Distribution of university students in Italy 2023, by course
In the academic year 2022/2023, over one million students were enrolled in a bachelor program in Italy. Bachelor students comprised the largest percentage of college students in Italy, accounting for 62 percent of the total share. In addition, Master students constituted a smaller minority of 21.7 percent, reaching 406,000 individuals. In total, the whole country counted 1.87 million students.
The Italian university with the highest number of enrolled students was La Sapienza University of Rome. In the academic year 2019/2020, this institute counted over 104,000 undergraduates.