Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s “David” and Brunelleschi’s Duomo; Venice, the city of canals; and Milan, Italy’s fashion capital.

In this article we want to talk about best universities in Italy and Italy university rankings so read the entire article.

Top Italy universities

1. Politecnico di Milano

Established in 1863, Politecnico di Milano is one the most outstanding technical universities in Europe, and the largest Italian university in Engineering, Architecture and Design, with nearly 45,000 students.
The university has seven campuses located in Milan and in other nearby Italian cities: Lecco, Cremona, Mantova and Piacenza. It is organized in 12 Departments and in 4 Schools, respectively devoted to research and education.

Research plays a central role in the university mission, aiming at providing the best standards in education. It is fueled by strong links to corporate research, considerable European funds, and a set of well-equipped laboratories.
Politecnico di Milano offers innovative programmes at all academic levels. Almost the entire postgraduate academic offer is taught in English, thus attracting an ever-increasing number of international students, coming from more than 100 countries.

The list of Politecnico di Milano notable alumni is considerable and includes renown professionals, such as Renzo Piano and Aldo Rossi, both Pritzker Price, and Giulio Natta, Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Politecnico di Milano is proudly member of IDEA League, a strategic alliance among five leading European universities of technology and Top Italy universities that aims to educate a new generation of Engineers with extra-curricular activities for selected, highly talented students.

2. Sant’Anna – Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pisa

The Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (SSSA) is a public special status university that holds a unique position within the Italian higher education system. SSSA has recently entered into a federation along with the Institute for Advanced Studies of Pavia (IUSS) and Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS).

Scientific research is one of the main missions and an integral part of its development policy. It is carried out within six Institutes, active in the fields of Life Sciences (Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, Medical Sciences), Engineering (Biorobotics, Informatics and Telecommunications) and Social Sciences (Economics and Management, Law, Politics), which plan and manage activities, enhancing the relationship between education and research, as well as inter-disciplinarity and interaction with the cultural, social and economic world. SSSA holds the highest ratio in Italy of patents per number of professors and researchers in Science & Technology (3.5 patents per person).

The Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna has developed programs for undergraduates, graduates and professionals. To ensure excellence in education, admission to the programs is subject to a public competitive examination.

Thanks to its international nature, the SSSA is a prominent leading institution in the Italian and international scientific community, providing a top level higher education.

3. Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

The Scuola Normale Superiore is a public institute for higher education with unique features: student selection exclusively based on merit, lessons on a seminar basis, deeply intertwined teaching and research, an integrated college life, and the encouragement of international exchanges based on the best European model of higher education. In Pisa, lecturers, researchers and students inhabit the same spaces, with teaching and laboratory activities, cultural events and experimental initiatives all taking place in a single area. Two types of course are available: the undergraduate course and the PhD course. The teaching activity is distributed among three academic structures: the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences and, from the academic year 2014/2015 onwards, for the PhD course only, the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, sited in Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. The great resource of the Scuola Normale is the quality of its students. Selected on the basis of merit through a special examination, they live in a completely free college system and follow a course of studies revolving around a natural mix of experience, research, in-depth study and moments of intuition.

4. Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna

Alma Mater University Founded in 1088, Bologna University is the oldest university in the world and it has been student-centred whilst attracting prominent figures from science and the arts. Today it is a leader in the European Higher Education Area and famous for its beauty and integration with the city.Its teaching catalogue is diversified and tailored to the needs of present-day society: over 215 degree programmes among its 33 Departments, 11 Schools and over 84,000 students. A further 5000 are candidates for its PhDs and 3rd cycle programmes. The calibre of its graduates, its internationally renowned teachers and its quality research give it a competitive edge, especially in the job market.

Bologna is the best Italian university for attraction of FP7 funds.Bologna has always favoured a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural approach; it invests in international, multicultural training, research and services. It has formed knowledge alliances with industry and public/private organizations, and is a hub of international networks. Of its  international and joint-degree programmes, 49 are taught in English.

5. Sapienza University of Rome

Sapienza University of Rome, founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, is one of the oldest universities in the world, and a top performer in international university rankings.

Since its foundation, Sapienza has constantly played a significant role in Italian history and has been directly involved in key changes and developments in society, economics and politics.

Merging centuries of tradition with cutting-edge didactic activities, research and innovation, Sapienza provides top quality education and research opportunities. The main campus is a real city within the city located in the heart of Rome. Sapienza University is an extraordinary place for students and teachers from around the world to meet, exchange and develop new ideas and philosophies.

The 111,602 students enrolled at Sapienza can choose from over 350 degree programmes (Bachelors, Masters and PhDs) and over 350 specialisation and professional courses, while the “School of Advanced Studies” runs honours programmes and free tuition for its best students.