Italy

Country: Italy

At Italian state universities fees depend on family income (ISEE): with an ISEE up to €22,000 you pay no tuition fee, only the regional tax and €16 stamp duty, and some universities charge reduced flat fees to students from certain non-EU countries. Universitaly lists 283 universities and institutions and around 9,000 programmes. Learn how to apply, what a month costs (around €700–1,100) and which scholarships exist.

Study in Europe estimates that a student in Italy spends around €700–1,100 a month, depending on the city.

Your options are:

university residences and guest rooms,
colleges and halls of residence (collegi, residenze), including colleges for high-achieving students (collegi di merito),
places in residences of the regional right-to-study agencies (DSU, e.g. ER.GO in Emilia-Romagna) – Universitaly lists 45,843 of them in total,
a room in a rented flat – many universities run databases of offers.

You apply for a DSU residence place together with your scholarship application – watch the deadlines, as they often close in the summer.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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