78 Best universities for Physics in Italy

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Below is a list of best universities in Italy ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 26.8M citations received by 1.24M 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. Sapienza University of Rome

For Physics

#27 in Europe
#121 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

2. University of Bologna

For Physics

#36 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

3. University of Padua

For Physics

#38 in Europe
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

4. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Physics

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

6. University of Pisa

For Physics

#72 in Europe
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

7. University of Milan

For Physics

#80 in Europe
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

12. University of Pavia

For Physics

#143 in Europe
#370 in the World
Enrollment
23,849
Founded
1361

15. University of Trento

For Physics

#160 in Europe
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

16. University of Genoa

For Physics

#161 in Europe
#415 in the World
Enrollment
36,728
Founded
1481

19. University of Salerno

For Physics

#188 in Europe
#480 in the World
Enrollment
33,332
Founded
1944

21. University of Catania

For Physics

#191 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1434

22. University of Perugia

For Physics

#198 in Europe
#502 in the World
Enrollment
26,732
Founded
1308

25. University of Milano-Bicocca

For Physics

#227 in Europe
#602 in the World
Enrollment
33,741
Founded
1998

28. University of Ferrara

For Physics

#243 in Europe
#656 in the World
Enrollment
22,800
Founded
1391

29. University of Cagliari

For Physics

#245 in Europe
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,069
Founded
1620

30. University of Messina

For Physics

#256 in Europe
#689 in the World
Enrollment
24,780
Founded
1548

33. Roma Tre University

For Physics

#292 in Europe
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1992

35. University of Brescia

For Physics

#305 in Europe
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,800
Founded
1982

36. University of Verona

For Physics

#347 in Europe
#921 in the World
Enrollment
23,000
Founded
1959

37. Polytechnical University of Marche

For Physics

#352 in Europe
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1969

39. University of Salento

For Physics

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

40. University of Insubria

For Physics

#390 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1998

42. Basilicata University

For Physics

#403 in Europe
#1130 in the World
Enrollment
6,631
Founded
1982

43. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

For Physics

#425 in Europe
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1987

47. G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti

For Physics

#451 in Europe
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
24,716
Founded
1965

52. Carlo Bo University of Urbino

For Physics

#515 in Europe
#1624 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1506

53. University of Bergamo

For Physics

#528 in Europe
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1968

55. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

For Physics

#534 in Europe
#1692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1996

58. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

For Physics

#612 in Europe
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

59. Free University of Bozen

For Physics

#623 in Europe
#2062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
3,886
Founded
1997

64. University of Teramo

For Physics

#811 in Europe
#3020 in the World
Enrollment
5,057
Founded
1993

66. LUISS University

For Physics

#897 in Europe
#3438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
9,080
Founded
1974

67. University of Macerata

For Physics

#948 in Europe
#3665 in the World
Enrollment
10,526
Founded
1290

68. Foro Italico University of Rome

For Physics

#965 in Europe
#3760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1998

69. Carlo Cattaneo University

For Physics

#1097 in Europe
#4470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1991

71. IULM University

For Physics

#1178 in Europe
#4878 in the World
Enrollment
5,741
Founded
1968

72. Maria Santissima Assunta Free University

For Physics

#1190 in Europe
#4962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1939

73. Pontifical Gregorian University

For Physics

#1315 in Europe
#5578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
2,754
Founded
1551

76. University of Gastronomic Sciences

For Physics

#1390 in Europe
#6109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2004

78. Salesian Pontifical University

For Physics

#1437 in Europe
#6519 in the World
Enrollment
1,738
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1940

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