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 63.6M citations received by 2.9M academic publications made by 88 universities from Italy, the popularity of 4,977 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
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

4. University of Padua

#45 in Europe
#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

6. University of Pisa

#86 in Europe
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

16. University of Trento

#201 in Europe
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

28. University of Cagliari

#283 in Europe
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

30. Roma Tre University

#299 in Europe
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1992

34. University of Brescia

#331 in Europe
#839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

42. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

#422 in Europe
#1121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

45. University of Salento

#449 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Enrollment
19,401
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1966

46. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

#450 in Europe
#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

53. Free University of Bozen

#551 in Europe
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

54. LUISS University

#566 in Europe
#1618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

71. Pontifical Gregorian University

#974 in Europe
#3378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
2,754
Founded
1551

78. Salesian Pontifical University

#1297 in Europe
#5312 in the World
Enrollment
1,738
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1940

79. Pontifical University Antonianum

#1409 in Europe
#5857 in the World
Enrollment
1,873
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1933

81. Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

#1838 in Europe
#8078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,104
Founded
1577

82. European University of Rome

#1853 in Europe
#8123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2005

84. University of International Studies of Rome

#1898 in Europe
#8244 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 $713 + $99-710 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).