66 Best universities for Civil Engineering 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 2.06M citations received by 79K academic papers made by 66 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 Civil Engineering

#8 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

2. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Europe

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

3. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Europe

#76 in the World

Founded: 1859

4. Sapienza University of Rome

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Europe

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

5. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Europe

#107 in the World

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

6. University of Padua

For Civil Engineering

#38 in Europe

#147 in the World

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

7. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Civil Engineering

#61 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1321

8. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Civil Engineering

#82 in Europe

#264 in the World

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

9. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Civil Engineering

#86 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

10. University of Pisa

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

11. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Civil Engineering

#112 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

12. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Civil Engineering

#118 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

13. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

14. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Civil Engineering

#123 in Europe

#359 in the World

Founded: 1806

15. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Civil Engineering

#126 in Europe

#362 in the World

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

16. Roma Tre University

For Civil Engineering

#127 in Europe

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Civil Engineering

#128 in Europe

#367 in the World

Founded: 1972

18. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Civil Engineering

#129 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

19. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Civil Engineering

#143 in Europe

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

20. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Civil Engineering

#146 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1877

21. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Civil Engineering

#150 in Europe

#427 in the World

Founded: 1982

22. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Civil Engineering

#154 in Europe

#444 in the World

Founded: 1117

23. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Civil Engineering

#160 in Europe

#454 in the World

Founded: 1404

24. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Civil Engineering

#171 in Europe

#491 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Civil Engineering

#175 in Europe

#508 in the World

Founded: 1596

26. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Civil Engineering

#187 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

27. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Civil Engineering

#196 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

28. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Civil Engineering

#213 in Europe

#614 in the World

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

29. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Civil Engineering

#214 in Europe

#615 in the World

Founded: 1175

30. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Civil Engineering

#219 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

31. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Civil Engineering

#229 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

32. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Civil Engineering

#230 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

33. University of Bari

For Civil Engineering

#244 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1924

34. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

Abruzzo | Chieti

For Civil Engineering

#251 in Europe

#702 in the World

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

35. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Civil Engineering

#253 in Europe

#706 in the World

Founded: 1240

36. IUAV University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Civil Engineering

#258 in Europe

#730 in the World

Founded: 1926

37. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Civil Engineering

#259 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

38. University of Salento

For Civil Engineering

#261 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

39. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Civil Engineering

#277 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

40. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Civil Engineering

#290 in Europe

#818 in the World

Founded: 1558

41. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Civil Engineering

#292 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

42. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Civil Engineering

#298 in Europe

#835 in the World

Founded: 1921

43. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Civil Engineering

#308 in Europe

#868 in the World

Founded: 1978

44. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Civil Engineering

#316 in Europe

#886 in the World

Founded: 1998

45. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Civil Engineering

#328 in Europe

#922 in the World

Founded: 1979

46. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Civil Engineering

#350 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

47. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Civil Engineering

#380 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

48. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Civil Engineering

#384 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1895

49. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Civil Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1868

50. University of Camerino

Marche | Camerino

For Civil Engineering

#404 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1727

51. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Civil Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1223 in the World

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

52. University of Tuscia

Lazio | Viterbo

For Civil Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1979

53. University of Molise

Molise | Campobasso

For Civil Engineering

#470 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1982

54. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Civil Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1902

55. Kore University of Enna

For Civil Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Civil Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1707 in the World

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

57. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

Marche | Urbino

For Civil Engineering

#559 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1506

58. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Lombardy | Milan

For Civil Engineering

#561 in Europe

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

59. University of Eastern Piedmont

Piedmont | Vercelli

For Civil Engineering

#623 in Europe

#2076 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

60. Normal School of Pisa

For Civil Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2135 in the World

Founded: 1810

61. University of Foggia

Apulia | Foggia

For Civil Engineering

#669 in Europe

#2322 in the World

Founded: 1999

62. International School for Advanced Studies

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Civil Engineering

#690 in Europe

#2430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1978

63. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

For Civil Engineering

#733 in Europe

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

64. University of Macerata

Marche | Macerata

For Civil Engineering

#791 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 9,646
Founded: 1290

65. LUISS University

For Civil Engineering

#855 in Europe

#3176 in the World

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

66. University of Catanzaro

Calabria | Catanzaro

For Civil Engineering

#886 in Europe

#3319 in the World

Founded: 1998

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

Engineering subfields in Italy

Acoustical Engineering71

Aerospace Engineering68

Agricultural Engineering29

Applied/Engineering Physics46

Architectural Engineering55

Automation and Control engineering48

Automotive Engineering53

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering54

Biotechnology64

Chemical Engineering65

Computer Engineering48

Computer Networking69

Construction Management41

Electrical Engineering69

Electronic Engineering65

Engineering Management34

Environmental Engineering60

Firefighting and Fire Science26

Geotechnical Engineering66

Human-Computer Interaction68

Industrial Engineering34

Landscape Architecture43

Marine Engineering36

Materials Science73

Mechanical Engineering72

Metallurgical Engineering68

Mining Engineering26

Nanotechnology65

Nuclear Engineering40

Operations Research55

Optical Engineering73

Petroleum Engineering36

Polymer science and Plastics engineering29

Product and Industrial Design34

Reliability and Quality Engineering53

Remote Sensing59

Renewable Energy Engineering58

Structural Engineering66

Systems Engineering70

Technical Drawing36

Telecommunications70

Transportation Engineering52