Università degli Studi della Basilicata

Key Highlights

• Public Italian university established for the 1982/83 academic year
• Active 2026/27 degree portfolio across Potenza and Matera
• Five current departments span sciences, engineering, health, agriculture, humanities and social fields
• Three university sites: two in Potenza and one in Matera

Student Life & Environment

Student services are distributed across the university’s two cities. At Macchia Romana in Potenza, students can access the central library, IT services, student administration and the POLiS orientation center alongside the main science, engineering, agriculture and health departments. The Francioso site includes library provision, the University Language Centre, disability support, student administration and computer facilities. Matera’s Via Lanera campus includes student administration, library services and offices supporting internships. Housing requires advance planning. The university’s 2026 enrollment information identifies an ARDSU-managed residence in Potenza and states that a university residence in Matera is intended to be available for 2026/27. It also points students toward private accommodation and a housing-office service. Because availability, eligibility and application windows can change, students should obtain current details directly from ARDSU before relying on a residence place. ARDSU also administers regional right-to-study support and dining services. On campus, students can use language learning, orientation and career support, disability and specific-learning-difference services, and library resources. The university advertises student associations, cultural initiatives, a university choir and sports through CUS Basilicata. These options provide organized activities beyond classes, although the experience will differ between the larger Potenza academic sites and the more specialized Matera campus. Students comparing programs should consider both academic fit and the services available in the relevant city.

Location & Surroundings

The university is located in Basilicata, a southern Italian region, and operates in Potenza and Matera rather than on one consolidated campus. Potenza, the regional capital, contains two sites. Macchia Romana is the principal science-oriented campus and houses most departments, central administration, student services, IT facilities and the central library. The Francioso site on Via Nazario Sauro supports humanities and social fields as well as language, disability, library and student-administration services. Matera’s campus is on Via Lanera. It supports teaching and services associated particularly with humanities, cultural heritage, architecture, education and related territorial subjects. Matera is internationally known for its historic urban landscape, giving cultural-heritage and architecture students a distinctive local context, though the profile makes no assumption that every program uses the city itself as a formal teaching resource. The two-city arrangement is the main logistical issue for applicants. Potenza and Matera are separate cities, and students should not choose accommodation until the official manifesto or course catalogue confirms their program location. Departmental offices, internship support, libraries and student administration are available in both cities, but their functions and academic coverage are not identical.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university does not publish one flat tuition figure applicable to every student. Its 2026/27 contribution regulation uses a differentiated system, so the annual comprehensive contribution depends on factors defined in that regulation, including the student’s financial and enrollment circumstances. Applicants should calculate their liability using the current rules rather than treating an illustrative amount as universal. At enrollment, the 2026/27 study manifesto identifies a €16 virtual stamp duty and a €140 regional right-to-study tax. An additional annual comprehensive university contribution is payable when applicable. Students enrolling in an open-access course by 31 July 2026 receive a 50% reduction on the first installment if they are not already covered by the no-tax area. Regional scholarships, exemptions and other concessions have separate eligibility and documentation requirements, commonly involving Italian financial indicators. International students should seek guidance early if their household income and assets were earned outside Italy, since equivalent documentation may be required. Housing and dining are administered in cooperation with ARDSU and should be budgeted separately. Residence places and scholarship support are not automatic, and the institution does not provide a single verified room-and-board price suitable for this profile. For career preparation, curricular internships can place students with companies, public bodies, professional practices or associations. POLiS also operates a placement service linking students and graduates with employers, publishes opportunities, uses the AlmaLaurea platform and organizes employer meetings and Placement Days. These services create practical routes into work, but the available official sources do not support a university-wide salary, employment-rate or employer-outcomes claim.