46 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering 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 Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 425K citations received by 9.46K academic papers made by 46 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. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Biochemical Engineering

#24 in Europe

#67 in the World

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

2. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

3. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Biochemical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

4. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biochemical Engineering

#52 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

5. University of Padua

For Biochemical Engineering

#62 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

6. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Biochemical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1321

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Biochemical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#158 in the World

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

8. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Biochemical Engineering

#76 in Europe

#170 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Biochemical Engineering

#89 in Europe

#200 in the World

Founded: 1404

10. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Biochemical Engineering

#107 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

11. University of Pisa

For Biochemical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

12. University of Bari

For Biochemical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#307 in the World

Founded: 1924

13. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Biochemical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#339 in the World

Founded: 1859

14. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Biochemical Engineering

#156 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

15. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Biochemical Engineering

#158 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

16. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Biochemical Engineering

#161 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

17. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Biochemical Engineering

#164 in Europe

#375 in the World

Founded: 1982

18. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Biochemical Engineering

#173 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

19. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Biochemical Engineering

#193 in Europe

#432 in the World

Founded: 1806

20. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Biochemical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

21. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Biochemical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

22. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Biochemical Engineering

#206 in Europe

#458 in the World

Founded: 1117

23. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Biochemical Engineering

#210 in Europe

#483 in the World

Founded: 1877

24. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Biochemical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#550 in the World

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

25. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Biochemical Engineering

#242 in Europe

#564 in the World

Founded: 1240

26. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Biochemical Engineering

#257 in Europe

#602 in the World

Founded: 1175

27. University of Salento

For Biochemical Engineering

#273 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

28. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Biochemical Engineering

#274 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

29. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Biochemical Engineering

#279 in Europe

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

30. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Biochemical Engineering

#285 in Europe

#671 in the World

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

31. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Biochemical Engineering

#300 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

32. University of Foggia

Apulia | Foggia

For Biochemical Engineering

#303 in Europe

#736 in the World

Founded: 1999

33. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Biochemical Engineering

#305 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

34. University of Camerino

Marche | Camerino

For Biochemical Engineering

#309 in Europe

#747 in the World

Founded: 1727

35. University of Eastern Piedmont

Piedmont | Vercelli

For Biochemical Engineering

#317 in Europe

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

36. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Biochemical Engineering

#320 in Europe

#778 in the World

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

37. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Biochemical Engineering

#322 in Europe

#784 in the World

Founded: 1868

38. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

For Biochemical Engineering

#347 in Europe

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

39. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Biochemical Engineering

#353 in Europe

#887 in the World

Founded: 1558

40. University of Tuscia

Lazio | Viterbo

For Biochemical Engineering

#357 in Europe

#897 in the World

Founded: 1979

41. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Biochemical Engineering

#365 in Europe

#931 in the World

Founded: 1978

42. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Biochemical Engineering

#369 in Europe

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

43. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Biochemical Engineering

#379 in Europe

#989 in the World

Founded: 1596

44. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Biochemical Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1073 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

45. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

Abruzzo | Chieti

For Biochemical Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1094 in the World

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

46. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Biochemical Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1119 in the World

Founded: 1921

The best cities to study Biochemical Engineering in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Milan, Naples, Bologna, and Rome.

Chemistry subfields in Italy

Chemical Engineering65

Computational Chemistry56

Environmental Chemistry62

Inorganic Chemistry61

Materials Science73

Nanotechnology65

Nutrition and Food Science65

Organic Chemistry71

Petrology and Geochemistry61

Physical chemistry67

Polymer science and Plastics engineering29

Radiochemistry54