58 Best universities for Project Management 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 Project Management. A graph of 459K citations received by 18.5K 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

#65 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

3. Sapienza University of Rome

For Project Management

#72 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

4. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#82 in Europe

#188 in the World

Founded: 1902

5. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Project Management

#85 in Europe

#195 in the World

Founded: 1859

6. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Project Management

#97 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

7. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Project Management

#174 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

8. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Project Management

#181 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

9. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Project Management

#191 in Europe

#429 in the World

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

10. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Project Management

#194 in Europe

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Project Management

#201 in Europe

#448 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Project Management

#226 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

13. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Project Management

#227 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

14. University of Pisa

For Project Management

#230 in Europe

#517 in the World

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

15. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Project Management

#234 in Europe

#524 in the World

Founded: 1321

16. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Project Management

#240 in Europe

#536 in the World

Founded: 1404

17. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Project Management

#250 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

18. University of Salento

For Project Management

#257 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

19. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Project Management

#276 in Europe

#630 in the World

Founded: 1990

20. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#279 in Europe

#637 in the World

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

21. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Project Management

#283 in Europe

#645 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Project Management

#290 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

23. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Project Management

#294 in Europe

#672 in the World

Founded: 1868

24. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Project Management

#304 in Europe

#690 in the World

Founded: 1895

25. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#323 in Europe

#722 in the World

Founded: 1921

26. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Project Management

#329 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

27. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Project Management

#331 in Europe

#741 in the World

Founded: 1806

28. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Project Management

#336 in Europe

#764 in the World

Founded: 1175

29. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Project Management

#347 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

30. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Project Management

#348 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

31. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Project Management

#356 in Europe

#821 in the World

Founded: 1117

32. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Project Management

#362 in Europe

#835 in the World

Founded: 1972

33. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Project Management

#365 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

34. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Project Management

#367 in Europe

#844 in the World

Founded: 1998

35. University of Bari

For Project Management

#377 in Europe

#865 in the World

Founded: 1924

36. Carlo Cattaneo University

Lombardy | Castellanza

For Project Management

#401 in Europe

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1991

37. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Project Management

#426 in Europe

#983 in the World

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

38. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Project Management

#430 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

39. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Project Management

#437 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

40. LUISS University

For Project Management

#441 in Europe

#1023 in the World

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

41. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Project Management

#450 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

42. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Project Management

#478 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1240

43. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

Abruzzo | Chieti

For Project Management

#479 in Europe

#1118 in the World

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

44. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Project Management

#502 in Europe

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1596

45. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Project Management

#511 in Europe

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

46. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Project Management

#513 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1979

47. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Project Management

#527 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

48. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Project Management

#544 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

49. Roma Tre University

For Project Management

#569 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Eastern Piedmont

Piedmont | Vercelli

For Project Management

#573 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

51. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Project Management

#582 in Europe

#1414 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

52. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Project Management

#586 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

53. University of Tuscia

Lazio | Viterbo

For Project Management

#616 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Founded: 1979

54. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Project Management

#665 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

55. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Project Management

#667 in Europe

#1675 in the World

Founded: 1877

56. University of Camerino

Marche | Camerino

For Project Management

#695 in Europe

#1789 in the World

Founded: 1727

57. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Project Management

#715 in Europe

#1881 in the World

Founded: 1558

58. University of Foggia

Apulia | Foggia

For Project Management

#768 in Europe

#2057 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.