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OVERVIEW

In Italy fees are paid by all students.
Part-time programmes in short cycle do not exist.
Fee differentiation policies are applied based on the filed of study and programme. Other criteria decided independently by the Universities, can influence the amount of fees.
Waivers and reductions are available and based on socio-economic and academic performance criteria.
Direct financial support is provided through grants and loans which cannot be combined.
Indirect financial support is available to students and their parents in the form of tax incentives and family allowances. The age limit for access to family allowances is 21 years.

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FEES

Fee regulations are set by the universities, as long as they comply with national law. Within each university regulation, the fee amounts are defined according to the economic status of each student and according to the type of course.
Students with extended length of study may be required to pay higher fees compared to home full-time students in the respective cycle. However the amount is regulated by each university independently within its own fee regulation.
Students following programmes in a foreign language may also incur higher fees.
International students are not subject to the same fee policies applied to home students.
Fees for first and second cycles: bachelor's and master's programmes are included, equivalent levels are excluded.
Minimum fee per year: defined for each academic year by law. Maximum per year: substituted with 90th percentile; calculated with actual data for all registered students (home and international); the value refers to all students enrolled, without distinction between students with regular or insufficient credits/extended length of studies. Most common per year: substituted with "average amount"; calculated with actual data for all registered students.
The annual average tuition fees and the percentiles are calculated on the basis of the actual tuition fee paid by each student (net amount). Students totally exempted from fees are not included in the calculation of the average and of the percentiles, while students partially exempted are considered on the basis of their actual payment.
Mandatory regional tax and Mandatory Central Government tax (respectively about 140 euros and 16 euro) are included.
The percentage of students who pay above 100 euros excludes students who are only required to pay the mandatory regional and central government taxes (around 160 euros in total).

Annual grant amounts (in EUR)

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Type of Grants

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - GRANTS

Need-based and merit-based grants are available for all students in first and second cycles.
Grants are available to full-time and part-time home and international students and are usually paid in three instalments. Grants are assigned to international students with same conditions and amounts apply for home students.
Data on shares of grant holders for 2023/2024 academic year is an estimation. Data refers to all students (first and second cycle, full-time and part-time, home and international).
There is no age limit for students to be grant beneficiaries.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of calls issued by the regional bodies for the right to education (accessible on site: https://www.universitaly.it/). The calls also assign a subsidized meal and accommodation at a controlled price compared to the market.
European and national mobility programmes are available (for example the so-called “Italian Erasmus”) and every regional bodies for the right to education provides specific initiatives consistent with social and economic characteristics of territories.

Annual loan amounts (in EUR)

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - LOANS

Publicly subsidised loans are available for home and international students.
Data on share of loan borrowers is an estimation. The percentage 0,03% refers to all students (first and second cycle, full-time and part-time, home and international).
There is no age limit to taking out a loan.

Further readings

Source of data: MUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca) [Ministry of Higher Education and Research], Census Survey carried out by the Statistical Office and National Student Register (ustat.miur.it).

University studies - regional

Interventions and contributions in higher education

Interventions and contributions - afam

Family allowances are available as of 01/01/2022 - Legislative Decree No. 230 of 2021