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Of the 11 Public Education universities in Italy, University of Genoa ranks highest at #547 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. University of Salerno (#30 in Italy) and University of Urbino (#43 in Italy) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 17 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Genoa at #547 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Genoa is cited most (7,856,927 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
11 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is University of Italian Studies for Foreigners of Perugia, founded in 1925. University of Genoa is the largest, with 32,000 students.
By level: 8 bachelor's, 8 master's and 1 diploma. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). University Institute of Teacher Training "Suor Orsola Benincasa" offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
University of Genoa (QS World #547), University of Salerno (#30 in Italy) and University of Urbino (#43 in Italy) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
11 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 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.
University Institute of Teacher Training "Suor Orsola Benincasa", with 3, ahead of Free University "Maria Santissima Assunta" (3).
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