How these universities are ranked
7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #87 (Politecnico di Milano) 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. 2 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 23 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Lombardy (1), 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.
Levels, lengths and start dates
By level: 40 bachelor's, 32 master's and 1 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 97% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). University of Roma "La Sapienza" offers the widest choice, with 10 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. Sapienza University of Rome is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and Politecnico di Milano the most at USD 4,200; the middle of the range is about USD 3,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
