78 Best Medical schools in Italy

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Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 52.7M citations received by 2.44M academic papers made by 78 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. University of Milan

For Medicine

#13 in Europe
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

2. University of Padua

For Medicine

#17 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

3. Sapienza University of Rome

For Medicine

#19 in Europe
#85 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

4. University of Bologna

For Medicine

#28 in Europe
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

9. University of Pisa

For Medicine

#70 in Europe
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

10. University of Verona

For Medicine

#89 in Europe
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
23,000
Founded
1959

11. University of Pavia

For Medicine

#90 in Europe
#257 in the World
Enrollment
23,849
Founded
1361

12. University of Genoa

For Medicine

#92 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
36,728
Founded
1481

15. University of Perugia

For Medicine

#120 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
26,732
Founded
1308

17. University of Siena

For Medicine

#132 in Europe
#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1240

19. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

For Medicine

#135 in Europe
#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1996

21. University of Catania

For Medicine

#145 in Europe
#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1434

22. University of Brescia

For Medicine

#146 in Europe
#387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

23. University of Messina

For Medicine

#150 in Europe
#401 in the World
Enrollment
24,780
Founded
1548

24. University of Ferrara

For Medicine

#153 in Europe
#413 in the World
Enrollment
22,800
Founded
1391

25. University of Milano-Bicocca

For Medicine

#158 in Europe
#427 in the World
Enrollment
33,741
Founded
1998

26. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

For Medicine

#164 in Europe
#453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

27. University of Cagliari

For Medicine

#172 in Europe
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

29. University of Udine

For Medicine

#203 in Europe
#576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1978

31. Polytechnical University of Marche

For Medicine

#215 in Europe
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1969

32. University of Insubria

For Medicine

#225 in Europe
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1998

33. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Medicine

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

35. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

For Medicine

#245 in Europe
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

37. University of Salerno

For Medicine

#279 in Europe
#801 in the World
Enrollment
33,332
Founded
1944

41. University of Trento

For Medicine

#323 in Europe
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

42. University of Calabria

For Medicine

#335 in Europe
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1972

43. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Medicine

#360 in Europe
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

45. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

For Medicine

#410 in Europe
#1324 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1506

46. University of Bergamo

For Medicine

#439 in Europe
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1968

47. Roma Tre University

For Medicine

#442 in Europe
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1992

48. Bocconi University

For Medicine

#465 in Europe
#1554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1902

49. University of Tuscia

For Medicine

#466 in Europe
#1555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1979

52. University of Salento

For Medicine

#474 in Europe
#1593 in the World
Enrollment
19,401
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1966

54. University of Teramo

For Medicine

#512 in Europe
#1742 in the World
Enrollment
5,057
Founded
1993

55. Basilicata University

For Medicine

#529 in Europe
#1833 in the World
Enrollment
6,631
Founded
1982

57. Normal School of Pisa

For Medicine

#551 in Europe
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1810

58. Foro Italico University of Rome

For Medicine

#564 in Europe
#1983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1998

59. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Medicine

#603 in Europe
#2253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1990

62. University of Macerata

For Medicine

#646 in Europe
#2476 in the World
Enrollment
10,526
Founded
1290

65. Free University of Bozen

For Medicine

#704 in Europe
#2788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

67. Maria Santissima Assunta Free University

For Medicine

#886 in Europe
#3767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1939

68. LUISS University

For Medicine

#908 in Europe
#3887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

70. Carlo Cattaneo University

For Medicine

#1079 in Europe
#4852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1991

71. IULM University

For Medicine

#1135 in Europe
#5196 in the World
Enrollment
5,741
Founded
1968

74. University of Gastronomic Sciences

For Medicine

#1224 in Europe
#5690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

77. Pontifical Gregorian University

For Medicine

#1303 in Europe
#6108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1551

78. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

For Medicine

#1358 in Europe
#6403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1984

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