The Politecnico di Milano is currently divided into 12 Departments, 6 Schools and 7 Campuses.

The Departments are institutional offices for the conduct of research in related fields. The Department carries out research and consultancy as well as testing and certification. It proposes and manages university Research Doctorate.

Bodies of the Department are the Head, the Board and the Executive Committee.

Schools are educational facilities to which professors and researchers belongs to carry out their teaching activities. To the School refer programmes of Bachelor's degree, Master's degree and specialization Masters. Bodies of the School are the Dean, the School Board, the Didactics Oversight Body, the Study Programme Boards.

The regional Campuses are the governing structures of a non-metropolitan seat. In conformity with the university’s scientific and didactic program a long-term project, realized with multi-year development plans, has been associated with these, aimed at integrating educational, research and technology transfer activities, in accordance with the unique nature, needs, and opportunities of the reference territory.

ENROLLED STUDENTS

37,900 enrolled students (a.y. 2012/2013), of which:

• 9,153 architects
• 3,749 designers
• 24,998 engineers

INTERNATIONALIZATION

Foreign students enrolled (a.y. 2012/2013)

• Bachelor of Science = 1,541
• Master of Science = 1,878
• PhD = 313

Total = 3,732

• 19 Master of Science programmes taught in English
• 3 Bachelor of Science programmes taught in English
• 24 PhD programmes taught in English

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

• 211 projects financed by EU (FP7)
• 24 Spin-offs since 2000 (20 still active) - consolidated turnover 13.7 millions Euro, increase 9% compared to 2010
• 337 inventions
• 603 patents

Human Resources

Technical administrative staff = 1,180
Personale docente di ruolo = 1,346

[Update: February 2013]