The foundation of the University of Catania, the oldest in Sicily, dates back to 1434, when the king of Spain, Alfonso of Aragon authorised the establishment of a Studium generale with the privilege of issuing legally valid academic titles - baccellierati, licenses and degrees - in the four core disciplines of theology, canon and civil law.
The University of Catania has now 18 Departments and 2 Didactic Units that, additionally to the traditional assignments of scientific research, are in charge of the organization and management of educational activities.
The main goal of the University of Catania is the development of scientific research and the consolidation of competitive positions within national and international scientific fields. Moreover, great attention is paid to the promotion of financing programmes, the improvement of its “excellence points” in various scientific areas, and the qualification of research training, through a stronger international partnership.
The Career Guidance and Education Centre of the University of Catania was established in 1995. Since then the activity and the projects of the centre have constantly been increasing and our management has developed in order to satisfy the strong demand in education and training both from the academic world and professional environments. The “Decreto Direttoriale” dated 10th August 2007 no.7360 has defined the activities and the tasks of our structures:...
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By U.S. News & World Report
Climbed 13 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| 460 | 479 | 466 |
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By TopUniversities
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| 901 | 851 | 851 |
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By Times Higher Education
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| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| - | 501 | - |
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By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 401 | 501 | - |
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The University of Catania offers to the Erasmus students the possibility to book a room in university residences and also through safe housing platforms or students associations housing support programs. Moreover, the incoming students have the possibility to use the university catering services. Please consult the link above to get detailed information.
The Library and Documentation Centre was created in 1992 to coordinate and develop the activities of the University Library System and aims at restoring and exploiting the historical, scientific and documentary heritage of the University of Catania.
Erasmus incoming students will benefit from free WiFi account within the University of Catania structures and will have access to the students didactic platform (Studium Platform) and to laboratories.
CUS is a national association which has been operating for the last sixty years. Its main aim is to sustain the practising, promotion and subsequent growth of physical education and university sports activity, by organizing sporting events at local, national and international level.
The University of Catania has a long and fruitful cooperation on a regular basis with local afiliates of European students associations that support incoming Erasmus and international students activities.
Based on 45 reviews
I have loved my time at the Catania University, except a few occational issues (lack of communication, some location problems) I had a great group of professors, who were really competent and always available for dialogie, well-designed courses and the chance of taking part to several overseas study trips, in Syria (shortly before the civil war), Tunisia (twice) and England. While my current job has little to do with my university studies, the years at UNICT were very formative, and got me the opportunity to build beautiful friendships.
The University of Catania is one of the most prestigious in Sicily. It is located in one of the symbolic cities of Sicily, living of nightlife, cultural interests, tourism and incredible landscapes. The university is well organized and has many strengths including the University Palio, a sports competition and not between all departments and faculties
My university is amazing . If you are looking for a caotic place were you can study, UNICT is the place for you! If you are an italian student expecial from Catnia, you now how big and caotic is this university, and especially you now there is a lot of fools
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