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University of Florence

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Firenze, Italy
351–400th in World University Rankings 2025
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With its origins in the early 14th century, the University of Florence is one of the oldest universities in the world, officially getting its imperial university status in the mid-1300s.

Florence is one of Italy’s flagship higher education institutions, catering for over 50,000 students with 1,800 lecturers and internal research staff, a further 1,600 technical and administrative staff and more than 1,600 research assistants and doctoral candidates. This makes it one of the largest and most productive public research systems in the country.

Coupled with this, scientific research is one of Florence’s great strengths, and the university is one of the most active Italian institutions in term of projects and related grants within the European Union’s Technology Research and Development Framework.

Its significance to higher learning can be traced all the way back to its origins, with a number of noted people having studied or taught at the institution. Celebrated poet and The Decameron author Giovanni Boccaccio, lectured on Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy at the university. Enrico Fermi, the Nobel Laureate for Physics in 1938, was a lecturer in mathematical physics and mechanics at Florence.

Besides noted faculty, the university has been the educator of a number of Italian and international luminaries. Matteo Renzi, Italy’s current prime minister is an alumnus of Florence, as is Margherita Hack, one of Italy’s foremost astrophysicists.

The picturesque city of Florence provides a beautiful environment for study, and many notable Florentine attractions, such as the museum of natural history (Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze) are affiliated to the university.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Florence

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
57 F : 43 M (1)
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International student percentage
11% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
22.4 (1)
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Student total
40415 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Florence

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Social Sciences301–400th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Physical Sciences301–400th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Life Sciences301–400th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Law251–300th

  • Law

Engineering301–400th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Education501–600th

  • Education

Computer Science401–500th

  • Computer Science

Clinical and Health201–250th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Arts and Humanities201–250th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics501–600th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance