List of 88 best universities in Italy

Top 88 universities in Italy ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 41M citations received by 1.41M academic publications made by 88 universities from Italy, the popularity of 4,616 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

#32 in Europe
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

4. University of Padua

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

6. University of Pisa

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

8. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

15. University of Trento

#194 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

19. University of Perugia

#212 in Europe
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
26,732
Founded
1308

24. University of Verona

#259 in Europe
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
23,000
Founded
1959

26. University of Cagliari

#274 in Europe
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

28. Roma Tre University

#288 in Europe
#728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1992

34. University of Brescia

#331 in Europe
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

42. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

#428 in Europe
#1187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

44. University of Salento

#440 in Europe
#1249 in the World
Enrollment
19,401
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1966

47. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

#461 in Europe
#1314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

49. Free University of Bozen

#525 in Europe
#1528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

52. LUISS University

#550 in Europe
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

69. Pontifical Gregorian University

#976 in Europe
#3551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1551

78. Foro Italico University of Rome

#1267 in Europe
#5141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1998

79. University of Italian Studies for Foreigners of Siena

#1469 in Europe
#6194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
1,719
Founded
1917

80. Pontifical University Antonianum

#1527 in Europe
#6558 in the World
Enrollment
1,873
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1933

81. Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

#1859 in Europe
#7973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
1,104
Founded
1577

82. University of International Studies of Rome

#1881 in Europe
#8054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
1,306
Founded
1996

84. European University of Rome

#1953 in Europe
#8267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2005

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 $676 + $90-644 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).