Study Materials Engineering in Italy: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Italy has 13 undergraduate programmes in Materials Engineering at 13 universities in 11 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €2,573 a year (€136–€3,943); non-EU students €2,395 a year (€136–€3,943).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Materials Engineering programmes in Italy

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Ingegneria dei Materiali e delle NanotecnologiePolitecnico di MilanoMilanItalian3 yr€157–€3,943€157–€3,943
Ingegneria dei materialiPolitecnico di TorinoTurinItalian3 yr€161–€3,761€761–€3,761
Scienza e Tecnologia dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di BariBariItalian3 yr€162–€2,811€162–€2,811
Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di BolognaBolognaItalian3 yr€157–€2,197€157–€2,197
Scienza dei materialiUniversità degli studi di CamerinoCamerinoItalian3 yr€300–€800€300–€800
Scienza Dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di FirenzeFlorenceItalian3 yr€536–€2,395€536–€2,395
Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di GenovaGenoaItalian3 yr€136–€3,476€136–€3,476
Scienza E Nanotecnologia Dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di Milano-BicoccaMilanItalian3 yr€446–€3,806€446–€3,806
Ingegneria dei Materiali e BiomaterialiUniversità degli studi di Napoli Federico IINaplesItalian3 yr€146–€2,573€146–€189
Scienza dei materialiUniversità degli studi di PadovaPaduaItalian3 yr€208–€3,198€2,990
Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di ParmaParmaItalian3 yr€156–€2,226€156–€2,226
Scienza dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di Roma Tor VergataRomeItalian3 yr€656–€1,156€656–€1,156
Scienza Dei MaterialiUniversità degli studi di TorinoTurinItalian3 yr€656–€1,656€656–€1,656

How admission works in Italy

Access depends on the programme: free access (with an initial knowledge check), local limited places (the university's own admission test, often a TOLC by CISIA) or national limited places (Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary: from 2025/26 an open first 'filter semester' with national exams and a ranking; Architecture, primary-school teaching and health professions: tests on national dates). Non-EU applicants living abroad apply for a reserved quota via Universitaly pre-enrolment and need a study visa; Italian-taught programmes require an Italian language test. There are no cutoff scores.

See also: Study in Italy · Materials Engineering in other countries

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.