Best Universities in Italy 2018
Based on US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2018
|
| world rank | domestic rank | university | global score |
| 124= | 1 | Sapienza University of Rome | 63 |
| 138= | 2 | University of Bologna | 62.5 |
| 140 | 3 | University of Padua | 62.4 |
| 158 | 4 | University of Milan | 61 |
| 217= | 5 | University of Florence | 57 |
| 222= | 6 | University of Trieste | 56.9 |
| 224= | 7 | University of Turin | 56.8 |
| 226 | 8 | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa | 56.7 |
| 228= | 9 | University of Pisa | 56.5 |
| 231 | 10 | University of Naples Federico II | 56.2 |
| 244= | 11 | University of Pavia | 55.1 |
| 274= | 12 | University of Rome Tor Vergata | 53.5 |
| 282= | 13 | International School for Advanced Studies | 53.1 |
| 286= | 14 | Polytechnic University of Milan | 52.9 |
| 290= | 15 | University of Milan - Bicocca | 52.7 |
| 308= | 16 | Vita-Salute San Raffaele University | 52.1 |
| 320 | 17 | University of Perugia | 51.3 |
| 349= | 18= | Politecnico di Bari | 50 |
| 349= | 18= | University of Genoa | 50 |
| 367= | 20 | University of Trento | 49.2 |
| 392= | 21 | University of Bari | 47.9 |
| 400= | 22 | University of Siena | 47.4 |
| 434= | 23= | Polytechnic University of Turin | 45.8 |
| 434= | 23= | University of Catania | 45.8 |
| 491= | 25 | Roma Tre University | 43.9 |
| 503= | 26 | University of Udine | 43.7 |
| 505= | 27 | University of Calabria | 43.6 |
| 513= | 28 | University of Ferrara | 43.3 |
| 543= | 29 | Catholic University of Sacred Heart | 42.2 |
| 555= | 30 | University of Verona | 41.7 |
| 567= | 31 | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | 41.3 |
| 581= | 32 | University of Salerno | 40.7 |
| 586= | 33 | University of Palermo | 40.4 |
| 593 | 34 | University of Salento | 40.1 |
| 594= | 35 | University of Brescia | 40 |
| 607= | 36 | University of Parma | 39.5 |
| 611= | 37 | University of Cagliari | 39.4 |
| 623= | 38 | Parthenope University Naples | 38.7 |
| 634= | 39 | University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro | 38.4 |
| 693= | 40 | Marche Polytechnic University | 36.2 |
| 785= | 41 | University of Basilicata | 32.8 |
| 832= | 42 | Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli | 31.4 |
| 838= | 43 | University of Aquila | 31.1 |
| 842= | 44 | University of Insubria | 30.9 |
| 859= | 45 | University of Sassari | 30.3 |
| 872 | 46 | University of Messina | 29.9 |
| 909 | 47 | University Campus Bio-Medico - Rome Italy | 28.3 |
| 922= | 48 | Universita Ca Foscari Venezia | 27.7 |
| 985= | 49 | Tuscia University | 25.3 |
| 1040= | 50 | University of Camerino | 23.4 |
| 1065= | 51 | G d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara | 22 |
| 1180 | 52 | Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro | 16 |
| 53 | Bocconi University |
|
| 54 | European University Institute |
|
| 55 | University of Urbino |
|