How these courses are ranked
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #128 (Sapienza University of Rome) to #547 (University of Genoa); 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. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Levels, lengths and start dates
By level: 22 master's, 18 bachelor's and 3 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 1–2 years and 4 years. 98% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake). University Institute of Modern Languages offers the widest choice, with 17 of these courses.