How to choose the ideal Italian university for you

Are you considering taking an undergraduate degree in Italy? And wondering how to choose the ideal Italian university for you?  Over the course of last week’s post, we examined some of the reasons why 30,000 international students travel to Italy each year to study at Italian universities. This week, we’ll delve a little deeper as we explore how to choose the ideal Italian university for you. 

University education in Italy is very highly esteemed and many Italian universities are among the most prestigious and oldest in the world, providing a broad range of extremely high-quality undergraduate degree programs across the board. The world-renowned University of Bologna, for example, offers over 230 degree options of which 84 are international and 68 are taught in English. Famed, in particular, for its undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in the fields of Medicine, Mathematics, Economics and the Sciences, Bologna is not only the oldest university in the world but the number one ranked university in Italy.  

In order to help you choose the ideal university Italian university for you, let’s take a sample of some of the most popular degree programs for international students in Italy. Among the wide spectrum of undergraduate degree courses that international students choose, Science and Technology, Art and Design, Education, Social Studies, Humanities, Hospitality and Medicine always feature near the top.     

Ultimately, the decision as to which Italian university you select to study your degree in Italy will be yours, but we can help you make your decision an informed one! Alongside The university of Bologna, here are some Italian universities that are particularly popular among international students:

The San’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna) is an elite Italian university, based in Pisa. Specialist fields of study include the Social Sciences (business and economics) and Experimental sciences, such as medicial and industrial sciences. Bear in mind that places at the university are hotly contested and the entry process for undergraduate students is very rigorous!

The Sapienza University of Rome is another very prestigious and historic Italian university, established in 1303. Among the undergraduate degree subjects on offer are Archaeology and Classics and Ancient History, and if there’s a better place on earth to study Classics and Ancient History than Rome, we’re yet to hear of it! Sapienza is noted for welcoming 1500 international students annually, and, with its world-famous library and museums, it’s recognized around the world as a centre of excellence for university students choosing to study for their degree in Italy. 

The University of Padua is another great Italian university that can trace its origins as far back as 1222. The ancient city of Padua is ideal for students wishing to experience Italian culture, and it offers a wide range of degree courses, including Engineering, Business, Sceince, Humanities and so much more besides. The university has a fantastic academic reputation, achiveing number one satus in Italy for the quality of its teaching. Compared with other top-ranking universities in Italy, Padua offers competitive tuition fees and bursaries that make it all the more attractive for international students wishing to study a an undergraduate degree in Italy. 

The University of Milan, with over 64,000 students, is one of the largest universities in Europe. With a broad range of multi-disciplinary degree courses available, inlcuding Law, Poilitical Science, Philosphy and Sociology (to name but a few) UniMi is particularly popular among international students studying for a degree in Italy, especially as 22 of its programs are taught in English.   

When international students make the decision to study for their degree in Italy, they can be absolutely certain that they will be receiving the very highest standard of teaching, whatever course they choose. Italy is famed worldwide for the quality of its universities and  the brilliance of its academic professors.  If this article has served to whet your appetite to discover more about how to choose the ideal Italian university for you, then we would encourage you to explore many  of the other areas of The Italian Academy website that are dedicated to university life in Italy and will assist you greatly with many of the finer points you will need to address. 

As you browse the pages of The Italian Academy website dedictated to universities in Italy, you will uncover a treasure trove of information. You will learn about the things you need to know before applying,  how to enrol in an Italian university, how to get ready in 7 steps, 5 reasons why choosing Italian universities is the best decision you can make, an Italian visa step by step guide, The Italian Academy’s university Pathway Progam, or Foundation Year. We literally have all bases covered for you!