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UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA

Overview The University of Messina (Università degli Studi di Messina) is a public university located in Messina, Sicily, in southern Italy. Founded in 1548,…

University of Bologna

Italy's oldest and one of its largest universities, with five campuses across Emilia-Romagna and a wide choice of English-taught degrees.

• about 90,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1088

Sapienza University of Rome

A very large state university in the capital, strong across sciences, engineering, medicine and the humanities, with a growing set of English-taught degrees.

• about 115,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1303

Politecnico di Milano

Italy's largest technical university: engineering, architecture and design in Milan, with most master's programmes taught in English.

• about 48,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1863

University of Padua

One of Italy's oldest and most respected state universities, in a compact student city near Venice, with a strong science base and many English-taught degrees.

• about 70,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1222

University of Milan

Milan's large comprehensive state university, known as La Statale, with strong science, medicine, law and humanities faculties and a growing English offer.

• about 60,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1924

Politecnico di Torino

Turin's state polytechnic: a long engineering and architecture tradition, close ties to automotive and aerospace industries, and many English-taught degrees.

• about 37,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1859

University of Turin

One of Italy's largest comprehensive state universities, covering everything from medicine to languages in an affordable, well-organised northern city.

• about 80,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1404

University of Florence

A large state university in the capital of Tuscany, strong in architecture, humanities, agriculture and sciences, in a city with a huge international presence.

• about 50,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1321

University of Pisa

A historic state university in a small Tuscan city, strong in computer science, physics, engineering and mathematics, with a genuinely student-centred feel.

• about 45,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1343

University of Naples Federico II

One of the world's oldest universities and the largest in southern Italy, with strong engineering, medicine and science schools and very low living costs.

• about 75,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1224

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Rome's second state university, a modern campus on the city's south-eastern edge, strong in economics, engineering and medicine, with many English degrees.

• about 30,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1982

Roma Tre University

Rome's youngest state university, focused on architecture, engineering, economics, law and humanities, with a modern campus in the Ostiense district.

• about 35,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1992

University of Milano-Bicocca

A modern state university on a purpose-built campus in northern Milan, strong in economics, psychology, data science, biotechnology and medicine.

• about 35,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1998

University of Genoa

The main university of Liguria, strong in engineering, maritime and naval studies, robotics and medicine, in a hilly port city on the Italian Riviera.

• about 35,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1481

University of Trento

A mid-sized Alpine state university with strong research in computer science, physics, economics and cognitive science and a well-run international office.

• about 17,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1962

University of Pavia

One of Italy's oldest universities, in a small town south of Milan, known for medicine, engineering and sciences and for its college-based residential system.

• about 25,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1361

University of Verona

A mid-sized state university in a well-off northern city, strong in medicine, economics, languages and computer science, with a growing English-taught offer.

• about 27,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1982

University of Bergamo

A compact state university near Milan with a practical focus on engineering, management, economics, languages and education and an active international office.

• about 24,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1968

University of Parma

A historic state university in a prosperous food-industry city, strong in food science, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, engineering and economics.

• about 30,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 962

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

A two-city state university in Emilia-Romagna's motor valley, known for automotive and mechanical engineering, medicine, economics and life sciences.

• about 28,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1175

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Venice's main university, known for economics, management, languages, Asian studies, environmental sciences and humanities, with many English master's degrees.

• about 22,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1868

University of Bari Aldo Moro

Apulia's largest university: a comprehensive state institution in a sunny Adriatic port city with very low costs and strong medicine, agriculture and law.

• about 45,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1925

University of Palermo

Sicily's largest university, a comprehensive state institution in a historic Mediterranean capital with low costs and a wide range of Italian-taught degrees.

• about 40,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1806

University of Catania

One of Italy's oldest universities, on Sicily's east coast beneath Etna, with strong engineering, medicine, agriculture and sciences and very low living costs.

• about 40,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1434

University of Cagliari

Sardinia's main university, a comprehensive state institution in a relaxed seaside capital with low costs, strong in engineering, medicine and biology.

• about 25,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1620

University of Siena

A historic state university in a small Tuscan hill town with a broad English-taught offer for its size, strong in economics, biotech, medicine and law.

• about 16,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1240

University for Foreigners of Perugia

A specialist state university teaching Italian language and culture to international students, with degrees in Italian, communication and global relations.

• English-taught options
• Founded 1921

University for Foreigners of Siena

A small specialist state university in Siena focused on Italian language teaching, linguistics, translation and intercultural studies, with year-round courses.

• English-taught options
• Founded 1917

Bocconi University

Milan's non-state university for economics, management, finance, data science and law, with most programmes in English and strong business and consulting links.

• about 15,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1902

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Italy's largest non-state university, based in Milan with campuses in Rome, Brescia, Piacenza and Cremona; strong in economics, psychology, medicine and more.

• about 40,000 students
• English-taught options
• Founded 1921