64 Best universities for Advertising in Italy

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 371K citations received by 20.7K academic papers made by 64 universities in Italy was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Advertising

#31 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

2. Sapienza University of Rome

For Advertising

#65 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

3. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#67 in Europe

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

4. University of Padua

For Advertising

#76 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

5. Polytechnic University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#81 in Europe

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

6. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Advertising

#95 in Europe

#317 in the World

Founded: 1321

7. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Advertising

#100 in Europe

#327 in the World

Founded: 1404

8. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#114 in Europe

#356 in the World

Founded: 1902

9. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Advertising

#118 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

10. University of Bari

For Advertising

#120 in Europe

#381 in the World

Founded: 1924

11. University of Pisa

For Advertising

#123 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

12. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Advertising

#159 in Europe

#464 in the World

Founded: 1859

13. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Advertising

#169 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

14. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Advertising

#209 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

15. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Advertising

#210 in Europe

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

16. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Advertising

#221 in Europe

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

17. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Advertising

#225 in Europe

#601 in the World

Founded: 1982

18. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#234 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

19. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Advertising

#248 in Europe

#657 in the World

Founded: 1117

20. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Advertising

#249 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

21. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Advertising

#256 in Europe

#680 in the World

Founded: 1175

22. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Advertising

#259 in Europe

#696 in the World

Founded: 1806

23. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Advertising

#264 in Europe

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

24. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#283 in Europe

#760 in the World

Founded: 1921

25. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Advertising

#290 in Europe

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

26. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Advertising

#302 in Europe

#816 in the World

Founded: 1972

27. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Advertising

#306 in Europe

#825 in the World

Founded: 1978

28. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Advertising

#313 in Europe

#841 in the World

Founded: 1240

29. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Advertising

#315 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

30. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Advertising

#316 in Europe

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,069
Founded: 1620

31. LUISS University

For Advertising

#348 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 9,080
Founded: 1974

32. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Advertising

#363 in Europe

#977 in the World

Founded: 1868

33. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Advertising

#375 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 3,886
Founded: 1997

34. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Advertising

#376 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

35. University of Salento

For Advertising

#380 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 19,401
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1966

36. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Advertising

#409 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,800
Founded: 1982

37. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Advertising

#419 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1987

38. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Advertising

#449 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

39. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Advertising

#458 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

40. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Advertising

#460 in Europe

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1877

41. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Advertising

#465 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1596

42. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

Abruzzo | Chieti

For Advertising

#470 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 24,716
Founded: 1965

43. Roma Tre University

For Advertising

#473 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

44. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Advertising

#507 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

45. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Advertising

#508 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

46. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Advertising

#515 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1990

47. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Advertising

#516 in Europe

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1895

48. IULM University

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#530 in Europe

#1556 in the World

Enrollment: 5,741
Founded: 1968

49. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Advertising

#531 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1558

50. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Advertising

#533 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

51. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Advertising

#551 in Europe

#1658 in the World

Founded: 1998

52. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Advertising

#558 in Europe

#1674 in the World

Founded: 1979

53. International School for Advanced Studies

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Advertising

#624 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1978

54. University of Foggia

Apulia | Foggia

For Advertising

#625 in Europe

#1923 in the World

Founded: 1999

55. University of Eastern Piedmont

Piedmont | Vercelli

For Advertising

#636 in Europe

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

56. Normal School of Pisa

For Advertising

#643 in Europe

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1810

57. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Advertising

#652 in Europe

#2034 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

58. University of Macerata

Marche | Macerata

For Advertising

#674 in Europe

#2148 in the World

Enrollment: 9,646
Founded: 1290

59. University of Molise

Molise | Campobasso

For Advertising

#676 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1982

60. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Lombardy | Milan

For Advertising

#701 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

61. University of Tuscia

Lazio | Viterbo

For Advertising

#748 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Founded: 1979

62. University of Catanzaro

Calabria | Catanzaro

For Advertising

#754 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Founded: 1998

63. Maria Santissima Assunta Free University

For Advertising

#792 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1939

64. Kore University of Enna

For Advertising

#849 in Europe

#3007 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Advertising in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bologna, Rome, Milan, and Padua.