58 Best universities for Project Management 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 Project Management. A graph of 415K citations received by 18K academic papers made by 58 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 Project Management

#5 in Europe

#10 in the World

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

2. University of Padua

For Project Management

#68 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

3. Sapienza University of Rome

For Project Management

#71 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

4. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#84 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1902

5. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Project Management

#88 in Europe

#201 in the World

Founded: 1859

6. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Project Management

#96 in Europe

#219 in the World

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

7. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Project Management

#181 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

8. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Project Management

#182 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

9. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Project Management

#187 in Europe

#424 in the World

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

10. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Project Management

#196 in Europe

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Project Management

#203 in Europe

#458 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Project Management

#227 in Europe

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

13. University of Pisa

For Project Management

#229 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

14. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Project Management

#230 in Europe

#524 in the World

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

15. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Project Management

#236 in Europe

#535 in the World

Founded: 1321

16. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Project Management

#248 in Europe

#560 in the World

Founded: 1404

17. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Project Management

#256 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

18. University of Salento

For Project Management

#260 in Europe

#592 in the World

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

19. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#272 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

20. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Project Management

#275 in Europe

#634 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Project Management

#278 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1990

22. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Project Management

#292 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

23. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Project Management

#301 in Europe

#689 in the World

Founded: 1868

24. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Project Management

#325 in Europe

#741 in the World

Founded: 1895

25. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Project Management

#327 in Europe

#745 in the World

Founded: 1806

26. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#331 in Europe

#751 in the World

Founded: 1921

27. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Project Management

#336 in Europe

#766 in the World

Founded: 1175

28. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Project Management

#337 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

29. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#340 in Europe

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

30. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Project Management

#352 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

31. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Project Management

#355 in Europe

#816 in the World

Founded: 1117

32. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Project Management

#361 in Europe

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

33. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Project Management

#366 in Europe

#840 in the World

Founded: 1998

34. University of Bari

For Project Management

#375 in Europe

#856 in the World

Founded: 1924

35. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Project Management

#383 in Europe

#877 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. Carlo Cattaneo University

Lombardy | Castellanza

For Project Management

#404 in Europe

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1991

37. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Project Management

#425 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

38. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Project Management

#427 in Europe

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

39. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Project Management

#428 in Europe

#996 in the World

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

40. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Project Management

#440 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

41. LUISS University

For Project Management

#446 in Europe

#1038 in the World

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

42. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

Abruzzo | Chieti

For Project Management

#477 in Europe

#1113 in the World

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

43. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Project Management

#478 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1240

44. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Project Management

#494 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1596

45. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Project Management

#506 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

46. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Project Management

#518 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1979

47. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Project Management

#526 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

48. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Project Management

#540 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

49. Roma Tre University

For Project Management

#572 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Project Management

#605 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

51. University of Eastern Piedmont

Piedmont | Vercelli

For Project Management

#606 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

52. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Project Management

#611 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

53. University of Tuscia

Lazio | Viterbo

For Project Management

#616 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1979

54. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Project Management

#665 in Europe

#1659 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

55. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Project Management

#669 in Europe

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1877

56. University of Camerino

Marche | Camerino

For Project Management

#702 in Europe

#1818 in the World

Founded: 1727

57. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Project Management

#716 in Europe

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1558

58. University of Foggia

Apulia | Foggia

For Project Management

#767 in Europe

#2070 in the World

Founded: 1999

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