52 Best universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 298K citations received by 14.6K 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

#20 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

2. Sapienza University of Rome

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

3. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Transportation Engineering

#37 in Europe

#127 in the World

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

4. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#42 in Europe

#140 in the World

Founded: 1859

5. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

6. Roma Tre University

For Transportation Engineering

#68 in Europe

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

7. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Transportation Engineering

#73 in Europe

#236 in the World

Founded: 1972

8. University of Padua

For Transportation Engineering

#74 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

9. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

10. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Transportation Engineering

#78 in Europe

#243 in the World

Founded: 1982

11. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Transportation Engineering

#82 in Europe

#253 in the World

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

12. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Transportation Engineering

#92 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

13. University of Pisa

For Transportation Engineering

#97 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

14. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Transportation Engineering

#105 in Europe

#307 in the World

Founded: 1321

15. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#115 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Transportation Engineering

#147 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1806

17. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Transportation Engineering

#157 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

18. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Transportation Engineering

#162 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

19. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Transportation Engineering

#168 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

20. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Transportation Engineering

#169 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

21. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Transportation Engineering

#172 in Europe

#466 in the World

Founded: 1117

22. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Transportation Engineering

#194 in Europe

#527 in the World

Founded: 1877

23. Kore University of Enna

For Transportation Engineering

#197 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Transportation Engineering

#214 in Europe

#573 in the World

Founded: 1175

25. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#216 in Europe

#575 in the World

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

26. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#224 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

27. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Transportation Engineering

#225 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

28. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#235 in Europe

#623 in the World

Founded: 1404

29. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Transportation Engineering

#248 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

30. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Transportation Engineering

#276 in Europe

#733 in the World

Founded: 1240

31. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Transportation Engineering

#278 in Europe

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

32. University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#290 in Europe

#763 in the World

Founded: 1924

33. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Transportation Engineering

#319 in Europe

#849 in the World

Founded: 1596

34. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Transportation Engineering

#329 in Europe

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

35. University of Salento

For Transportation Engineering

#339 in Europe

#920 in the World

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

36. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Transportation Engineering

#346 in Europe

#932 in the World

Founded: 1998

37. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Transportation Engineering

#354 in Europe

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

38. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#374 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1902

39. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Transportation Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1978

40. IUAV University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1926

41. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Transportation Engineering

#435 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

42. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Transportation Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

43. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#465 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Founded: 1868

44. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Transportation Engineering

#471 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

45. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1895

46. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Transportation Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1442 in the World

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

47. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Transportation Engineering

#512 in Europe

#1493 in the World

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

48. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Transportation Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1979

49. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Transportation Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Founded: 1558

50. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Transportation Engineering

#530 in Europe

#1560 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

51. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Transportation Engineering

#543 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

52. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1713 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 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

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