Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Key Highlights

• Public university founded in Venice in 1868
• Historic headquarters in a Gothic palace on the Grand Canal
• University sites extend across Venice, Mestre, and Treviso
• Active bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral provision confirmed for 2026/27

Student Life & Environment

Student life is spread across an urban network rather than concentrated on one residential campus. University facilities include libraries distributed around the city, and students can use their university identification for access; seat reservations may be managed through EasyPlanning or the MyUNIVE app. Dining options include university and regional student canteens, while the university sports centre provides access to activities ranging from fitness and team sports to rowing, sailing, canoeing, and traditional Venetian rowing. Housing requires advance planning. Ca’ Foscari lists university residences in Venice and Mestre and also maintains agreements with private residences and colleges. Its Housing Office assists students with identifying accommodation, arranging visits, and handling lease-related steps. Housing is not presented as automatically guaranteed, and the university notes that many published residence rates still apply to 2025/26 while 2026/27 updates are pending. Applicants should therefore confirm availability and current prices directly with each residence rather than budgeting from older figures. Support services include counselling, accessibility assistance, and international-student guidance. The Welcome Unit can help degree-seeking international students with enrollment procedures, qualification recognition, visas, residence permits, and practical services. These resources are useful, but students should expect daily travel between facilities and should choose accommodation with their particular teaching site in mind.

Location & Surroundings

Ca’ Foscari is based in Venice, in northeastern Italy. Its main institutional address is in Dorsoduro, and the historic headquarters occupies the Ca’ Foscari palace on the Grand Canal. Other university venues are located across Venice’s historic centre, with additional sites in Mestre on the mainland and in Treviso. Academic location should therefore be checked program by program; studying at Ca’ Foscari does not necessarily mean attending every class near the main palace. The setting gives students direct access to Venice’s museums, galleries, churches, archives, festivals, islands, and waterways. It can be especially relevant for study connected with languages, history, culture, tourism, environmental questions, or cultural heritage. At the same time, Venice’s pedestrian and water-based transport system shapes everyday routines. Students may need to combine walking, vaporetto services, trains, or buses depending on where they live and study. Housing choices commonly extend beyond the historic centre to mainland Venice. Applicants should compare commute patterns as well as rent, particularly when their classes are based at the Scientific Campus in Mestre or another specialist location.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026/27, the published maximum tuition contribution is EUR 2,177 for most bachelor’s programs and EUR 2,428 for most master’s programs. These are maximum general amounts, not universal prices: actual charges can depend on ISEE income documentation, merit, citizenship, enrollment status, and whether the student follows a program with a separate fee. Regional student-support tax and, where applicable, stamp duty are additional. The university divides tuition into three installments and offers income- or merit-based reductions where eligibility and documentation requirements are met. International students should not assume that the standard maximum applies to them. Ca’ Foscari publishes separate 2026/27 rules for non-EU students, including citizenship-based flat fees and a EUR 700 rate for students from countries on the applicable low-human-development list. Certain programs are exceptions to ordinary fee arrangements. The official fee page and calculator should therefore be used after confirming citizenship category, program, and eligibility for equivalence with Italian or EU students. Accommodation, meals, transport, books, and personal expenses are separate. Current 2026/27 residence rates were not yet comprehensively published as of August 2026, so no reliable single housing budget can be stated. For career preparation, the university’s Career Service offers CV and career guidance, skills-development activities, internships in Italy and abroad, job listings, recruiting meetings, and opportunities to meet employers. These services support career exploration but do not imply a particular placement rate, salary, or employment outcome.