36 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 128K citations received by 4.23K academic papers made by 36 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

#17 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

2. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in Europe

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
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

#52 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

5. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#76 in Europe

#166 in the World

Founded: 1404

6. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#84 in Europe

#183 in the World

Founded: 1921

7. University of Salento

For Entrepreneurship

#108 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

8. Sapienza University of Rome

For Entrepreneurship

#119 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

9. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Entrepreneurship

#139 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

10. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Entrepreneurship

#140 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Entrepreneurship

#152 in Europe

#338 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. University of Padua

For Entrepreneurship

#172 in Europe

#377 in the World

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

13. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Entrepreneurship

#184 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

14. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#194 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

15. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#200 in Europe

#428 in the World

Founded: 1895

16. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Entrepreneurship

#205 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

17. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#208 in Europe

#446 in the World

Founded: 1859

18. LUISS University

For Entrepreneurship

#231 in Europe

#498 in the World

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

19. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Entrepreneurship

#237 in Europe

#514 in the World

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

20. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Entrepreneurship

#246 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

21. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Entrepreneurship

#255 in Europe

#550 in the World

Founded: 1321

22. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Entrepreneurship

#266 in Europe

#576 in the World

Founded: 1868

23. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#290 in Europe

#624 in the World

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

24. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Entrepreneurship

#297 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

25. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#302 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

26. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Entrepreneurship

#311 in Europe

#676 in the World

Founded: 1972

27. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Entrepreneurship

#317 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

28. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Entrepreneurship

#333 in Europe

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

29. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Entrepreneurship

#334 in Europe

#731 in the World

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

30. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Entrepreneurship

#344 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

31. University of Pisa

For Entrepreneurship

#356 in Europe

#800 in the World

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

32. Roma Tre University

For Entrepreneurship

#368 in Europe

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Entrepreneurship

#377 in Europe

#858 in the World

Founded: 1979

34. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Entrepreneurship

#378 in Europe

#860 in the World

Founded: 1806

35. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Entrepreneurship

#382 in Europe

#875 in the World

Founded: 1978

36. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Entrepreneurship

#398 in Europe

#914 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.