Sapienza University of Rome is a public institution that was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. The Italian university was originally called the Studium Urbis but became known as Sapienza in 1660. Its main campus, known as Città Universitaria, is located near the Rome city center. The institution also has facilities in different parts of Rome and the greater Lazio region. More than 110,000 students attended Sapienza University in a recent year. The cost of tuition varies by academic subject, and some university-affiliated student housing is available.The university has 11 academic divisions: architecture; arts and humanities; civil and industrial engineering; economics; information engineering, informatics and statistics; law; mathematics, physics and natural sciences; medicine and dentistry; medicine and psychology; pharmacy and medicine; and political science, sociology and communication science. There is also a school of aerospace engineering. Sapienza uses a semester-based academic calendar, with courses beginning in September and February.Almost all of the university's undergraduate programs are taught in Italian, though there are a few English-taught master's programs. International joint degree programs – offered in conjunction with other universities – are also available, giving Sapienza students the opportunity to study in Rome and abroad. Sapienza's research facilities include centers focused on transport and logistics as well as cyber intelligence and information security. The university’s other academic resources include nearly 60 libraries and a network of 20 museums, including a herbarium and a museum of classical art.
- Total number of students74,384
- Number of international students4,424
- Total number of academic staff3,131
- Number of international staff87
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded10,128
- Number of master's degrees awarded8,224
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded872
- Number of research only staff739
- Number of new undergraduate students16,951
- Number of new master's students9,772
- Number of new doctoral students1,019
- Global score65.2
- Global research reputation#125
- Regional research reputation#30
- Publications#56
- Books#160
- Conferences#70
- Normalized citation impact#385
- Total citations#73
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#79
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#429
- International collaboration#607
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#459
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#109
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#458
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News

21.3
No. of students per staff

6%
Percentage of International Students

57 : 43
Student Ratio of Females to Males

71,318
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2012
301
2013
301
2014
301
2015
301
2016
201
2017
251
2018
301
2019
251
2020
251
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Arts & humanities
2014
80
2015
77
2016
42
2017
0
2018
74
2019
84
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
251
2019
251
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Engineering & technology
2018
151
2019
176
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Life sciences
2018
251
2019
301
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Physical sciences
2018
126
2019
126
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Social sciences
2018
251
2019
251
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Business & Economics
2019
201
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Computer Science
2017
0
2018
151
2019
126
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Law
2018
70
2019
0
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Psychology
2019
151
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#19Physics
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- Physics overall score83.3
- Physics global research reputation#63
- Physics regional research reputation#33
- Physics publications#18
- Physics normalized citation impact#262
- Physics total citations#13
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#11
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#259
- Physics international collaboration#300
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#190
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#15
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#266
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#30Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score72.0
- Mathematics global research reputation#76
- Mathematics regional research reputation#62
- Mathematics publications#11
- Mathematics normalized citation impact#89
- Mathematics total citations#16
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#25
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#150
- Mathematics international collaboration#196
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#158
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#34
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#120
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#57Space Science
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- Space Science overall score62.6
- Space Science global research reputation#42
- Space Science regional research reputation#46
- Space Science publications#95
- Space Science normalized citation impact#21
- Space Science total citations#58
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#90
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#84
- Space Science international collaboration#222
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#161
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#45
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#16
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#82Engineering
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- Engineering overall score70.0
- Engineering global research reputation#122
- Engineering regional research reputation#20
- Engineering publications#100
- Engineering normalized citation impact#187
- Engineering total citations#92
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#72
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#124
- Engineering international collaboration#419
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#346
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#131
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#331
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#82Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score55.7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#98
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#32
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#17
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#250
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#39
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#71
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#253
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#268
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#195
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#136
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#232
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#90Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score53.7
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#103
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#26
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#40
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#246
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#55
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#58
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#248
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#258
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#196
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#127
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#279
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#122Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score47.5
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#176
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#25
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#78
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#280
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#107
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#112
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#282
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#118
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#81
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#177
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#288
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#136Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score39.8
- Microbiology global research reputation#127
- Microbiology regional research reputation#9
- Microbiology publications#170
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#131
- Microbiology total citations#157
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#140
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#136
- Microbiology international collaboration#237
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#175
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#102
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#81
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#138Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score45.0
- Computer Science global research reputation#123
- Computer Science regional research reputation#25
- Computer Science publications#127
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#177
- Computer Science total citations#159
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#148
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#167
- Computer Science international collaboration#101
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#124
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#204
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#224
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#141Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score63.0
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#219
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#14
- Clinical Medicine publications#61
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#400
- Clinical Medicine total citations#91
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#93
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#431
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#725
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#448
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#117
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#417
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#144Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score44.0
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#56
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#36
- Arts and Humanities publications#135
- Arts and Humanities books#217
- Arts and Humanities conferences#5
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#257
- Arts and Humanities total citations#202
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#203
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#258
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#272
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#230
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#148Immunology
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- Immunology overall score31.3
- Immunology global research reputation#96
- Immunology regional research reputation#21
- Immunology publications#90
- Immunology normalized citation impact#194
- Immunology total citations#138
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#146
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#188
- Immunology international collaboration#208
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#184
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#184
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#200
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#151Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score46.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#141
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#18
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#70
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#406
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#128
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#143
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#389
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#329
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#262
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#442
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#176Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score46.9
- Materials Science global research reputation#162
- Materials Science regional research reputation#39
- Materials Science publications#284
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#130
- Materials Science total citations#220
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#212
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#140
- Materials Science international collaboration#257
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#214
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#195
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#176
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#187Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score49.7
- Geosciences global research reputation#211
- Geosciences regional research reputation#34
- Geosciences publications#86
- Geosciences normalized citation impact#279
- Geosciences total citations#136
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#142
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#275
- Geosciences international collaboration#319
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#279
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#234
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#294
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#189Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score53.6
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#76
- Plant and Animal Science publications#176
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#164
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#150
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#157
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#204
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#192
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#221
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#125
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#127
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#196Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score40.7
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#28
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#112
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#319
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#168
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#155
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#289
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#362
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#210
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#245
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#339
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#198Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score58.2
- Chemistry global research reputation#232
- Chemistry regional research reputation#59
- Chemistry publications#117
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#504
- Chemistry total citations#160
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#151
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#473
- Chemistry international collaboration#700
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#383
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#424
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#727
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#214Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score47.4
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#175
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#109
- Environment/Ecology total citations#164
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#145
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#161
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#294
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#253
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#245
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#295
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#234Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score40.6
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#189
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#48
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#269
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#183
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#248
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#273
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#317
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#337
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#185
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#318
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#347