International School for Advanced Studies: Statistics

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#957 of 14,131 In the World
#388 of 2,785 In Europe
#37 of 88 In Italy
#3 of 3 In Friuli-Venezia Giulia
#2 of 2 In Trieste
#26 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
Top50% For 92 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
13%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
idp.sissa.it
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate13%
Admissions RequirementsLaurea or equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarNovember to October

We've calculated the 13% acceptance rate for International School for Advanced Studies based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

International School for Advanced Studies is a world-class research university with 18,785 scientific papers published and 850,242 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Quantum and Particle physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics, and Materials Science.

Publications
18,785
Citations
850,242

International School for Advanced Studies majors

by publication & citation count

Physics
15,069 / 698,563
Quantum and Particle physics
13,427 / 631,946
Engineering
9,870 / 466,801
Chemistry
8,179 / 384,185
Computer Science
7,911 / 371,568
Biology
6,918 / 276,595
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
5,520 / 242,531
Astrophysics and Astronomy
4,958 / 327,763
Theoretical Physics
4,755 / 192,422
Materials Science
4,508 / 196,425
Environmental Science
4,088 / 178,805
Mathematics
4,035 / 181,515
Organic Chemistry
3,616 / 181,315
Philosophy
3,349 / 132,721
Medicine
3,341 / 131,030
Psychology
3,288 / 124,910
Condensed Matter Physics
3,274 / 151,504
Optical Engineering
3,265 / 199,251
Genetics
3,220 / 118,169
Biochemistry
3,098 / 118,506
Nuclear Physics
2,976 / 166,046
Statistics
2,889 / 149,362
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,631 / 101,130
Geography and Cartography
2,549 / 124,490
Neuroscience
2,454 / 101,168
Geology
2,069 / 86,002
Linguistics
1,947 / 86,302
Computer Vision
1,901 / 106,517
Business
1,828 / 62,272
Mechanical Engineering
1,778 / 53,174
Metallurgical Engineering
1,718 / 87,300
Electrical Engineering
1,654 / 69,554
Economics
1,423 / 50,579
Aerospace Engineering
1,349 / 69,042
Atomic and Molecular physics
1,301 / 87,160
History
1,297 / 64,704
Psychiatry
1,284 / 53,256
Sociology
1,272 / 50,755
Paleontology
1,262 / 52,454
Archaeology
1,218 / 58,823

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 231 2600
1994 234 2808
1995 218 3124
1996 240 3351
1997 293 3641
1998 345 4262
1999 349 5004
2000 415 5872
2001 408 7800
2002 425 8458
2003 432 9776
2004 448 11130
2005 443 12302
2006 510 14171
2007 487 15456
2008 500 16255
2009 566 18032
2010 499 19247
2011 561 22226
2012 534 24559
2013 618 28679
2014 652 33396
2015 637 35458
2016 680 39590
2017 645 42408
2018 692 49492
2019 724 53778
2020 780 61764
2021 855 66889
2022 840 57068
2023 917 60861
2024 593 56582
2025 476 49196
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for International School for Advanced Studies gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (EUR)
PhD in Mathematics € 4,000 per year
PhD in Neuroscience € 4,000 per year
PhD in Computer Science € 4,000 per year
PhD in Science and Technology of Matter € 4,000 per year
Master in High Performance Computing € 8,000 per year
Master in Complex Systems Science € 8,000 per year
Master in Data Science € 8,000 per year
Master in Cognitive Science € 8,000 per year

Currency: Euro (EUR)

The International School for Advanced Studies has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

Master Universitario di 1° Livello Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Neurosciences, Physics
Dottorato di Ricerca Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Physics, Statistics

Notable alumni

  1. Gian Francesco Giudice

    Gian Francesco Giudice
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Gian Francesco Giudice is an Italian theoretical physicist working at CERN in particle physics and cosmology.

  2. Yasaman Farzan

    Yasaman Farzan
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    mathematicianresearcherphysicistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Yasaman Farzan is an Iranian researcher. She is a faculty member of Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.

  3. Giulia Galli

    Giulia Galli
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Giulia Galli is a condensed-matter physicist. She is the Liew Family Professor of Electronic Structure and Simulations in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago and senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. She is also the director of the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials. She is recognized for her contributions to the fields of computational condensed-matter, materials science, and nanoscience, most notably first principles simulations of materials and liquids, in particular materials for energy, properties of water, and excited state phenomena.

  4. Rita Sambruna

    Rita Sambruna
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    academicastrophysicist
    Biography

    Rita M. SambrunaFRAS is an American astrophysicist and is the Deputy Director of the Astrophysics Science Division at National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center. From September 2022 to May 2023, she was the Acting Deputy Director of the Science Exploration Directorate at Goddard. Sambruna held the Clare Boothe Luce Professorship in Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University in 2000-2005.

International School for Advanced Studies faculties and divisions

Unit : Astrophysics Astronomy and Space Science
Unit : Cognitive Neurosciences Neurosciences
Unit : Functional Analysis and Applications Physics
Unit : Neurobiology Biophysics
Unit : Theory of Condensed Matter Physics
Unit : Theory of Elementary Particles Physics

General information

Alternative names SISSA
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
Founded 1978
Accreditation Ministry of Education, University and Research
Motto ...ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza
...but to follow virtue and knowledge

Location and contacts

Address via Bonomea, 265
Trieste, 34136
Italy
City population 198,000

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