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Sapienza University of Rome tops our list of 17 Media & Communication universities in Italy at #128 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Roma "La Sapienza" (QS World #128) and Politecnico di Torino (QS World #242) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 43 matching courses between them.
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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. Below them, universities follow their research output: Sapienza University of Rome is cited most (21,051,911 citations). 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
17 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Lazio (1) and Piedmont (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Sapienza University of Rome, founded in 1303. Sapienza University of Rome is the largest, with 112,000 students.
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.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Sapienza University of Rome is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and Politecnico di Torino 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.
Sapienza University of Rome (QS World #128), University of Roma "La Sapienza" (QS World #128) and Politecnico di Torino (QS World #242) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Sapienza University of Rome is the least expensive at about USD 3,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
17 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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