Universities & cities
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.
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Select a pin to see each city's universities and an indicative monthly living cost.
Lombardy
Design, fashion and finance capital, home to Bocconi and Politecnico di Milano.
Indicative living cost €900–1,200 / month
Lazio
The capital: Sapienza, LUISS and Cattolica's medical campus.
Indicative living cost €850–1,150 / month
Emilia-Romagna
Europe's oldest university town, lively, central and student-first.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Tuscany
Renaissance city for architecture, art, law and political science.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Piedmont
Engineering and automotive hub, home to Politecnico di Torino.
Indicative living cost €700–950 / month
Veneto
Historic university city with strong medicine and psychology.
Indicative living cost €650–900 / month
Veneto
Ca' Foscari on the lagoon: economics, management and languages.
Indicative living cost €750–1,000 / month
Tuscany
Compact student city with the University of Pisa and Sant'Anna.
Indicative living cost €650–900 / month
Lombardy
Quiet college town near Milan, known for English-taught medicine.
Indicative living cost €600–850 / month
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Student cities
Lombardy
Design, fashion and finance capital, home to Bocconi and Politecnico di Milano.
Lazio
The capital: Sapienza, LUISS and Cattolica's medical campus.
Emilia-Romagna
Europe's oldest university town, lively, central and student-first.
Tuscany
Renaissance city for architecture, art, law and political science.
Piedmont
Engineering and automotive hub, home to Politecnico di Torino.
Veneto
Historic university city with strong medicine and psychology.
Veneto
Ca' Foscari on the lagoon: economics, management and languages.
Tuscany
Compact student city with the University of Pisa and Sant'Anna.
Lombardy
Quiet college town near Milan, known for English-taught medicine.
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.
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