52 Best universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 276K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 52 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 Transportation Engineering

#22 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

2. Sapienza University of Rome

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

3. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

4. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#41 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1859

5. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

6. Roma Tre University

For Transportation Engineering

#67 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

7. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Transportation Engineering

#74 in Europe

#237 in the World

Founded: 1982

8. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Transportation Engineering

#75 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

9. University of Padua

For Transportation Engineering

#76 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

10. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in Europe

#243 in the World

Founded: 1972

11. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Transportation Engineering

#85 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

12. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Transportation Engineering

#90 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

13. University of Pisa

For Transportation Engineering

#98 in Europe

#291 in the World

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

14. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Transportation Engineering

#103 in Europe

#300 in the World

Founded: 1321

15. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#117 in Europe

#330 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Transportation Engineering

#149 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1806

17. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Transportation Engineering

#159 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

18. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Transportation Engineering

#165 in Europe

#449 in the World

Founded: 1117

19. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Transportation Engineering

#169 in Europe

#459 in the World

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

20. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Transportation Engineering

#171 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

21. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Transportation Engineering

#177 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

22. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Transportation Engineering

#189 in Europe

#516 in the World

Founded: 1877

23. Kore University of Enna

For Transportation Engineering

#198 in Europe

#537 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#209 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

25. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Transportation Engineering

#220 in Europe

#586 in the World

Founded: 1175

26. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#222 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

27. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#227 in Europe

#605 in the World

Founded: 1404

28. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Transportation Engineering

#231 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

29. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Transportation Engineering

#242 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

30. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Transportation Engineering

#269 in Europe

#716 in the World

Founded: 1240

31. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Transportation Engineering

#286 in Europe

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

32. University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#290 in Europe

#761 in the World

Founded: 1924

33. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Transportation Engineering

#316 in Europe

#831 in the World

Founded: 1596

34. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Transportation Engineering

#328 in Europe

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

35. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Transportation Engineering

#338 in Europe

#913 in the World

Founded: 1998

36. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Transportation Engineering

#339 in Europe

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

37. University of Salento

For Transportation Engineering

#342 in Europe

#925 in the World

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

38. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#361 in Europe

#968 in the World

Founded: 1902

39. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Transportation Engineering

#362 in Europe

#978 in the World

Founded: 1978

40. IUAV University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1926

41. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Transportation Engineering

#435 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

42. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Transportation Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

43. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1868

44. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Transportation Engineering

#466 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

45. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Transportation Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1404 in the World

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

46. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1895

47. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Transportation Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1979

48. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Transportation Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1488 in the World

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

49. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Transportation Engineering

#522 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1558

50. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Transportation Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

51. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Transportation Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

52. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Founded: 1921

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

Engineering subfields in Italy

Acoustical Engineering71

Aerospace Engineering68

Agricultural Engineering29

Applied/Engineering Physics46

Architectural Engineering55

Automation and Control engineering47

Automotive Engineering53

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering54

Biotechnology64

Chemical Engineering65

Civil Engineering66

Computer Engineering48

Computer Networking69

Construction Management42

Electrical Engineering69

Electronic Engineering65

Engineering Management33

Environmental Engineering59

Firefighting and Fire Science25

Geotechnical Engineering66

Human-Computer Interaction65

Industrial Engineering36

Landscape Architecture43

Marine Engineering36

Materials Science73

Mechanical Engineering72

Metallurgical Engineering67

Mining Engineering27

Nanotechnology65

Nuclear Engineering40

Operations Research55

Optical Engineering72

Petroleum Engineering35

Polymer science and Plastics engineering29

Product and Industrial Design34

Reliability and Quality Engineering53

Remote Sensing59

Renewable Energy Engineering57

Structural Engineering66

Systems Engineering68

Technical Drawing34

Telecommunications70