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Universities in Italy

310 universities

310
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301
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#65
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Higher Education in Italy

Italy's higher education system, one of the oldest in the world — home to the University of Bologna founded in 1088 — comprises around 100 state and private universities governed by the Ministry of University and Research. The system adopted the Bologna Process three-cycle structure in 1999. Polytechnic institutions such as Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino are internationally recognized in engineering and architecture. Instruction is predominantly in Italian, though English-taught master's programs have expanded significantly.

University of Rome La Sapienza
#1
University of Milan
#2
Politecnico di Milano
#3
University of Naples Federico II
#4
University of Pisa
#5
University of Turin
#6
University of Florence
#7
University of Padua
#8
University of Trento
#9
Polytechnic of Turin
#10
University of Bologna
#11
University of Milan Bicocca
#12
University of Perugia
#13
University of Rome Tor Vergata
#14
University of Trieste
#15
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University of Modena & Reggio Emilia
#16
University of Catania
#17
University of Siena
#18
University of Parma
#19
University of Bari Aldo Moro
#20
Catholic University of Sacred Heart
#21
University of Salerno
#22
University of Calabria
#23
University of Ferrara
#24
University of Messina
#25
University of Palermo
#26
University of Udine
#27
University of Roma Tre
#28
Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa
#29
University of Verona
#30
Marche Polytechnic University
#31
University of Brescia
#32
University of Cagliari
#33
University of Salento
#34
University of Sassari
#35
Polytechnic of Bari
#36
Free University of Bolzano
#37
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Ca' Foscari University of Venice
#38
International School for Advanced Studies
#39
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University of Insubria Varese & Como
#40
University of Urbino Carlo Bo
#41
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University of L'Aquila
#42
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Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti & Pescara
#43
University of Tuscia
#44
Luigi Bocconi Commercial University of Milan
#45
University of Bergamo
#46
University of Foggia
#47
University of Genoa
#48
University of Camerino
#49
Vita Salute San Raffaele University
#50
University of Naples Parthenope
#51
University of Sannio
#52
University of Cassino
#53
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Sant'Anna SSSUP Higher School of University Studies & Specialization in Pisa
#54
University of Mediterranean Studies of Reggio Calabria
#55
Free International University of Social Studies LUISS Guido Carli
#56
Campus Bio Medico University of Rome
#57
The University of Pavia
#58
Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont
#59
University of Teramo
#60
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro
#61
IUAV University of Venice
#62
Institute of advanced studies of Lucca IMT
#63
Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania
#64
University of Macerata
#65
European University Institute
#66
University of Molise
#67
University of Enna Kore
#68
University of Rome LUMSA
#69
Humanitas University
#70
IUSS High School University Institute of Higher Studies of Pavia
#71
University for Foreigners of Perugia
#72
University of Rome Foro Italico
#73
Guglielmo Marconi University
#74
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Free university of languages & communication
#75
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University of Naples L'Orientale
#76
Niccolo Cusano University
#77
University of Gastronomic Sciences Bra Colorno
#78
Link Campus University
#79
Gran Sasso Science Institute
#80
University of Basilicata
#81
Carlo Cattaneo University
#82
UniNettuno International Telematic University
#83
Pontifical Gregorian University
#84
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
#85
University for Foreigners of Siena
#86
Salesian Pontifical University
#87
Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples
#88
Free Mediterranean University Jean Monnet LUM
#89
European University of Rome
#90
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University of Valle d'Aosta
#91
John Cabot University
#92
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Edmund Mach Foundation of San Michele all'Adige
#93
University of International Studies of Rome
#94
eCampus Telematic university
#95
Antonianum Pontifical University
#96
National Academy of Santa Cecilia
#97
American Academy in Rome
#98
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Istituto Marangoni Fashion & Design School
#99
Pontifical Urbaniana University
#100
New Academy of Fine Arts in Milan
#101
Pegaso Telematic University
#102
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University of Telematic Merchants University of the Italian Chambers of Commerce
#103
European School of Oncology
#104
Brera Academy of Fine Arts
#105
Domus Academy
#106
Milan Civic Schools Foundation of Milan
#107
American University of Rome
#108
G Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan
#109
POLIMODA Fashion Design School
#110
Venice International University
#111
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Pontifical Biblical Institute
#112
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Giustino Fortunato Telematic University
#113
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Carrara Academy of Bergamo
#114
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Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
#115
Italian Academy
#116
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Unitelma Sapienza Telematic University
#117
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Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music
#118
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Institute of Applied Art & Design Turin
#119
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Rome University of Fine Arts
#120
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Academy of Fine Arts Santagiulia Brescia
#121
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Experimental Center of Cinematography National School of Cinema National Film Library
#122
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Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
#123
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San Pietro A Majella Conservatory of Music
#124
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Arrigo Boito State Conservatory of Music
#125
Higher Institute for Artistic Industries of Faenza
#126
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Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music of Como
#127
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University for Foreigners of Reggio Calabria Dante Alighieri
#128
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Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum
#129
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Catania High School
#130
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Conservatory in Casella l'Aquila
#131
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Higher Institute for Artistic Industries of Rome
#132
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Ligustic Academy of Fine Arts of Turin
#133
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
#134
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Higher Institute for Artistic Industries of Urbino
#135
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Higher Institute for Artistic Industries of Florence
#136
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Carlo Bo Higher School for Linguistic Mediators
#137
Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology
#138
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Free Academy of Fine Arts Brescia
#139
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Telematic University Italian University Line Florence
#140
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Academy of Fine Arts of Urbino
#141
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Cagliari State Conservatory of Music
#142
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G Verdi State Conservatory of Music Turin
#143
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Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts
#144
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J Tomadini State Conservatory of Music Udine
#145
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Pontifical University of S Anselmo
#146
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Pontifical Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies
#147
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European University Center for Cultural Heritage
#148
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Academy of Fine Arts of Rome
#149
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Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Conservatory of Music Verona
#150
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University Institute of European Studies
#151
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Lucio Campiani Conservatory of Music Mantua
#152
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Costume & Fashion Academy
#153
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San Raffaele Telematic University of Rome
#154
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Free Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
#155
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Tito Schipa Conservatory of Music Lecce
#156
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Conservatory in Vivaldi Alessandria
#157
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Conservatory of Bologna Giovanni Battista Martini
#158
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Academy of Fine Arts of Frosinone
#159
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Gioacchino Rossini Conservatory of Music Pesaro
#160
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Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music Venice
#161
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Conservatory of Music of Perugia
#162
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Patristic Institute Augustinianum Patristicum
#163
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Nino Rota Monopoli Conservatory of Music
#164
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Mario Sironi Academy of Fine Arts Sassari
#165
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Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory of Music of Trieste
#166
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GB Pergolesi Conservatory of Music in Fermo
#167
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Conservatory of Music L Perosi Campobasso
#168
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Vincenzo Bellini Musical Institute Caltanissetta
#169
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Carrara Academy of Fine Arts
#170
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Umberto Giordano Conservatory of Foggia
#171
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European College Foundation of Parma
#172
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Leonardo Da Vinci Telematic University
#173
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Arrigo Pedrollo Conservatory of Music of Vicenza
#174
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Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin
#175
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Guido Cantelli Conservatory of Music
#176
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Seraphicum Pontifical Theological Faculty
#177
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies Braga
#178
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Florence Design Academy
#179
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High School for Linguistic Mediators of Pisa
#180
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Academy of Fine Arts of Naples
#181
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State Conservatory of Music F Venezze Rovigo
#182
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Ottorino Respighi Conservatory of Latin Music
#183
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European Institute of Design Italy
#184
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Academy of Fine Arts of L'Aquila
#185
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Pontifical Theological Faculty Marianum
#186
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Alphonsian Academy Higher Institute of Moral Theology
#187
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Koefia School of Fashion & Costume in Rome
#188
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Polytechnic School of Design
#189
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Conservatory in Brescia Luca Marenzio
#190
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Antonio Buzzolla Conservatory of Music of Adria
#191
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Pontifical Lateran University
#192
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Academy of Fine Arts Reggio Calabria
#193
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High School for Linguistic Mediators Verbum
#194
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Modartech Institute
#195
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Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto Agostino Steffani
#196
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Rome Business School
#197
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Academy of Fine Lorenzo from Viterbo
#198
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Higher Institute for Conservation & Restoration
#199
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Conservatory of Music Stanislao Giacomantonio Cosenza
#200
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State Conservatory of Music Francesco Antonio Bonporti of Trento & Riva del Garda
#201
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Academy of Fine Arts of Catania
#202
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Niccolo Piccinni Conservatory of Music Bari
#203
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G Paisiello Musical Institute Taranto
#204
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GB Cignaroli Academy of Fine Arts in Verona
#205
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Nicola Paganini Conservatory of Music Genoa
#206
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Unicampus San Pellegrino Foundation
#207
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Gregory VII Higher School for Linguistic Mediators
#208
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Conservatory of Music F Torrefranca Vibo Valentia
#209
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Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce
#210
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High School for Linguistic Mediators Perugia
#211
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National Dance Academy
#212
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Pontifical Oriental Institute
#213
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Second University of Naples
#214
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University Institute for Interpreters & Translators of Trento
#215
Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium
#217
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Musical Institute Ancona
#218
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Conservatory of Music Arcangelo Corelli Messina
#219
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Dutch Institute for Art History Florence
#221
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Higher Institute for Artistic Industries
#222
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Vittoria High School for Linguistic Mediators
#223
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Pietro Mascagni Higher Institute of Musical Studies Livorno
#224
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Palermo High School for Linguistic Mediators
#225
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Varese High School for Linguistic Mediators
#227
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Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sardinia
#228
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New Academy of Fine Arts Futurarium
#229
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San Raffaele University
#230
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Academy of Fine Arts Ravenna
#231
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Luisa d'Anunzio Conservatory of Music Pescara
#232
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Sabina University
#233
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High School for Linguistic Mediators of Vicenza
#234
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High School for Linguistic Mediators Padua
#235
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Florence Institute of Design International
#241
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Italian Institute of Human Sciences of Florence
#242
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Academy of Fine Arts Ravenna ABARAVENNA
#243
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Pietro Mascagni Musical Institute Livorno
#257
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Oxford Mantua Higher School for Linguistic Mediators
#258
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Dutch University Institute for Art History
#262
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Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
#264
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Maddaloni High School for Linguistic Mediators
#265
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Higher School of Linguistic Mediators of Vicenza
#266
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Sant'Anna Higher School of University Studies & Specialization
#267
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Popular University of Milan
#270
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F Casati High School for Linguistic Mediators
#271
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Higher School of Linguistic Mediators San Pellegrino University Foundation
#275
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Higher Institute of Architecture & Design ISAD Milan
#276
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High School for Linguistic Mediators Reggio Calabria
#278
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School for foreigners of Italian language & culture in Alghero
#279
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Perugia High School of Linguistic Mediators
#280
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Campus Universitario San Pellegrino
#281
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Aloisianum Philosophical Institute
#283
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Adriano Macagno High School for Linguistic Mediators
#290
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Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences UniCamillus Rome
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GF Ghedini Conservatory of Cuneo
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Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
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Cesare Pollini Conservatory of Padua
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Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata
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Academy of Fine Arts of Bergamo Carrara
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Academy of Fine Arts of Foggia
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Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo
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Academy of Fine Arts of Bari
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Conservatory of Frosinone Licinio Refice
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Luigi Boccherini Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Lucca
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Pietro Vannucci Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia
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Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory of Palermo
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San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy
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Academy of Fine Arts of Catanzaro
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Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory of Ferrara
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S Agata Abadir Academy of Fine Arts
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Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence
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Conservatory of Salerno G Martucci
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Luigi Canepa Conservatory of Sassari
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Gesualdo da Venosa Conservatory of Potenza
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Cuneo Academy of Fine Arts
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Academy of Fine Arts of Syracuse Rosario Gagliardi
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Claudio Monteverdi Conservatory of Bolzano
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Conservatory of Matera Egidio R Duni
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Conservatory of Avellino Domenico Cimarosa
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Academy of Fine Arts of Novara ACME
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Academy of Fine Arts of Milan ACME
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Conservatory of Benevento Nicola Sala
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Academy of Fine Arts of Sanremo I Duncan Institute
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Conservatory of Trapani Antonio Scontrino
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Conservatory of La Spezia Giacomo Puccini
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Conservatory of Reggio Calabria Francesco Cilea
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Kandinsky Academy of Fine Arts of Trapani
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Pavia Franco Vittadini
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Rrggio Emilia & Castelnovo Ne' Monti Achille Peri & Merulo
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ISIA Higher Institute for Artistic Industries in Pescara
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Terni Giulio Briccialdi
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Ravenna Giuseppe Verdi
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Nocera Terinese PI Tchaikovsky
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Gaetano Donizetti Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Bergamo
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Caltanissetta Vincenzo Bellini
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Aosta in the Aosta Valley
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Gallarate Giacomo Puccini
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Claudio Monteverdi Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Cremona
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Conservatory of Cesena Bruno Maderna
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Giuseppe Nicolini Conservatory of Piacenza
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Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Rimini G Lettimi
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Rinaldo Franci Higher Institute of Musical Studies of Siena
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Accademia del Lusso
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Bocconi University
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Cuneo High School for Linguistic Mediators
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European School of Economics
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Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)
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Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Bologna
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Raffles Milano Fashion and Design Institute
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Ribera Arturo Toscanini Higher Institute of Musical Studies
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Frequently Asked Questions

Italy has approximately 90 universities, including historic institutions like the University of Bologna (founded in 1088, the oldest continuously operating university in the world), University of Padua, and Sapienza University of Rome.
Public university tuition in Italy ranges from 900-4,000 EUR per year, based on family income (ISEE calculation). Many low-income students pay reduced fees or receive fee waivers. Private universities charge 5,000-20,000 EUR annually. Living costs are lower than Western European averages, especially in southern Italy.
Most bachelor's programs are taught in Italian, requiring B2 level proficiency. However, an increasing number of master's programs are available in English, particularly at institutions like Politecnico di Milano, Bocconi University, and the University of Bologna. International students may take Italian language courses alongside their degree.