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University of Pisa

Location

University of Pisa, Pisa Italy

Ranking

# 382QS World University Rankings

Scholarship

2Scholarships

University Profile

About University of Pisa

The University of Pisa is one of the most renowed educational institutions in Italy boasting 20 departments, with high level research centres in the sectors of agriculture, physics, computer science, engineering, medicine and veterinary medicine. Furthermore the University has close relations with the Pisan Institutes of the National Board of Research, with many cultural institutions of national and international importance, and with industry, especially that of information technology, which went through a phase of rapid expansion in Pisa during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Although formally founded in 1343, there are records to indicate that the University of Pisa has been active since the 11th century. Famous alumni of the university include Galileo Galilei, the founder of modern science, and the Nobel prize winners Enrico Fermi and Carlo Rubbia, as well as such famous personalities as the poets Giosuè Carducci (he too a Nobel prize winner) and Giovanni Pascoli; the physicist Antonio Pacinotti; the former President of the Republic of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi; the former Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, the film directors Mario Monicelli, and Paolo and Vittorio Taviani; the writer Antonio Tabucchi, the journalist Tiziano Terzani and the tenor Andrea Bocelli. 

About University of Pisa

The University of Pisa is one of the most renowed educational institutions in Italy boasting 20 departments, with high level research centres in the sectors of agriculture, physics, computer science, engineering, medicine and veterinary medicine. Furthermore the University has close relations with the Pisan Institutes of the National Board of Research, with many cultural institutions of national and international importance, and with industry, especially that of information technology, which went through a phase of rapid expansion in Pisa during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Although formally founded in 1343, there are records to indicate that the University of Pisa has been active since the 11th century. Famous alumni of the university include Galileo Galilei, the founder of modern science, and the Nobel prize winners Enrico Fermi and Carlo Rubbia, as well as such famous personalities as the poets Giosuè Carducci (he too a Nobel prize winner) and Giovanni Pascoli; the physicist Antonio Pacinotti; the former President of the Republic of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi; the former Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, the film directors Mario Monicelli, and Paolo and Vittorio Taviani; the writer Antonio Tabucchi, the journalist Tiziano Terzani and the tenor Andrea Bocelli. 

University information

28,338
61%
39%
1,410
54%
46%
2,010
95%
5%

Cost of Living

Accomodation
$7,710
Food
$3,280
Transport
$340
Utilities
$2,140

Scholarships

MAECI Study in Italy scholarships

MAECI Study in Italy scholarships
Master PhD Open

Value

$9000

Deadline

9 Jun 2025

Application requirements

QS Event attendance is required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

DSU full scholarship: monetay, accomodationa and meals

DSU full scholarship: monetay, accomodationa and meals
Master Bachelors PhD Open

Value

$2500

Deadline

1 Sep 2025

Application requirements

QS Event attendance is required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

Rankings & Ratings

University of Pisa is one of the top public universities in Pisa, Italy. It is ranked #382 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #314
  • 2014
    #259
  • 2015
    #245
  • 2016
    #=367
  • 2017
    #431-440
  • 2018
    #421-430
  • 2019
    #=422
  • 2020
    #389
  • 2021
    #383
  • 2022
    #=388
  • 2023
    #404
  • 2024
    #=349
  • 2025
    #382

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #314
  • 2014
    #259
  • 2015
    #245
  • 2016
    #=367
  • 2017
    #431-440
  • 2018
    #421-430
  • 2019
    #=422
  • 2020
    #389
  • 2021
    #383
  • 2022
    #=388
  • 2023
    #404
  • 2024
    #=349
  • 2025
    #382

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