Universities & cities
Fourteen universities across nine student cities, and one right fit for you. From Milan's design schools to Bologna's thousand-year-old halls, explore where you could study and what daily life costs in each city.
Interactive map
Select a pin to see each city's universities and an indicative monthly living cost.
Lombardy
Milan
Design, fashion and finance capital, home to Bocconi and Politecnico di Milano.
Indicative living cost €900–1,200 / month
Lazio
Rome
The capital: Sapienza, LUISS and Cattolica's medical campus.
Indicative living cost €850–1,150 / month
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
Europe's oldest university town, lively, central and student-first.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Tuscany
Florence
Renaissance city for architecture, art, law and political science.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Piedmont
Turin
Engineering and automotive hub, home to Politecnico di Torino.
Indicative living cost €700–950 / month
Veneto
Padua
Historic university city with strong medicine and psychology.
Indicative living cost €650–900 / month
Veneto
Venice
Ca' Foscari on the lagoon: economics, management and languages.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Tuscany
Pisa
Compact student city with the University of Pisa and Sant'Anna.
Indicative living cost €650–900 / month
Lombardy
Pavia
Quiet college town near Milan, known for English-taught medicine.
Indicative living cost €600–850 / month
Select a city
Student cities
Lombardy
Milan
Politecnico di Milano, Bocconi University, University of Milan
Lazio
Rome
Sapienza University of Rome, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, LUISS Guido Carli
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
University of Bologna
Tuscany
Florence
University of Florence
Piedmont
Turin
Politecnico di Torino
Veneto
Padua
University of Padua
Veneto
Venice
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Tuscany
Pisa
University of Pisa, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Lombardy
Pavia
University of Pavia
Indicative monthly student budgets (rent, food, transport, extras); they vary with accommodation choice.
Universities
These are universities we regularly guide applications to. We are an independent consultancy, not an official representative of any university.
14 universities
Est. 1088The oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world. MBA through Bologna Business School.
Est. 1863Italy's largest technical university, with deep industry links and modern labs.
Est. 1902Leading business school; the MBA is offered through SDA Bocconi.
Est. 1924Runs the English-taught International Medical School (Medicine & Surgery).
Est. 1303Around 60 bachelor's and master's programmes taught fully in English.
Est. 1222One of Italy's oldest universities, with PhDs and online short courses too.
Est. 1859The oldest Italian public technical university.
Est. 1321A broad public university in the heart of Tuscany.
Est. 1343A classic Tuscan university city with a strong science tradition.
Est. 1987A small, selective research university.
Est. 1361Home of the English-taught Harvey Medicine & Surgery programme.
Est. 1868A business-school heritage on the Grand Canal.
Est. 1921Private university offering Medicine & Surgery in English at its Rome campus.
Est. 1974Rome-based private university with a recognised business school.
Your next step
Get guidance on university options, application requirements and your next steps in a free, no-pressure consultation.
