (briefly), Avogadro (chemist whose Avogadro's number we all know), Cesare Lombroso (controversial founder of criminal anthropology), Norberto Bobbio (philosopher of law), Rita Levi-Montalcini (Medicine Nobel 1986 — neuroscientist, escaped Italy's 1938 Racial Laws and continued research in hiding).