36 Best universities for Marine 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 Marine Engineering. A graph of 139K citations received by 7.91K academic papers made by 36 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 Marine Engineering

#14 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

2. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Marine Engineering

#15 in Europe

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

3. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Marine Engineering

#40 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

4. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Marine Engineering

#43 in Europe

#125 in the World

Founded: 1859

5. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Marine Engineering

#52 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

6. Sapienza University of Rome

For Marine Engineering

#58 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

7. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Marine Engineering

#65 in Europe

#191 in the World

Founded: 1321

8. University of Padua

For Marine Engineering

#70 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

9. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Marine Engineering

#74 in Europe

#227 in the World

Founded: 1877

10. University of Pisa

For Marine Engineering

#91 in Europe

#263 in the World

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

11. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Marine Engineering

#103 in Europe

#306 in the World

Founded: 1806

12. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Marine Engineering

#121 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

13. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Marine Engineering

#139 in Europe

#406 in the World

Founded: 1895

14. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Marine Engineering

#142 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

15. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Marine Engineering

#146 in Europe

#424 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Marine Engineering

#150 in Europe

#433 in the World

Founded: 1972

17. Roma Tre University

For Marine Engineering

#151 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Marine Engineering

#155 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

19. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Marine Engineering

#161 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

20. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Marine Engineering

#175 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

21. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Marine Engineering

#181 in Europe

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

22. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Marine Engineering

#198 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

23. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Marine Engineering

#205 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

24. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Marine Engineering

#220 in Europe

#652 in the World

Founded: 1979

25. University of Salento

For Marine Engineering

#236 in Europe

#693 in the World

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

26. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Marine Engineering

#241 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

27. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Marine Engineering

#258 in Europe

#767 in the World

Founded: 1982

28. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Marine Engineering

#262 in Europe

#778 in the World

Founded: 1596

29. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Marine Engineering

#267 in Europe

#805 in the World

Founded: 1175

30. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Marine Engineering

#271 in Europe

#815 in the World

Founded: 1978

31. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Marine Engineering

#272 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

32. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Marine Engineering

#279 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

33. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Marine Engineering

#281 in Europe

#856 in the World

Founded: 1117

34. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Marine Engineering

#284 in Europe

#860 in the World

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

35. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Marine Engineering

#285 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

36. University of Bari

For Marine Engineering

#316 in Europe

#949 in the World

Founded: 1924

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

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

Civil Engineering66

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

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