77 Best universities for Engineering in Italy

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 28M citations received by 1.31M academic papers made by 77 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

For Engineering

#26 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

2. Sapienza University of Rome

For Engineering

#28 in Europe
#132 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

3. University of Bologna

For Engineering

#29 in Europe
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

4. University of Padua

For Engineering

#36 in Europe
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

6. University of Pisa

For Engineering

#59 in Europe
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

8. Federico II University of Naples

For Engineering

#62 in Europe
#218 in the World
Enrollment
73,553
Founded
1224

9. University of Milan

For Engineering

#75 in Europe
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

11. University of Genoa

For Engineering

#129 in Europe
#368 in the World
Enrollment
36,728
Founded
1481

13. University of Pavia

For Engineering

#161 in Europe
#429 in the World
Enrollment
23,849
Founded
1361

16. University of Trento

For Engineering

#170 in Europe
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

17. University of Catania

For Engineering

#173 in Europe
#465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1434

18. University of Perugia

For Engineering

#182 in Europe
#486 in the World
Enrollment
26,732
Founded
1308

19. University of Salerno

For Engineering

#186 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
33,332
Founded
1944

25. University of Milano-Bicocca

For Engineering

#233 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
33,741
Founded
1998

27. University of Cagliari

For Engineering

#241 in Europe
#666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

28. University of Ferrara

For Engineering

#247 in Europe
#675 in the World
Enrollment
22,800
Founded
1391

29. University of Messina

For Engineering

#257 in Europe
#700 in the World
Enrollment
24,780
Founded
1548

31. University of Brescia

For Engineering

#265 in Europe
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

33. Roma Tre University

For Engineering

#292 in Europe
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1992

35. Polytechnical University of Marche

For Engineering

#298 in Europe
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1969

36. University of Verona

For Engineering

#299 in Europe
#825 in the World
Enrollment
23,000
Founded
1959

38. University of Salento

For Engineering

#355 in Europe
#990 in the World
Enrollment
19,401
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1966

39. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Engineering

#367 in Europe
#1010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

41. University of Insubria

For Engineering

#418 in Europe
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1998

43. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

For Engineering

#433 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

48. Basilicata University

For Engineering

#456 in Europe
#1339 in the World
Enrollment
6,631
Founded
1982

51. University of Eastern Piedmont

For Engineering

#496 in Europe
#1494 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1998

52. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

For Engineering

#511 in Europe
#1569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1996

53. University of Bergamo

For Engineering

#520 in Europe
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1968

58. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

For Engineering

#579 in Europe
#1852 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1506

59. Free University of Bozen

For Engineering

#581 in Europe
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

60. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

For Engineering

#584 in Europe
#1867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

64. University of Teramo

For Engineering

#794 in Europe
#2909 in the World
Enrollment
5,057
Founded
1993

66. LUISS University

For Engineering

#967 in Europe
#3782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

67. University of Macerata

For Engineering

#992 in Europe
#3884 in the World
Enrollment
10,526
Founded
1290

68. Foro Italico University of Rome

For Engineering

#1001 in Europe
#3919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1998

69. Carlo Cattaneo University

For Engineering

#1098 in Europe
#4450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1991

70. Maria Santissima Assunta Free University

For Engineering

#1190 in Europe
#4943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1939

71. IULM University

For Engineering

#1211 in Europe
#5049 in the World
Enrollment
5,741
Founded
1968

75. University of Gastronomic Sciences

For Engineering

#1370 in Europe
#5944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2004

76. Pontifical Gregorian University

For Engineering

#1415 in Europe
#6380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
2,754
Founded
1551

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