How these universities are ranked
2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #87 (Politecnico di Milano) to #547 (University of Genoa); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Genoa has the largest research record in this group, with 7,856,927 citations and an h-index of 672. 1 university 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 15 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.
Levels, lengths and start dates
By level: 24 bachelor's, 12 master's and 9 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (81% of courses with a stated intake). School of Education Pisa offers the widest choice, with 9 of these courses.
