Politecnico di Milano Figures


International rankings

QS Rankings 2024 (JUNE 2023)

QS Rankings 2023 - By Subject

  • 18th università al mondo per Engineering&Technology 
  • 8th università al mondo per Art&Design
  • 10th università al mondo per Architecture/Built Environment
  • Among the first 20 universities in the world in: Civil & Structural Engineering; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Among the first 50 universities in the world in: Computer Science & Information Systems; Chemical Engineering; Mineral & Mining Engineering, Materials Science, Mathematics.

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Subject Rankings 2023 | Top Universities
 

Enrolled Students

47,959 enrolled students (a.y. 2022/2023; update: March 2023) and 1.893 PhD students, of which:

  • 7,325 architects
  • 4,438 designers
  • 36,196 engineers

Internationalization

8,258 Foreign students enrolled (a.y. 2022/2023; update: March 2023):

  • Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) = 1,740
  • Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) = 6,033
  • PhD = 485

Programmes taught in English (a.y. 2022/2023):

  • 41 Laurea Magistrale programmes
  • 2 Laurea programmes
  • 20 PhD programmes

Placement after graduation

Data regarding Italian MSc graduates in 2021, one year after graduation

  • 97% are employed (96% of architects, 93% of designers, 98% of engineers)
  • 90% have a work consistent with their degree
  • 87% would choose Politecnico again

Data regarding Italian MSc graduates in 2015, five years after graduation

  • 99% are employed (99% of architects, 96% of designers, 99% of engineers)
  • 90% have a work consistent with their degree
  • 87% would choose Politecnico again

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Research and Technology Transfer

Research Projects:

  • 281 projects financed within FP7 (2007-2013)
  • 437 projects financed within H2020 (2014-2020)
  • projects financed within Horizon Europe (2021-2027): see Research: EU projects

Technology Transfer:

  • Spin-offs: 105 companies established and accredited from 2000 to date, among which 82 still active (update: 31/12/2022)
  • 2925 patents (update: 31/12/2022)
  • 1020 inventions (update: 31/12/2022)
    [see TTO section]

Human Resources

(update: December 2022)

  • Technical administrative staff = 1,292
  • Teaching staff = 1,627