Università degli Studi di Milano

About Università degli Studi di Milano

Università degli Studi di Milano is the formal name of the institution often shortened to the University of Milan and branded La Statale. It is listed by Italy’s Ministry of University and Research among the country’s state universities and is distinct from Politecnico di Milano and Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca. The university officially began on 8 December 1924 under founding rector Luigi Mangiagalli. Its initial four faculties covered law, humanities, medicine, and mathematical, physical and natural sciences; agriculture and veterinary medicine were added during the following decade. The university operates as a multi-site institution rather than a single enclosed campus. Its historical headquarters occupy the former Ca’ Granda hospital at Via Festa del Perdono in central Milan, while scientific teaching developed around Città Studi. Veterinary Medicine moved to a university centre in Lodi in 2018, illustrating that a student’s daily setting and commute depend materially on the chosen subject. The academic portfolio now spans undergraduate, single-cycle, master’s and doctoral education. This breadth suits students looking for a comprehensive public university in a large European city, but applicants should compare individual programme pages carefully. Admission method, teaching language, programme location and tuition category can differ. Prospective students should also distinguish La Statale from Milan’s other universities when searching for courses, accommodation or application instructions.

Admissions are organised by programme and study level. For 2026/27, applicants to bachelor’s and single-cycle programmes must hold an upper-secondary qualification and take an admission test or skills assessment. Almost every undergraduate programme uses a CISIA TOLC, but candidates must check the specific call because test type, available places, ranking rules and enrolment steps differ. Calls for undergraduate and capped-enrolment master’s programmes began appearing from March 2026. Open-admission master’s applications opened on 22 January 2026. Candidates must hold, or be completing, an appropriate bachelor’s degree, and a programme admission board checks the curricular and other requirements stated in the programme description. Deadlines vary by master’s programme. For 2026/27, non-EU applicants residing outside Italy who require a visa faced a 30 April 2026 deadline for open-admission master’s applications; this date has already passed as of 20 August 2026 and should not be generalized to other applicant categories. Applicants with foreign qualifications must also follow the international-enrolment procedure. Non-EU students residing abroad generally pre-enrol through Universitaly and are subject to programme-specific reserved places and documentation requirements. Because admission, visa and enrolment are separate processes, applicants should follow the current call for their exact programme rather than relying on a university-wide deadline.

The 2026/27 academic offer covers bachelor’s degrees, single-cycle degrees, two-year master’s degrees and PhD study. The official undergraduate catalogue lists 99 active bachelor’s and single-cycle programmes. The separate master’s catalogue lists 82 programmes, while the doctoral catalogue identifies 36 programmes in the XLII cycle for 2026/27. These totals refer to their respective official catalogues and should not be combined as though every entry had the same structure or admissions route. The subject range includes humanities, social sciences and law; science and technology; medicine and healthcare; and agriculture-related fields. Doctoral options demonstrate the research breadth, with fields such as chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental sciences, food systems, legal studies, mathematical sciences, molecular and cellular biology, physics, political studies and public health. Some doctoral programmes are inter-university collaborations. Language requires programme-level checking. The doctoral catalogue includes both Italian- and English-taught options, and the master’s catalogue likewise permits filtering by language. Applicants should therefore not assume that the database record’s general Italian language designation applies uniformly to every course. They should use the 2026/27 programme sheet to confirm teaching language, curriculum, attendance mode, location, entry requirements and any limited-enrolment test. The university’s scale offers substantial disciplinary choice, but that same scale makes the individual programme documentation—not a university-wide summary—the decisive academic source.

Key Highlights

• Public state university formally named Università degli Studi di Milano
• Founded in 1924 with law, humanities, medicine and science faculties
• Multi-site institution with teaching in Milan and elsewhere in Lombardy
• Distinct from Milano-Bicocca and Politecnico di Milano

Student Life & Environment

Student life is shaped by a dispersed urban university and by the practicalities of living in Milan. University-managed accommodation is available to eligible non-resident students through a competitive annual call rather than being guaranteed with admission. For 2026/27, the university reports 1,345 residence places in single or double rooms, normally assignable for up to 11 months. Eligibility incorporates income and merit conditions, residence and travel-time rules, and other requirements stated in the call. This means students should develop a housing plan separately from their academic application. Applicants who miss the residence deadline, do not meet the criteria or are not placed through the ranking will need to investigate other housing. The university also points students toward private and public alternatives and operates a short-term housing service for temporary stays. Beyond housing, students can use orientation, internship and career-support services. The university’s career platform allows enrolled students and graduates to post a CV and review job and internship opportunities. Curricular internships may form part of a programme, while extracurricular opportunities serve recent graduates. Participation and availability depend on the course and host organisation, so students should confirm credit rules and timing with their programme.

Location & Surroundings

The university is embedded across Milan rather than arranged around one residential campus. Its headquarters at Via Festa del Perdono 7 are in the historic city centre, with central administration based there. The student registry, career-guidance, mobility and international welcome services are located nearby on Via Santa Sofia. This central presence can place students close to Milan’s civic and cultural institutions, but it does not describe every student’s study location. Scientific faculties have longstanding roots in Città Studi, east of the centre. Other teaching and research activities occupy additional sites across Milan and Lombardy, including the veterinary university centre in Lodi. Applicants should therefore locate their programme’s classrooms, laboratories or clinical placements before choosing housing. A central-Milan address may be convenient for administrative appointments while being distant from regular classes. Milan’s extensive urban setting offers access to public transport and a large regional employment market, but commuting time and housing cost can materially affect the student experience. Programme location should be assessed alongside tuition, language and admissions requirements, especially when activities occur at more than one facility.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For bachelor’s, master’s and single-cycle students in 2026/27, tuition is paid in two instalments. The first instalment is €146, comprising the minimum €130 regional right-to-study tax and a €16 stamp duty. For students whose household income and assets are assessed through Italy’s ISEE University system, the second instalment varies by ISEE value, programme fee area and progress status. A no-tax area applies to eligible on-track students, and those no more than one year beyond schedule, with ISEE up to €30,000; exemptions remain subject to the published regulation. International students whose household income and assets are outside Italy use country-group and programme-area amounts rather than ISEE. For students first enrolled in 2026/27, the published second instalment ranges from €200 to €4,101.12, depending on country group and whether the programme falls in fee area A or B. The first instalment’s final regional-tax amount can also rise by country group. Students should obtain their classification from the official fee page rather than treating the highest or lowest figure as a universal tuition price. University career support includes CV publication, a searchable job and internship noticeboard, curricular and extracurricular internship assistance, and employer-facing placement activity. These services provide access to opportunities but do not guarantee employment or a particular salary. Career preparation should be evaluated through the chosen programme’s internship design, professional recognition and language requirements.