UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, also known as Cattolica, is the largest in-person non-state university in Europe. With campuses in Milan, Rome, Piacenza, Cremona, and Brescia, we offer diverse academic and cultural experiences across Italy. We welcome students from 126 different nationalities.

WHAT PROGRAMMES DOES CATTOILICA OFFER?
Cattolica offers many programmes in English and Italian across a wide range of study areas, including:

• Business and Management
• Banking and Finance
• Data Science
• Psychology
• Medicine and Surgery
• Agricultural and Food Sciences
• Marketing and Communication
• Humanities
• Political and Social Sciences
• Mathematics and Physics
• Linguistics and Languages
• Education
  

WORLD RANKINGS

Cattolica is recognised internationally for academic excellence and international impact: 

• #331 in Best Global Universities (U.S. News 2025-2026)

• #127 in Best Global Universities in Europe (U.S. News 2025-2026)

• Top 251–300 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2026)

• #388 in the QS World University Ranking (2027)

• #136 in Europe (QS Europe University Ranking 2026)

• #1 in Italy for inbound exchange students (QS Europe University Ranking 2026)

• 17 subjects ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2026)

• #74 in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (U.S. News 2025-2026)

• #74 in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (U.S. News 2025-2026)

• #55 in Surgery (U.S. News 2025-2026)

• #95 in Food Science and Technology (U.S. News 2025-2026)

WHY CHOOSE CATTOLICA?

• Over 100 years of academic tradition;

• Wide range of programmes taught in English and Italian;

• Five campuses - Milan, Rome, Piacenza, Cremona, and Brescia - each offering a unique academic and cultural experience;

• Top global rankings;

• Strong student support services;

• A welcoming and international campus community;

• Our students don't just earn degrees—they become leaders, innovators, and changemakers around the world

NUMBERS

• Founded in 1921

• 36,056 overall number of students

• 3,314 international degree-seeking students from 126 different nationalities

• 100+reserach centres

• 1,651full professors and 4,200 lecturers

• 50 English-taught programmes

• 220+Italian-taught programmes

• 35 Double Degree options

Università Cattolica boasts high graduate employability rates and ranks first in Italy for employer-student connections (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2025). Our strong ties with the professional world not only influence careers and the acquisition of important business connections for students, but also the quality of teaching. Professionals from various industries participate in the development of programmes, ensuring students acquire the most relevant knowledge and skills.

In 2025, together with Studiare in Italia, the university launched its own Foundation Year programme, designed to prepare school graduates from Russia and CIS countries for university studies in Italy. This is the only programme in Milan at a multidisciplinary university with guaranteed accommodation and guardiansgip service.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Undergraduate programmes in English
Graduate programmes in English
Foundation Year
Student experience - International Student at Università Cattolica - Iya (Russia)