Italian Excellence International and National Rankings

Italy offers a high level of education and a unique cultural environment. Some fields of studies are internationally acknowledged such as Architecture, Design, Engineering, Medicine, Economics, Fine Arts and Music. With 99 universities, 45 Fine Arts Academies and 77 Music Conservatories, University and Academic studies in Italy offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. According to the prestigious international rankings QS and THE, the 40% of the Italian universities are ranked in the top 1.000 in the world. There are 5 major university rankings, 3 internationals: QS, THE and ARWU, and 2 nationals: CENSIS and ANVUR. QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) comprising now the global overall and subject rankings. Criteria:

• Academic Reputation (40%)
• Employer Reputation (10%)
• Faculty/Student Ratio (20%)
• Citations per faculty: teaching and institutional research (20%)
• International Faculty Ratio (5%)
• International Student Ratio (5%)

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings including more than 1.400 univeristies worldwide. It is often considered as one of the most widely observed university rankings. Criteria:

• Teaching (30%)
• Research (30%)
• Citations (30%)
• Industry Income (7,5%)
• International Outlook (2,5%)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as Shanghai Ranking, is an annual publication by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy and is regarded as one of the three most influential and widely observed university rankings. Criteria:

• Quality of Education (10%)
• Quality of Faculty (40%)
• Research Output (40%)
• Per Capita Performance (10%)

The Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali (CENSIS) is a socioeconomic research Institute. The annual ranking of Italian Universties is considered the most qualified and complete tool of analysis  for Italian academic reality. Criteria:

• Research and Scientific Production
• Teaching
• Student Career Advancement
• Structure and Services provided
• Level of Internationalization
• Communication Skills

Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR) deals with the evaluation of the activity of Italian Universities. This Institution evaluates the quality of the processes, the results and products of management activities, teaching and research, including technological transfer of Universities and Research Institutes under MIUR supervision.