18 Best universities for Product / Industrial Design 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 Product and Industrial Design. A graph of 66.6K citations received by 3.01K academic papers made by 18 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 Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Europe

#11 in the World

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

2. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Product and Industrial Design

#25 in Europe

#68 in the World

Founded: 1902

3. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Product and Industrial Design

#29 in Europe

#78 in the World

Founded: 1859

4. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Product and Industrial Design

#40 in Europe

#100 in the World

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

5. University of Padua

Veneto | Padua

For Product and Industrial Design

#56 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

6. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Product and Industrial Design

#57 in Europe

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

7. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Product and Industrial Design

#65 in Europe

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

8. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Product and Industrial Design

#78 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1321

9. Sapienza University of Rome

Lazio | Rome

For Product and Industrial Design

#83 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

10. Polytechnic University of Bari

Apulia | Bari

For Product and Industrial Design

#85 in Europe

#222 in the World

Founded: 1990

11. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Product and Industrial Design

#101 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

12. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Product and Industrial Design

#119 in Europe

#299 in the World

Founded: 1117

13. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Product and Industrial Design

#122 in Europe

#305 in the World

Founded: 1175

14. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Product and Industrial Design

#136 in Europe

#335 in the World

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

15. University of Salento

Apulia | Lecce

For Product and Industrial Design

#167 in Europe

#416 in the World

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

16. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Product and Industrial Design

#169 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1978

17. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Product and Industrial Design

#191 in Europe

#481 in the World

Founded: 1806

18. University of Pisa

Tuscany | Pisa

For Product and Industrial Design

#204 in Europe

#526 in the World

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

The best cities to study Product and Industrial Design in Italy based on the number of universities and their ranks are Milan, Turin, Bologna, and Padua.