Founded in 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, the University of Pisa is an Italian public research university located in Pisa, Italy. It is the 19th oldest university in the world and the 10th oldest in Italy. The University of Pisa is part of the Pisa University System, which includes the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. It has about 50.000 students. The university has an intense athletic rivalry with the University of Pavia, which traditionally culminates in the Pisa-Pavia Regatta (Regata Pisa-Pavia), the oldest competition of this kind in Italy, and second in Europe only to the Oxford Cambridge boat race. It houses the Orto botanico di Pisa, Europe’s oldest academic botanical garden.
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University of Pisa
Country
- Italy
City
- Pisa ,
Founding year
1343
Acceptance rate
35%
Fall semester application deadline
June 30
Spring semester application deadline
October 31
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €416/semester
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Subjects available to free mover students
Anatomy & Physiology [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Economics & Econometrics [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]Materials Science [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]
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General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
404°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
401–500°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
151-200°
Center for World University Rankings
264°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
272°
QS World Universities by Subject
Arts & Humanities
231°
Engineering and Technology
234°
Life Sciences & Medicine
240°
Natural Sciences
122°
Social Sciences & Management
451-500°
Agriculture & Forestry
101-150°
Archaeology
51-100°
Biological Sciences
251-300°
Business & Management Studies
401-450°
Chemistry
251-300°
Classics & Ancient History
21°
Computer Science & Information Systems
120°
Economics & Econometrics
301-350°
Engineering Chemical
201-250°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
151-200°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
201-250°
English Language & Literature
251-300°
Environmental Sciences
401-450°
History
201-220°
Law
251-300°
Linguistics
201-250°
Materials Science
301-350°
Mathematics
151-200°
Medicine
201-250°
Modern Languages
101-150°
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
101-150°
Physics & Astronomy
78°
Statistics & Operational Research
151-200°
Veterinary Science
44°
