51 Best universities for Transportation Engineering 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 197K citations received by 12.9K academic papers made by 51 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

#19 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

2. Sapienza University of Rome

For Transportation Engineering

#26 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

3. Polytechnic University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#33 in Europe

#118 in the World

Founded: 1859

4. University of Bologna

Emilia-Romagna | Bologna

For Transportation Engineering

#34 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

5. Federico II University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

6. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#69 in Europe

#212 in the World

Founded: 1990

7. Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Calabria | Reggio Calabria

For Transportation Engineering

#72 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 8,950
Founded: 1982

8. Roma Tre University

For Transportation Engineering

#74 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

9. University of Genoa

Liguria | Genoa

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

10. University of Padua

For Transportation Engineering

#79 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

11. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Transportation Engineering

#81 in Europe

#244 in the World

Founded: 1982

12. University of Pisa

For Transportation Engineering

#84 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

13. University of Calabria

Calabria | Cosenza

For Transportation Engineering

#93 in Europe

#277 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. University of Catania

Sicily | Catania

For Transportation Engineering

#98 in Europe

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

15. University of Florence

Tuscany | Florence

For Transportation Engineering

#117 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1321

16. University of Palermo

Sicily | Palermo

For Transportation Engineering

#140 in Europe

#391 in the World

Founded: 1806

17. University of Brescia

Lombardy | Brescia

For Transportation Engineering

#147 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

18. University of Parma

Emilia-Romagna | Parma

For Transportation Engineering

#151 in Europe

#414 in the World

Founded: 1117

19. University of Cagliari

Sardinia | Cagliari

For Transportation Engineering

#173 in Europe

#474 in the World

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

20. University of Salerno

Campania | Salerno

For Transportation Engineering

#175 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

21. University of Trento

Trentino-South Tyrol | Trento

For Transportation Engineering

#179 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

22. University of Milano-Bicocca

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#197 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

23. University of Trieste

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste

For Transportation Engineering

#205 in Europe

#559 in the World

Founded: 1877

24. University of Milan

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#207 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

25. Kore University of Enna

For Transportation Engineering

#221 in Europe

#588 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Emilia-Romagna | Modena

For Transportation Engineering

#229 in Europe

#599 in the World

Founded: 1175

27. University of Turin

Piedmont | Turin

For Transportation Engineering

#232 in Europe

#606 in the World

Founded: 1404

28. University of Pavia

Lombardy | Pavia

For Transportation Engineering

#242 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

29. University of Messina

Sicily | Messina

For Transportation Engineering

#243 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

30. University of Siena

Tuscany | Siena

For Transportation Engineering

#261 in Europe

#677 in the World

Founded: 1240

31. University of Bari

For Transportation Engineering

#273 in Europe

#704 in the World

Founded: 1924

32. IUAV University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#274 in Europe

#705 in the World

Founded: 1926

33. University of Aquila

Abruzzo | L'Aquila

For Transportation Engineering

#297 in Europe

#760 in the World

Founded: 1596

34. University of Sannio

Campania | Benevento

For Transportation Engineering

#299 in Europe

#766 in the World

Founded: 1998

35. University of Bergamo

Lombardy | Bergamo

For Transportation Engineering

#306 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

36. Polytechnical University of Marche

Marche | Ancona

For Transportation Engineering

#321 in Europe

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

37. University of Salento

For Transportation Engineering

#331 in Europe

#858 in the World

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

38. Bocconi University

Lombardy | Milan

For Transportation Engineering

#341 in Europe

#877 in the World

Founded: 1902

39. University of Udine

Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udine

For Transportation Engineering

#350 in Europe

#913 in the World

Founded: 1978

40. University of Perugia

Umbria | Perugia

For Transportation Engineering

#353 in Europe

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

41. University of Verona

Veneto | Verona

For Transportation Engineering

#428 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

42. University of Insubria

Lombardy | Varese

For Transportation Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1998

43. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Campania | Caserta

For Transportation Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

44. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Veneto | Venice

For Transportation Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1868

45. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lazio | Cassino

For Transportation Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Founded: 1979

46. Parthenope University of Naples

Campania | Naples

For Transportation Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Founded: 1895

47. University of Sassari

Sardinia | Sassari

For Transportation Engineering

#478 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1558

48. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Transportation Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

49. University of Ferrara

Emilia-Romagna | Ferrara

For Transportation Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

50. Basilicata University

Basilicata | Potenza

For Transportation Engineering

#495 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 6,631
Founded: 1982

51. Free University of Bozen

Trentino-South Tyrol | Bolzano

For Transportation Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1529 in the World

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

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

Engineering subfields in Italy

Acoustical Engineering71

Aerospace Engineering68

Agricultural Engineering32

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering50

Automation and Control engineering47

Automotive Engineering50

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering50

Biotechnology65

Chemical Engineering65

Civil Engineering66

Computer Engineering47

Computer Networking69

Construction Management39

Electrical Engineering69

Electronic Engineering64

Engineering Management29

Environmental Engineering59

Firefighting and Fire Science25

Geotechnical Engineering62

Human-Computer Interaction63

Industrial Engineering37

Landscape Architecture46

Marine Engineering37

Materials Science72

Mechanical Engineering71

Metallurgical Engineering67

Mining Engineering27

Nanotechnology65

Nuclear Engineering40

Operations Research52

Optical Engineering71

Petroleum Engineering34

Polymer science and Plastics engineering32

Product and Industrial Design34

Reliability and Quality Engineering51

Remote Sensing57

Renewable Energy Engineering55

Structural Engineering66

Systems Engineering66

Technical Drawing31

Telecommunications70