| Rank | university | country | city | GLOBAL SCORE | ENROLLMENT |
| #1 in Best Universities in Italy #112 in Best Global Universities |
University of Bologna | Italy | Bologna | 68.6 | N/A |
| #2 in Best Universities in Italy #114 in Best Global Universities |
Sapienza University of Rome | Italy | Rome | 68.4 | 77,548 |
| #2 in Best Universities in Italy #114 in Best Global Universities |
University of Padua | Italy | Padua | 68.4 | 46,900 |
| #4 in Best Universities in Italy #148 in Best Global Universities |
International School for Advanced Studies | Italy | Trieste | 66.0 | N/A |
| #5 in Best Universities in Italy #164 in Best Global Universities |
University of Milan | Italy | Milan | 65.1 | N/A |
| #6 in Best Universities in Italy #189 in Best Global Universities |
University of Pisa | Italy | Pisa | 63.1 | 32,974 |
| #7 in Best Universities in Italy #192 in Best Global Universities |
University of Naples Federico II | Italy | Naples | 62.8 | N/A |
| #8 in Best Universities in Italy #217 in Best Global Universities |
University of Turin | Italy | Turin | 61.7 | 55,957 |
| #9 in Best Universities in Italy #221 in Best Global Universities |
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa | Italy | Pisa | 61.6 | 557 |
| #10 in Best Universities in Italy #224 in Best Global Universities |
University of Trento | Italy | Trento | 61.4 | N/A |
| #11 in Best Universities in Italy #235 in Best Global Universities |
University of Florence | Italy | Florence | 60.9 | N/A |
| #12 in Best Universities in Italy #243 in Best Global Universities |
University of Rome Tor Vergata | Italy | Rome | 60.5 | N/A |
| #13 in Best Universities in Italy #258 in Best Global Universities |
University of Pavia | Italy | Pavia | 59.7 | N/A |
| #14 in Best Universities in Italy #264 in Best Global Universities |
University of Genoa | Italy | Genoa | 59.5 | 23,405 |
| #15 in Best Universities in Italy #281 in Best Global Universities |
University of Milan - Bicocca | Italy | Milan | 58.8 | N/A |
| #16 in Best Universities in Italy #301 in Best Global Universities |
Polytechnic University of Milan | Italy | Milan | 57.8 | 36,828 |
| #17 in Best Universities in Italy #316 in Best Global Universities |
University of Perugia | Italy | Perugia | 57.4 | N/A |
| #18 in Best Universities in Italy #332 in Best Global Universities |
University of Trieste | Italy | Trieste | 56.5 | 16,217 |
| #19 in Best Universities in Italy #342 in Best Global Universities |
Politecnico di Bari | Italy | Bari | 55.9 | N/A |
| #20 in Best Universities in Italy #352 in Best Global Universities |
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University | Italy | Milan | 55.7 | N/A |
| #21 in Best Universities in Italy #367 in Best Global Universities |
University of Siena | Italy | Siena | 55.1 | N/A |
| #22 in Best Universities in Italy #378 in Best Global Universities |
University of Bari | Italy | Bari | 54.7 | 43,458 |
| #23 in Best Universities in Italy #437 in Best Global Universities |
University of Salerno | Italy | Fisciano | 52.8 | N/A |
| #24 in Best Universities in Italy #451 in Best Global Universities |
University of Catania | Italy | Catania | 52.3 | N/A |
| #25 in Best Universities in Italy #459 in Best Global Universities |
Catholic University of Sacred Heart | Italy | Milan | 52.1 | N/A |
| #26 in Best Universities in Italy #467 in Best Global Universities |
Roma Tre University | Italy | Rome | 51.4 | 32,361 |
| #27 in Best Universities in Italy #494 in Best Global Universities |
Polytechnic University of Turin | Italy | Turin | 50.5 | 29,006 |
| #28 in Best Universities in Italy #497 in Best Global Universities |
University of Udine | Italy | Udine | 50.4 | N/A |
| #29 in Best Universities in Italy #507 in Best Global Universities |
University of Ferrara | Italy | Ferrara | 50.0 | 17,025 |
| #30 in Best Universities in Italy #523 in Best Global Universities |
Parthenope University Naples | Italy | Naples | 49.6 | N/A |
| #31 in Best Universities in Italy #529 in Best Global Universities |
University of Verona | Italy | Verona | 49.4 | N/A |
| #32 in Best Universities in Italy #557 in Best Global Universities |
University of Calabria | Italy | Arcavacata di Rende | 48.6 | N/A |
| #32 in Best Universities in Italy #557 in Best Global Universities |
University of Parma | Italy | Parma | 48.6 | N/A |
| #34 in Best Universities in Italy #591 in Best Global Universities |
University of Palermo | Italy | Palermo | 47.9 | N/A |
| #35 in Best Universities in Italy #616 in Best Global Universities |
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | Italy | Modena | 47.1 | N/A |
| #36 in Best Universities in Italy #626 in Best Global Universities |
University of Salento | Italy | Lecce | 46.8 | N/A |
| #37 in Best Universities in Italy #639 in Best Global Universities |
Bocconi University | Italy | Milan | 46.4 | N/A |
| #38 in Best Universities in Italy #666 in Best Global Universities |
University of Brescia | Italy | Brescia | 45.5 | 14,479 |
| #39 in Best Universities in Italy #672 in Best Global Universities |
University of Cagliari | Italy | Cagliari | 45.2 | N/A |
| #40 in Best Universities in Italy #684 in Best Global Universities |
University of Basilicata | Italy | Potenza | 44.9 | N/A |
| #41 in Best Universities in Italy #699 in Best Global Universities |
University of Camerino | Italy | Camerino | 44.4 | N/A |
| #42 in Best Universities in Italy #714 in Best Global Universities |
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna | Italy | Pisa | 44.1 | N/A |
| #43 in Best Universities in Italy #750 in Best Global Universities |
University of Messina | Italy | Messina | 42.8 | N/A |
| #44 in Best Universities in Italy #767 in Best Global Universities |
Marche Polytechnic University | Italy | Ancona | 42.4 | N/A |
| #45 in Best Universities in Italy #783 in Best Global Universities |
University of Urbino | Italy | Urbino | 41.9 | N/A |
| #46 in Best Universities in Italy #801 in Best Global Universities |
University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro | Italy | Vercelli | 41.4 | N/A |
| #47 in Best Universities in Italy #840 in Best Global Universities |
University of Insubria | Italy | Varese | 40.6 | N/A |
| #48 in Best Universities in Italy #885 in Best Global Universities |
Tuscia University | Italy | Viterbo | 39.4 | N/A |
| #49 in Best Universities in Italy #888 in Best Global Universities |
European University Institute | Italy | Florence | 39.3 | N/A |
| #50 in Best Universities in Italy #913 in Best Global Universities |
University of Sassari | Italy | Sassari | 38.3 | N/A |
| #51 in Best Universities in Italy #980 in Best Global Universities |
Universita Ca Foscari Venezia | Italy | Venice | 36.4 | 16,187 |
| #52 in Best Universities in Italy #1,038 in Best Global Universities |
G d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara | Italy | Chieti | 34.8 | N/A |
| #53 in Best Universities in Italy #1,056 in Best Global Universities |
Universita della Campania Vanvitelli | Italy | Caserta | 34.4 | N/A |
| #54 in Best Universities in Italy #1,078 in Best Global Universities |
Università degli Studi del Sannio-Benevento | Italy | Benevento | 33.9 | N/A |
| #54 in Best Universities in Italy #1,078 in Best Global Universities |
University of Aquila | Italy | L'Aquila | 33.9 | N/A |
| #56 in Best Universities in Italy #1,117 in Best Global Universities |
University of Cassino | Italy | Cassino | 32.9 | N/A |
| #57 in Best Universities in Italy #1,122 in Best Global Universities |
University Campus Bio-Medico - Rome Italy | Italy | Rome | 32.8 | N/A |
| #58 in Best Universities in Italy #1,308 in Best Global Universities |
Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro | Italy | Catanzaro | 28.6 | N/A |
| #Unranked in Best Universities in Italy #Unranked in Best Global Universities |
Guglielmo Marconi University | Italy | Rome | N/A | N/A |
| #Unranked in Best Universities in Italy #Unranked in Best Global Universities |
Humanitas University | Italy | Milan | N/A | N/A |
