List of 88 best universities in Italy

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EduRank

Top 88 universities in Italy ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 86M citations received by 3.24M academic publications made by 88 universities from Italy, the popularity of 5,242 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Bologna

#23 in Europe
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

3. University of Milan

#42 in Europe
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

4. University of Padua

#46 in Europe
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

6. University of Pisa

#85 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

16. University of Trento

#199 in Europe
#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

20. University of Catania

#220 in Europe
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
44,338
Founded
1434

28. University of Cagliari

#287 in Europe
#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

29. Roma Tre University

#289 in Europe
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1992

34. University of Brescia

#337 in Europe
#857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

42. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

#428 in Europe
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

43. University of Salento

#434 in Europe
#1170 in the World
Enrollment
19,401
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1966

46. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

#453 in Europe
#1229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

51. Free University of Bozen

#539 in Europe
#1527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

53. LUISS University

#567 in Europe
#1610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

70. Pontifical Gregorian University

#973 in Europe
#3346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
2,754
Founded
1551

79. Salesian Pontifical University

#1296 in Europe
#5265 in the World
Enrollment
1,738
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1940

80. Pontifical University Antonianum

#1352 in Europe
#5578 in the World
Enrollment
1,873
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1933

81. Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

#1846 in Europe
#8108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,104
Founded
1577

82. European University of Rome

#1860 in Europe
#8158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2005

84. University of International Studies of Rome

#1905 in Europe
#8276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
1,306
Founded
1996

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

Average cost of living for students in Italy is $746 + $105-747 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).