Global rankings: No. 1 in Italy, top 100 in the world
Politecnico di Milano has an outstanding record in international rankings. In the QS World University Rankings 2026, the university is ranked 98th in the world, the first in Italy and the first Italian university to be ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. In the QS Academic Rankings 2026, Politecnico di Milano is even more impressive: 6th in the world in Architecture, 7th in Art and Design, and 20th in Engineering and Technology. In addition, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are ranked in the top 14 worldwide. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026 also ranked the university 201-250 globally.
Campuses and disciplines: three fields, seven campuses
Politecnico di Milano has seven campuses in Lombardy, with the main campus in Leonardo, in the center of Milan, and the other main campus in Bovisa, in the western suburbs of Milan, as well as branch campuses in Como, Lecco, Mantova, Cremona and Piacenza. The university has 12 faculties and 4 large schools responsible for teaching and research in engineering, architecture and industrial design. Today, the university has more than 49,000 students enrolled, of which 7,375 are in the Faculty of Architecture, 4,793 in the Faculty of Design and 37,227 in the Faculty of Engineering. Challenges in obtaining Politecnico Di Milano Diploma
Internationalization and English language teaching
Politecnico di Milano is very international, with 9,940 international students from more than 100 countries. There are many English-taught master’s programs in areas such as aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, energy engineering, and product and service system design. To apply for an English-taught Master’s program, international students need to provide proof of English language proficiency and also prove Italian language proficiency before graduation.
Career prospects: near-perfect employment figures
The employment figures for Politecnico di Milano graduates are extremely impressive on a global scale. According to the Employment Survey 2025 (covering more than 7,000 graduates): 97% of Italian Master’s degree graduates find a job within one year of graduation, and almost half of them are already in employment at the time of graduation. Five years after graduation, the employment rate is 99%, with 90% of graduates obtaining a permanent contract. Bachelor’s degree graduates also perform well: 94% are employed within one year of graduation and 97% after five years. The average monthly salary five years after graduation is €2,404 (net), an increase of 55% compared to the first year of graduation. Of particular interest is the fact that 61% of international graduates choose to stay and work in Italy.
Distinguished alumni: Nobel Prize and Pritzker Prize winners
The Politecnico di Milano has also produced many outstanding alumni, such as Giulio Natta, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 163, Renzo Piano, Pritzker Prize winner in Architecture in 1998 (designer of the Pompidou Center in Paris and the Shard in London), and another Pritzker Prize winner Aldo Rossi, as well as the legendary Giorgio Armani, founder of Armani. Giorgio Armani (founder of Armani) also graduated from this school.
