University of Trento
Trento, Italy — www.unitn.it
- QS Ranking
- #351
- Founded
- 1962
- Type
- Public Research University
- Students
- 16,500+
- Acceptance Rate
- ~45%
- Founded
- 1962 — Italy's most international public university; high Alps setting
- QS Rank
- #351–400 (2025) — top-50 globally for small universities
- Sociology
- Top 50 globally (QS) — Italy's leading sociology programme
- Dolomites UNESCO
- The pale limestone formations surrounding Trento — visible from all campus buildings
Overview
The University of Trento (Università degli Studi di Trento, UniTN), founded in 1962 as a private institution and becoming a state university in 1972, is one of Italy's consistently highest-ranked medium-sized universities and a European leader in internationality and research quality, ranked #351–400 in QS 2025 and regularly appearing in world top-100 lists for small universities. UniTN is located in Trento — the capital of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol autonomous region, a bilingual (Italian/German) mountain city at the junction of the Adige Valley and the Dolomites, one of Italy's most prosperous regions, governed by its own special statute with generous university funding provisions. The university's small size (~16,500 students) belies its international impact: per-faculty research output is among Italy's highest, international student proportions are the highest of any Italian public university, and UniTN's sociology and information engineering departments are recognised globally. The Dolomites (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2009 — the extraordinary pale limestone formations, rose-gold at sunset, that surround Trento on all sides), the Trentino wine culture (Teroldego, Nosiola, and Gewürztraminer from Alpine-foot vineyards), and the extraordinary quality of life in one of Italy's safest and best-governed regions define the student experience.
Admission Process
Apply via unitn.it. Some programmes require TOLC tests. Non-EU students: Universitaly portal. English-medium master's (many available): IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+. Deadlines: March–July. Relatively accessible admissions with a strong merit culture — quality input but not as competitive as Milan or Rome.
Programs at University of Trento
- Computer, Communications and Electronic Engineering (BSc) (Bachelor's) — 2,200 EUR/year
- Computer Science (BSc) (Bachelor's) — 2,200 EUR/year
- Artificial Intelligence Systems (BSc) (Bachelor's) — 2,200 EUR/year
- Comparative, European and International Legal Studies (CEILS) (Bachelor's) — 2,200 EUR/year
- Agrifood Innovation Management (BSc) (Bachelor's) — 2,200 EUR/year
- BSc Computer Science (Bachelor's) — 2,000 EUR/year
- BSc Business Administration (Bachelor's) — 3,000 EUR/year
- BSc Economics (Bachelor's) — 4,000 EUR/year
- MSc Data Science (Master's) — 3,834 EUR/year
- MSc Finance (Master's) — 10,346 EUR/year
- MA International Business (Master's) — 6,590 EUR/year
- MSc Cybersecurity (Master's) — 3,760 EUR/year
- MBA Marketing & Brand Management (MBA) — 20,709 EUR/year
- PhD Economics (PhD) — 4,128 EUR/year
- MSc Psychology (Master's) — 5,991 EUR/year