32 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in Italy

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 85.5K citations received by 3.81K academic papers made by 32 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

#18 in Europe

#38 in the World

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

2. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Europe

#52 in the World

Founded: 1902

3. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in Europe

#69 in the World

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

4. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

5. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#69 in Europe

#147 in the World

Founded: 1404

6. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#110 in Europe

#241 in the World

Founded: 1921

7. Sapienza University of Rome

For Entrepreneurship

#117 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

8. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Entrepreneurship

#120 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

9. University of Salento

For Entrepreneurship

#128 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

10. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Entrepreneurship

#138 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Entrepreneurship

#155 in Europe

#341 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. University of Padua

For Entrepreneurship

#160 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

13. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Entrepreneurship

#190 in Europe

#408 in the World

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

14. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#194 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

15. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Entrepreneurship

#202 in Europe

#429 in the World

Founded: 1895

16. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Entrepreneurship

#206 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

17. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Entrepreneurship

#210 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

18. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Entrepreneurship

#217 in Europe

#452 in the World

Founded: 1859

19. LUISS University

For Entrepreneurship

#221 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

20. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#264 in Europe

#554 in the World

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

21. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Entrepreneurship

#267 in Europe

#557 in the World

Founded: 1868

22. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Entrepreneurship

#268 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

23. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Entrepreneurship

#270 in Europe

#565 in the World

Founded: 1321

24. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Entrepreneurship

#292 in Europe

#627 in the World

Founded: 1972

25. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Entrepreneurship

#301 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

26. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Entrepreneurship

#310 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

27. University of Pisa

For Entrepreneurship

#319 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

28. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Entrepreneurship

#321 in Europe

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

29. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Entrepreneurship

#332 in Europe

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

30. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Entrepreneurship

#335 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

31. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Entrepreneurship

#342 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

32. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Entrepreneurship

#345 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

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