Founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from Bologna, University of Padua is the second-oldest university in Italy and the world’s fifth-oldest surviving university. The Botanical Garden of Padova, established by the university in 1545, was one of the oldest gardens of its kind in the world (after the Hanging Gardens of Babylon). The university also houses the oldest surviving permanent anatomical theatre in Europe, dating from 1595. University of Padua was the first university in the world to award a Doctor of Philosophy degree to a woman. The university is constantly ranked among the best Italian universities and in the top 250 worldwide by Times Higher Education, US News & World Report World Best Global Universities Rankings and ARWU. Galileo Galilei held chair of mathematics at the university between 1592 and 1610.
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University of Padua
Country
- Italy
City
- Padua ,
Founding year
1222
Acceptance rate
40%
Fall semester application deadline
Not specified
Spring semester application deadline
Not specified
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €1000/semester
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Subjects available to free mover students
Accounting & Finance [English]Agriculture & Forestry [English]Biological Sciences [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Development Studies [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Economics & Econometrics [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]Environmental Sciences [English]Mathematics [English]Medicine [English]Pharmacy & Pharmacology [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]Politics & International Studies [English]Psychology [English]Social Policy & Administration [English]Statistics & Operational Research [English]Veterinary Science [English]
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General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
243°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
251–300°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
201-300°
Center for World University Rankings
164°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
107°
Webometrics
108°
QS World Universities by Subject
Arts & Humanities
163°
Engineering and Technology
126°
Life Sciences & Medicine
117°
Natural Sciences
111°
Social Sciences & Management
197°
Accounting & Finance
201-250°
Agriculture & Forestry
87°
Anatomy & Physiology
51-100°
Archaeology
51-100°
Art & Design
51-80°
Biological Sciences
135°
Chemistry
201-250°
Computer Science & Information Systems
151-200°
Earth & Marine Sciences
101-150°
Economics & Econometrics
151-200°
Education & Training
201-250°
Engineering Chemical
151-200°
Engineering CiviI & Structural
151-200°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
118°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
116°
Environmental Sciences
101-150°
History
101-150°
Law
201-250°
Linguistics
151-200°
Materials Science
201-250°
Mathematics
151-200°
Medicine
124°
Modern Languages
101-150°
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
79°
Philosophy
201-210°
Physics & Astronomy
86°
Psychology
82°
Sociology
251-300°
Statistics & Operational Research
51-100°
Veterinary Science
51-60°