How these universities are ranked
6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #128 (Sapienza University of Rome) to #580 (Polytechnic Institute of Bari); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Sapienza University of Rome has the largest research record in this group, with 21,051,911 citations and an h-index of 1,089. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 27 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Lazio (1) and Emilia-Romagna (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Bologna, founded in 1088. Sapienza University of Rome is the largest, with 112,000 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 60 master's, 42 bachelor's, 1 diploma and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 1–2 years and 4 years. 98% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (94% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (94% of courses with a stated intake). University Institute of Modern Languages offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Sapienza University of Rome is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and University of Bologna the most at USD 3,000; the middle of the range is about USD 3,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
