7 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Campania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Campania ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.86M citations received by 83.6K academic papers made by 7 universities in Campania 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. Federico II University of Naples

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Italy

#143 in Europe

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

2. University of Salerno

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Italy

#300 in Europe

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

3. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Italy

#413 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

4. Parthenope University of Naples

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#52 in Italy

#569 in Europe

Founded: 1895

5. University of Sannio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#62 in Italy

#686 in Europe

Founded: 1998

6. University of Naples "L'Orientale"

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#67 in Italy

#812 in Europe

Founded: 1732

7. Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#75 in Italy

#1112 in Europe

Founded: 2004

Closest to Campania states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Apulia	4	18
Abruzzo	3	37
Lazio	13	1
Calabria	3	33
Marche	4	36
Sicily	4	17
Tuscany	6	5
Emilia-Romagna	4	2
Veneto	4	4
Friuli-Venezia Giulia	3	29
Lombardy	12	3
Piedmont	4	6