Normal School of Pisa: Statistics

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#1084 of 14,131 In the World
#416 of 2,785 In Europe
#41 of 88 In Italy
#4 of 6 In Tuscany
#2 of 3 In Pisa
#157 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
Top50% For 80 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.sns.it
Languages
Italian
Acceptance rate
23%*

* The Normal School of Pisa is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive exams

Research profile

Normal School of Pisa has published 11,885 scientific papers with 326,314 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Quantum and Particle physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
11,885
Citations
326,314

Normal School of Pisa majors

by publication & citation count

Physics
8,677 / 268,074
Quantum and Particle physics
7,813 / 246,743
Engineering
6,290 / 177,611
Chemistry
5,830 / 168,770
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,234 / 94,935
Computer Science
4,210 / 128,065
Biology
4,204 / 123,115
Materials Science
3,346 / 93,536
Optical Engineering
2,980 / 90,854
Organic Chemistry
2,878 / 75,673
Environmental Science
2,806 / 69,506
Philosophy
2,668 / 51,340
Nuclear Physics
2,462 / 91,386
Astrophysics and Astronomy
2,450 / 91,711
Mathematics
2,282 / 63,574
Biochemistry
2,054 / 60,658
Condensed Matter Physics
1,848 / 57,453
Genetics
1,837 / 55,142
Medicine
1,828 / 67,375
Geography and Cartography
1,742 / 44,860
Statistics
1,600 / 45,190
Theoretical Physics
1,564 / 64,674
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,561 / 35,162
Electrical Engineering
1,560 / 43,758
Political Science
1,534 / 19,438
Law
1,441 / 19,213
Atomic and Molecular physics
1,436 / 40,353
Psychology
1,411 / 52,575
Economics
1,368 / 26,693
History
1,353 / 30,782
Linguistics
1,331 / 31,200
Business
1,321 / 26,893
Geology
1,294 / 27,920
Metallurgical Engineering
1,178 / 37,679
Archaeology
1,091 / 29,896
Sociology
1,062 / 18,355
Mechanical Engineering
1,053 / 24,138
Computer Vision
1,020 / 35,171
Nanotechnology
929 / 22,952
Telecommunications
920 / 26,463

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 91 884
1992 94 963
1993 117 1067
1994 100 1250
1995 134 1438
1996 158 1837
1997 132 1633
1998 134 1920
1999 159 2197
2000 159 2281
2001 184 2792
2002 209 3333
2003 253 4087
2004 266 4378
2005 309 5246
2006 270 5969
2007 287 6584
2008 336 7313
2009 314 7948
2010 336 8321
2011 379 9655
2012 358 10902
2013 383 12450
2014 419 13734
2015 430 14264
2016 529 15039
2017 490 16276
2018 546 18120
2019 571 20993
2020 640 24678
2021 630 28482
2022 766 28168
2023 638 30014
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Normal School of Pisa 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 (per year)
Bachelor's Degree €2,500
Master's Degree €3,000
PhD Program €4,000

The currency used is Euro (€).

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Normal School of Pisa.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business No No No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine No No No
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Dottorato di Ricerca Ancient Civilizations, Applied Mathematics, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biophysics, Contemporary History, Literature, Mathematics, Modern History, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Sociology

Normal School of Pisa alumni

  1. Giuliano Amato

    Giuliano Amato
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    juristpoliticianuniversity teacherjudge
    Biography

    Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Italy, first from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2000 to 2001. Upon Arnaldo Forlani's death in July 2023, Amato became the country's earliest-serving Prime Minister.

  2. Carlo Rubbia

    Carlo Rubbia
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    engineerphysicist
    Biography

    Carlo Rubbia is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.

  3. Antonio Tabucchi

    Antonio Tabucchi
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1943-2012 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    writeruniversity teachertranslatorliteraturejournalist
    Biography

    Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy.

  4. Sabino Cassese

    Sabino Cassese
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1935-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    politicianjudgejurist
    Biography

    Sabino Cassese is an Italian jurist, former minister for the public function in the Ciampi government (1993–1994), and judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy (2005–2014).

All 48 notable alumni

Normal School of Pisa faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Political and Social Sciences History, Political Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Letters and Philosophy Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, History, Linguistics, Literature, Paleontology, Philosophy
Faculty : Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics

General information

Alternative names SNS
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Founded 1810
Accreditation Ministry of Education, University and Research

Location and contacts

Address Piazza dei Cavalieri 7
Pisa, 56126
Italy
City population 90,000

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