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Bocconi University ranked 34th in Italy, 846th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. Bocconi University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,734 academic publications and 550,521 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 120 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#846 of 14,131 In the World
#346 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 88 In Italy
#7 of 12 In Lombardy
#5 of 7 In Milan
#50 of 1,928 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#50 of 1,579 For International Economics
#56 of 2,110 For International Business
#495 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#870 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bocconi University ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 632nd in the World with 13,157 publications made and 459,046 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 80 In Italy
#260 of 1,502 In Europe
#632 of 7,088 In the World

Bocconi University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 26 106
1994 30 142
1995 22 164
1996 40 252
1997 38 249
1998 57 369
1999 71 584
2000 77 842
2001 117 1149
2002 131 1555
2003 213 2320
2004 211 2980
2005 250 3497
2006 239 4306
2007 335 5742
2008 480 7224
2009 460 8741
2010 475 10219
2011 461 12372
2012 494 13810
2013 545 16013
2014 585 17447
2015 640 18553
2016 676 18598
2017 725 20285
2018 778 22982
2019 748 25123
2020 1009 32729
2021 844 39448
2022 750 38136
2023 814 40530
2024 477 33796
2025 274 28558

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Law Enforcement 1 22 107
Urban and Regional planning 5 53 109
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 29 116
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 49 145
Public Policy / Administration 3 64 181
International Law 3 85 183
Political Economy 4 94 220
Communications and Public Relations 1 74 243
Journalism and Digital Media 7 100 305
Law 6 109 320
Classics and Ancient History 8 128 325
Political Science 6 149 366
Human Rights Law 8 170 413
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 142 428
Publishing 7 167 443
Sociology 12 185 508
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 162 512
Genealogy 17 203 539
Demography 24 205 569
Anthropology 12 219 581
Aesthetics 18 241 583
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 250 617
Art History 21 267 622
Library and Information science 25 252 627
Broadcast Journalism 11 225 631
History 25 265 662
Archaeology 28 264 669
Media Studies 9 254 673
Linguistics 27 282 715
Gender Studies 17 280 816
Philosophy 28 326 826
Education Majors 29 407 1254

Business rankings

Bocconi University ranked 5th for Business in Italy and 255th in the World with 9,676 publications made and 361,553 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 78 In Italy
#81 of 1,436 In Europe
#255 of 6,366 In the World

Bocconi University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 19 80
1994 21 113
1995 21 125
1996 41 195
1997 27 199
1998 48 267
1999 54 459
2000 49 670
2001 102 842
2002 113 1168
2003 179 1789
2004 164 2284
2005 247 2770
2006 206 3367
2007 286 4417
2008 369 5682
2009 384 7103
2010 364 8468
2011 388 10291
2012 426 11486
2013 438 13101
2014 469 14332
2015 513 15461
2016 534 15047
2017 499 16302
2018 522 18207
2019 485 19359
2020 675 24228
2021 533 27963
2022 483 26292
2023 514 27885
2024 303 22860
2025 148 19196

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 50
International Business 2 26 56
International Trade 2 34 58
Entrepreneurship 3 34 78
Actuarial Science 1 23 87
Finance 1 23 96
Management Information Systems 2 44 117
Accounting 1 23 117
Real Estate 6 43 158
Tax Law 2 46 161
Risk Management 5 64 165
Public Policy / Administration 3 64 181
Project Management 4 82 188
Marketing 5 66 209
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 101 243
Human Resource Management 2 95 280
Advertising 8 114 363
Management 10 129 392
Supply Chain Management 18 157 513
Operations Research 31 312 891

Economics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 3rd for Economics in Italy and 189th in the World with 9,616 publications made and 325,381 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 77 In Italy
#62 of 1,391 In Europe
#189 of 6,188 In the World

Bocconi University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 20 83
1994 25 116
1995 22 125
1996 36 189
1997 30 211
1998 60 298
1999 61 481
2000 64 680
2001 102 930
2002 117 1211
2003 190 1959
2004 179 2484
2005 244 2972
2006 197 3497
2007 266 4580
2008 343 5647
2009 360 6782
2010 354 7988
2011 363 9297
2012 375 10262
2013 409 11712
2014 451 12473
2015 496 13092
2016 495 12869
2017 496 13945
2018 518 15128
2019 504 16084
2020 682 20924
2021 567 24736
2022 491 23467
2023 559 24993
2024 308 20240
2025 178 16482

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 2 28 50
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 50
International Trade 2 34 58
Actuarial Science 1 23 87
Finance 1 23 96
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 48 146
Political Economy 4 94 220
Development Studies 5 95 308
Environmental Economics 16 143 365
Agricultural Economics 19 221 814

Computer Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Italy and 952nd in the World with 7,070 publications made and 272,762 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#348 of 1,470 In Europe
#952 of 6,855 In the World

Bocconi University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 9 49
1994 14 71
1995 14 67
1996 22 123
1997 18 125
1998 20 167
1999 22 237
2000 35 387
2001 53 476
2002 72 651
2003 105 1054
2004 97 1213
2005 156 1703
2006 130 2166
2007 197 2713
2008 245 3607
2009 262 4597
2010 255 5436
2011 258 6775
2012 289 7586
2013 291 8858
2014 337 9583
2015 368 10509
2016 379 10800
2017 369 11789
2018 372 13633
2019 390 15015
2020 486 19268
2021 437 23140
2022 458 22330
2023 452 24135
2024 287 17713
2025 143 14878

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 2 44 117
Information Technology 2 45 202
Library and Information science 25 252 627
Cyber Security 26 240 665
Database Administration 24 261 719
Machine Learning 28 264 766
Multimedia 23 304 770
Data Science 37 324 773
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 368 1007
Computer Networking 40 358 1022
Human-Computer Interaction 43 467 1228
Software Engineering 48 501 1242
Computational Linguistics 44 459 1439
Cognitive Science 46 471 1575
Neuroscience 52 508 1616
Telecommunications 51 546 1768
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 579 2053
Computer Vision 60 624 2218
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 628 2418

Environmental Science rankings

Bocconi University ranked 39th for Environmental Science in Italy and 1015th in the World with 6,658 publications made and 253,945 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#39 of 80 In Italy
#360 of 1,464 In Europe
#1015 of 6,888 In the World

Bocconi University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 11 54
1994 11 70
1995 10 79
1996 24 121
1997 23 131
1998 28 168
1999 34 270
2000 40 379
2001 58 498
2002 78 733
2003 117 1131
2004 115 1506
2005 133 1779
2006 124 2227
2007 178 2868
2008 231 3685
2009 227 4484
2010 229 5371
2011 234 6378
2012 255 7030
2013 280 8316
2014 301 8973
2015 325 9684
2016 352 10052
2017 393 11301
2018 376 12759
2019 365 14180
2020 524 18691
2021 421 23114
2022 390 22540
2023 409 23635
2024 216 19741
2025 122 16994

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 5 53 109
Geography and Cartography 31 302 781
Ecology 34 314 866
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 402 1150
Environmental Management 48 448 1367
Oceanography 49 496 1508
Paleontology 54 488 1521
Geology 52 500 1523
Geotechnical Engineering 55 544 1924
Environmental Engineering 53 540 1972
Agricultural Science 56 559 2269
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 667 2402
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 661 2808

Mathematics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 28th for Mathematics in Italy and 649th in the World with 6,506 publications made and 221,997 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#28 of 76 In Italy
#243 of 1,406 In Europe
#649 of 6,434 In the World

Bocconi University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 52
1994 17 79
1995 15 73
1996 28 109
1997 19 126
1998 24 163
1999 30 222
2000 40 312
2001 56 440
2002 78 585
2003 103 941
2004 105 1231
2005 167 1544
2006 140 1968
2007 181 2588
2008 241 3359
2009 232 4007
2010 245 4804
2011 231 5771
2012 250 6439
2013 262 7357
2014 301 7898
2015 320 8408
2016 334 8826
2017 338 9344
2018 362 10537
2019 340 11616
2020 549 14895
2021 356 17620
2022 364 17062
2023 403 17449
2024 203 11893
2025 127 9319

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 23 87
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 48 146
Statistics 28 246 639
Operations Research 31 312 891
Applied Mathematics 44 442 1199
Math Teachers 23 413 1363
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 579 2053

Engineering rankings

Bocconi University ranked 55th for Engineering in Italy and 1711th in the World with 4,574 publications made and 169,724 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 80 In Italy
#535 of 1,466 In Europe
#1711 of 6,795 In the World

Bocconi University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 13 33
1994 6 41
1995 4 43
1996 13 74
1997 18 81
1998 20 95
1999 24 168
2000 21 267
2001 37 330
2002 47 462
2003 70 738
2004 81 908
2005 100 1148
2006 96 1502
2007 129 1786
2008 159 2476
2009 176 3122
2010 182 3524
2011 174 4436
2012 186 4701
2013 171 5488
2014 235 6013
2015 217 6391
2016 246 6718
2017 232 7175
2018 247 8194
2019 252 8991
2020 291 11360
2021 280 13805
2022 273 13693
2023 306 14458
2024 168 11599
2025 76 10153

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 3 28 74
Operations Research 31 312 891
Systems Engineering 40 369 893
Transportation Engineering 38 374 1010
Computer Networking 40 358 1022
Human-Computer Interaction 43 467 1228
Acoustical Engineering 43 437 1247
Electronic Engineering 43 424 1325
Mechanical Engineering 46 471 1350
Civil Engineering 54 484 1452
Renewable Energy Engineering 52 491 1642
Telecommunications 51 546 1768
Geotechnical Engineering 55 544 1924
Aerospace Engineering 59 601 1925
Environmental Engineering 53 540 1972
Electrical Engineering 53 618 2167
Biotechnology 59 577 2302
Optical Engineering 62 676 2392
Structural Engineering 61 699 2408
Metallurgical Engineering 58 662 2503
Materials Science 63 707 2588
Chemical Engineering 61 663 2608
Nanotechnology 60 666 2674

Biology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 59th for Biology in Italy and 1997th in the World with 4,501 publications made and 156,687 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 80 In Italy
#557 of 1,449 In Europe
#1997 of 6,841 In the World

Bocconi University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 6 30
1994 8 39
1995 8 35
1996 10 71
1997 11 59
1998 11 85
1999 26 151
2000 19 177
2001 30 272
2002 40 401
2003 54 531
2004 56 708
2005 89 869
2006 70 1178
2007 93 1434
2008 150 1817
2009 126 2290
2010 140 2829
2011 142 3381
2012 146 3888
2013 152 4632
2014 172 5076
2015 202 5793
2016 226 6146
2017 251 6985
2018 267 7919
2019 244 8967
2020 477 12492
2021 327 16131
2022 319 15959
2023 325 16735
2024 174 12590
2025 130 10476

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 37 337 883
Virology 41 286 925
Paleontology 54 488 1521
Neuroscience 52 508 1616
Agricultural Science 56 559 2269
Botany 56 574 2286
Biotechnology 59 577 2302
Genetics 59 593 2315
Oncology and Cancer research 60 568 2334
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 628 2418
Pharmacology 59 573 2557
Immunology 60 642 2660
Nanotechnology 60 666 2674
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 661 2808
Biochemistry 62 680 2818
Nutrition and Food Science 62 726 3249

Physics rankings

Bocconi University ranked 54th for Physics in Italy and 1690th in the World with 4,393 publications made and 162,605 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 80 In Italy
#523 of 1,460 In Europe
#1690 of 6,729 In the World

Bocconi University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 11 35
1994 6 50
1995 7 59
1996 16 89
1997 23 83
1998 22 131
1999 30 194
2000 29 311
2001 39 334
2002 57 473
2003 70 684
2004 83 834
2005 89 1064
2006 89 1406
2007 131 1825
2008 168 2414
2009 178 2980
2010 173 3326
2011 145 3953
2012 168 4285
2013 178 5097
2014 200 5395
2015 207 5848
2016 245 5862
2017 223 6397
2018 237 7160
2019 235 7866
2020 286 9778
2021 259 12308
2022 236 11783
2023 264 12538
2024 176 10168
2025 96 8672

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 38 342 872
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 415 1118
Acoustical Engineering 43 437 1247
Quantum and Particle physics 51 505 1577
Optical Engineering 62 676 2392
Materials Science 63 707 2588
Nanotechnology 60 666 2674

Medicine rankings

Bocconi University ranked 48th for Medicine in Italy and 1520th in the World with 3,993 publications made and 129,784 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#48 of 79 In Italy
#454 of 1,437 In Europe
#1520 of 6,793 In the World

Bocconi University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 17
1994 7 19
1995 3 31
1996 9 25
1997 9 41
1998 8 54
1999 10 74
2000 15 122
2001 20 150
2002 22 210
2003 28 280
2004 27 411
2005 44 544
2006 37 696
2007 46 900
2008 108 1134
2009 75 1356
2010 103 1753
2011 102 2133
2012 129 2531
2013 128 3202
2014 168 3600
2015 176 4035
2016 191 4456
2017 231 5185
2018 253 5949
2019 231 6702
2020 488 10663
2021 366 14730
2022 334 15039
2023 299 15141
2024 198 12099
2025 121 10211

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 136 398
Public Health 33 281 811
Nursing 37 318 915
Virology 41 286 925
Gerontology 39 391 1174
Epidemiology 44 376 1263
Health Science 41 396 1290
Critical Care Nursing 47 432 1385
Family medicine 41 377 1402
Pathology 48 418 1403
Pediatrics 44 453 1629
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 52 490 1631
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 465 1632
Psychiatry 54 520 1787
Surgery 52 515 1800
Clinical Psychology 53 561 1991
Cardiology 55 599 2045
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 47 698 2267
Sports Medicine 57 678 2320
Oncology and Cancer research 60 568 2334
Pharmacology 59 573 2557
Physical Therapy 59 704 2595
Immunology 60 642 2660
Anatomy and Physiology 64 729 2762

Psychology rankings

Bocconi University ranked 42nd for Psychology in Italy and 1090th in the World with 3,439 publications made and 140,898 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#365 of 1,424 In Europe
#1090 of 6,663 In the World

Bocconi University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 24
1994 3 28
1995 2 30
1996 9 29
1997 5 47
1998 5 53
1999 8 65
2000 13 118
2001 16 170
2002 22 227
2003 38 325
2004 27 462
2005 42 596
2006 51 883
2007 62 1124
2008 97 1523
2009 116 2050
2010 104 2376
2011 126 3171
2012 121 3466
2013 146 4335
2014 172 5042
2015 182 5269
2016 201 5903
2017 189 6522
2018 228 7738
2019 211 8745
2020 266 11106
2021 246 14255
2022 259 13710
2023 253 14750
2024 136 11044
2025 72 8947

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 49 145
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 117 472
Social Psychology 14 212 570
Child Psychology 33 366 1072
Education Majors 29 407 1254
Cognitive Science 46 471 1575
Neuroscience 52 508 1616
Psychiatry 54 520 1787
Clinical Psychology 53 561 1991

Art & Design rankings

Bocconi University ranked 30th for Art & Design in Italy and 704th in the World with 1,847 publications made and 67,709 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Art History, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#30 of 80 In Italy
#292 of 1,385 In Europe
#704 of 6,010 In the World

Bocconi University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 4 9
1994 1 20
1995 5 27
1996 4 47
1997 6 25
1998 6 45
1999 6 65
2000 13 133
2001 17 154
2002 23 241
2003 20 326
2004 32 379
2005 31 463
2006 37 630
2007 38 869
2008 72 975
2009 75 1269
2010 75 1592
2011 95 1834
2012 101 2137
2013 77 2604
2014 92 2707
2015 94 2918
2016 112 2952
2017 112 3183
2018 99 3611
2019 102 3952
2020 146 4949
2021 94 5648
2022 77 5543
2023 97 5960
2024 52 4428
2025 25 3785

The following table provides academic rankings for Bocconi University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 18 241 583
Art History 21 267 622
Fashion Design 30 264 634
Singing and Vocal Performance 23 246 661
Multimedia 23 304 770
Literature 33 337 849
Creative Writing 36 403 1070

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Bocconi University

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Chemistry 63 677 2658
Physical chemistry 63 748 2989
Organic Chemistry 65 894 3875