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Of the 3 PhD Science universities in Italy, Politecnico di Milano ranks highest at #87 in the QS World University Rankings 2027. School of Education Pisa (#37 in Italy) and Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (#78 in Italy) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 9 courses to choose from.
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Public University · 7 courses in PhD Science
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Politecnico di Milano at #87 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Politecnico di Milano has the largest research record in this group, with 5,908,035 citations and an h-index of 533.
The split is 3 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Lombardy (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Politecnico di Milano, founded in 1863. Politecnico di Milano is the largest, with 48,000 students.
The usual length is 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). School of Education Pisa offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
Politecnico di Milano (QS World #87), School of Education Pisa (#37 in Italy) and Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (#78 in Italy) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
School of Education Pisa, with 7, ahead of Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (1).
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