7 universities in Italy
University of Padua
Padua, Italy
QS #233; among top 250 universities worldwide [P] verify current rankings on the official website
Tuition / year
EUR 0–3,000 (ISEE-based); Extra-EU fixed EUR 2,790–2,990 / year (2025/26)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milan (main campus), Rome, Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, Italy
Three subjects in top-100 band, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 [V] [P]
Tuition / year
EUR 5,900 (non-EU with UCSC International Scholarship) – EUR 8,800 (non-EU standard flat rate) / year (2026/27)
Luiss Guido Carli University
Rome, Italy
FT Master in Management 32nd globally (2025); FT Finance Pre-experience rank 18; QS rank 23 Politics and International Studies (all point-in-time) [V] [P]
Tuition / year
EUR 14,000 (BSc 2026/27) · EUR 15,000 (MSc standard 2026/27) · EUR 15,300 (MSc Corporate Finance & Management) / year
NABA — Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Milan and Rome, Italy (London campus from 2026/27)
Among Italy's leading private art and design academies (AFAM sector); no major QS/THE ranking band — ranking not a primary selection criterion for design schools of this type [P]
Tuition / year
EUR 8,450–21,850 (BA, income-dependent); non-EU flat EUR 22,250 / year (2026/27)
Istituto Marangoni
Milan (and Florence), Italy
QS World University Rankings by Subject cited (specific position is point-in-time); widely regarded as among the top fashion schools globally [P]
Tuition / year
EUR 14,850 (Foundation, tuition only) · EUR 31,000–31,350 EU + EUR 5,500 enrolment (Master, Milan) · EUR 33,500 non-EU + EUR 5,500 enrolment (Master, Milan)
IED — Istituto Europeo di Design
Milan, Rome, Turin, Florence, Cagliari, Como, Italy
Top-100 band QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for Art & Design [V] [P]
Tuition / year
EUR 20,800 / year (non-EU/non-EEA, First Level Diploma, October 2026); EUR 8,500–20,800 (Italian-resident students, ISEE income-based)
Domus Academy
Milan, Italy
[P] verify current rankings and recognition on the official website
Tuition / year
EU/CH EUR 12,800/yr (BA) · non-EU EUR 16,800/yr (BA) · EU/CH EUR 17,200/yr (MA 2-yr) · non-EU EUR 22,200/yr (MA 2-yr)