🇮🇹 Italy · 2026

Universities in Italy that accept TOEFL

27 accredited Italy universities in our directory accept TOEFL for international admission. The exact minimum is set per programme on the new 1.0–6.0 scale — open any university to see what it states and confirm on its official page.

Bocconi University (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi)Milan
Many programmes English-medium. IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+ typical.
Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia)Venice
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore / UCSC)Milan
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
Iuav University of Venice (Università Iuav di Venezia)Venice
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
LUISS Guido Carli (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali)Rome
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many programmes English-medium. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI)Milan
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; most Master's programmes available in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
Politecnico di Torino (POLITO)Turin
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many Master's programmes available in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)Pisa
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; many programmes English-medium. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
Sapienza University of Rome (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza')Rome
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (SNS)Pisa
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Bari Aldo Moro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro / UNIBA)Bari
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna)Bologna
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. ~80 programmes in English. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
University of Calabria (Università della Calabria / UNICAL)Rende
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Catania (Università degli Studi di Catania / UNICT)Catania
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze)Florence
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova / UNIGE)Genoa
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano / Statale)Milan
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Naples Federico II (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)Naples
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova)Padua
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Palermo (Università degli Studi di Palermo / UNIPA)Palermo
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Parma (Università degli Studi di Parma / UNIPR)Parma
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Pavia (Università degli Studi di Pavia / UNIPV)Pavia
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Pisa (Università di Pisa)Pisa
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Siena (Università degli Studi di Siena / UNISI)Siena
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Trento (Università degli Studi di Trento / UNITN)Trento
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available; substantial English-medium programmes. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT.
University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste / UNITS)Trieste
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.
University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino / UNITO)Turin
Italian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. Master's. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + IMAT entrance test for international.

By subject

TOEFL score required for Italy (study & visas) →

Practise the new TOEFL 1–6 format

Real practice for all four sections with honest AI feedback and a full mock test — original material, never copied from ETS.

Start practising free See the practice tests

Always confirm. TOEFL requirements change and vary by university, programme and visa route — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.

Sources

ETS — official TOEFL