Number of university students in Italy 2023-2024, by discipline and gender

In the academic year 2023/2024,

students were enrolled in medicine and healthcare programs in Italy. Economics counted enrollments, while students were studying industrial and information engineering. On the contrary, only undergraduates studied agricultural sciences and veterinary. More than percent of the students studying education, linguistic studies, psychology, medicine, design, law, humanities, and political science were female, while male were a significant majority in disciplines such as computer science, engineering, and sports science. 

Leading universities

In the academic year 2023/2024,

students were enrolled at La Sapienza University of Rome, the largest Italian university. Other universities with more than students are the universities of Bologna and Turin. According to the Italian research institute CENSIS, the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna is the best public university in the country among those with more than enrollments. The criteria adopted for the evaluation were based on services, scholarships and taxes, facilities, web services, internationalization, and employment possibilities. 

Growing popularity of online courses

Among the largest Italian universities, an online university ranked at the second place. In fact, over

students were enrolled at the Pegaso online University in the academic year 2023/2024. In total, in 2024, students chose e-learning for their bachelor's studies, while individuals were enrolled in an online master's course. Recently, the number of students who graduated from an online university constantly increased. In the academic year 2013/2014, people graduated from an online university. In 2024, the number of students more than doubled, reaching about graduates.