Date of publication: 2025
Fees - first cycle (euro): min 200 - most common 1,629 - max 2,956
Fees - second cycle (euro): min 200 - most common 1,761 - max 3,031
Fees - note: Fees depend on family income
Grants - note: Need- and merit-based grants, rare loans
Need-based grant (euro): min 2,554 - most common 4,473 - max 7,655
Merit-based grant (euro): min 2,554 - most common 4,473 - max 7,655
National student fee
In Italy all students pay fees. Universities set their own fee rules within national law, and the amount you pay depends mainly on your family's economic situation and on your programme.
In 2023/24 Bachelor's students paid between EUR 200 and EUR 2,956 a year, with an average of about EUR 1,629. Master's students paid between EUR 200 and EUR 3,031, with an average of about EUR 1,761. These figures include two compulsory taxes: the regional tax (about EUR 140) and the central government tax (about EUR 16). Some students pay only these two taxes, around EUR 160 in total.
Each university can charge more to students who take longer than planned, and programmes taught in a foreign language can also cost more. International students are not covered by the same fee rules as home students.
Waivers and reductions are available based on family income and academic results.Student grants
Italy has need-based and merit-based grants for first- and second-cycle students, full-time and part-time, home and international. Amounts are the same for home and international students, they are usually paid in three instalments and there is no age limit.
Grants are awarded through calls published by the regional bodies for the right to education. The same calls can also offer subsidised meals and accommodation at controlled prices.
In 2023/24 grants ranged from EUR 2,554 to EUR 7,655 a year, with an average of about EUR 4,473.
There are also mobility programmes, such as the "Italian Erasmus", and local initiatives run by the regions. A grant cannot be combined with a publicly subsidised loan.Loans
Publicly subsidised loans are available to home and international students, with no age limit. They are rare: about 0.03% of students had one in 2023/24. You cannot combine a loan with a grant.Tax benefit for student's parents
Students and their parents can benefit from tax incentives.Family allowances
Family allowances are available (since 1 January 2022, under Legislative Decree No. 230 of 2021) for students up to the age of 21.
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