35 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in Italy

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 138K citations received by 4.29K academic papers made by 35 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. Polytechnic University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in Europe

#34 in the World

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

2. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in Europe

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

3. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in Europe

#78 in the World

Founded: 1902

4. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Entrepreneurship

#53 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

5. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#75 in Europe

#164 in the World

Founded: 1404

6. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#85 in Europe

#185 in the World

Founded: 1921

7. University of Salento

For Entrepreneurship

#107 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

8. Sapienza University of Rome

For Entrepreneurship

#126 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

9. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Entrepreneurship

#137 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

10. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Entrepreneurship

#140 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Entrepreneurship

#154 in Europe

#337 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. University of Padua

For Entrepreneurship

#175 in Europe

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

13. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Entrepreneurship

#182 in Europe

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,216
Founded: 1997

14. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#184 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

15. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#198 in Europe

#420 in the World

Founded: 1895

16. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#203 in Europe

#426 in the World

Founded: 1859

17. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Entrepreneurship

#210 in Europe

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

18. LUISS University

For Entrepreneurship

#231 in Europe

#499 in the World

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

19. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Entrepreneurship

#237 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

20. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Entrepreneurship

#242 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

21. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Entrepreneurship

#249 in Europe

#536 in the World

Founded: 1321

22. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Entrepreneurship

#270 in Europe

#582 in the World

Founded: 1868

23. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#282 in Europe

#615 in the World

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

24. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Entrepreneurship

#295 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

25. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#296 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

26. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Entrepreneurship

#314 in Europe

#678 in the World

Founded: 1972

27. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Entrepreneurship

#319 in Europe

#693 in the World

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

28. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Entrepreneurship

#326 in Europe

#705 in the World

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

29. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Entrepreneurship

#338 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

30. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Entrepreneurship

#342 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

31. University of Pisa

For Entrepreneurship

#362 in Europe

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

32. Roma Tre University

For Entrepreneurship

#371 in Europe

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Entrepreneurship

#375 in Europe

#852 in the World

Founded: 1806

34. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Entrepreneurship

#377 in Europe

#855 in the World

Founded: 1979

35. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Entrepreneurship

#394 in Europe

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Milan, Bologna, Bergamo, and Turin.