Università Bocconi was established in Milan in 1902, with a generous endowment from Ferdinando Bocconi, a wealthy merchant. Named for his lost son, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi thus became the first Italian institution of higher education to grant a degree in economics.
Since its inception, Bocconi has stood for liberalism, pluralism, and social and economic progress. While a private institution, Bocconi has traditionally been more than an elite university. It has consistently promoted and practiced equality of opportunity among its many generations of students, by actively subsidizing the education of disadvantaged and deserving students. In the words of its first Rector and President, Leopoldo Sabbatini, Bocconi's mission is to "promote harmony between school and life."
Today, Bocconi is a research university of international standing in business, economics, and law. Its research projects are funded by national and supranational institutions. By virtue of being a major node in the European and global network of business and economics universities, Bocconi exchanges faculty and cooperates on large projects with like-minded European and American universities and business schools. Bocconi has close relations with major corporations and international agencies, as well as their managers and officials, and constantly interacts with the business and economic environment to assess new issues, implement new techniques, and start new research endeavors.
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By U.S. News & World Report
Climbed 12 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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| 531 | 550 | 538 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Università Bocconi offers students a total of 2000 housing rooms in 8 University Residences:
The Bocconi Library supports the educational and research mission of the University with up-to-date multidisciplinary collections, quality services as well as one-to-one assistance in selecting appropriate information and documents.The value and completeness of its collections make the Library a landmark institution for the economic academic community in Italy.
Bocconi IT Services, ICT, has the responsibility of planning and developing IT management systems and teaching support applications, as well as the management of the University's IT infrastructure.Application projects are monitored with particular interest, as productivity tools in the Intranet/Internet environments are made available to Students, Academic Staff and Non-Teaching Staff.
The campus is the stage for many cultural, sports and social events that are important opportunities for students to expand the horizons of their knowledge, cultivate their interests, exchange views on current topics and socialize.Special emphasis is placed on the activities organized directly by the students themselves and made available to the community. Through sports, theater, cinema, music, radio and TV, Bocconi students express their creativity and enliven their time on campus and their university experience.
Based on 100 reviews
The university experience as an international student is challenging but also enriching. The challenging part for me did not come from contents, which were quite doable, but from many administrative difficulties where we as students felt left alone. Also many professors do not talk in proper english. However, especially the international community is great, with a high potential to find new close friends but also enspiring study partners. My absolute suggestion would be to join a student association with a strong international community, since it is the fastest way to find inclusion.
The postgraduate program has a large number of PhDs who can help you develop your skills. The facilities are good, they could be improved, but I like the furniture and equipment. The camaraderie in general is also very good, a supportive environment.
My name is El Ghazy Abdelilah, I am Moroccan and have more than 16 years of experience in accounting and financial. Throughout my career, Iahve worked in roles that required strong analytical skills, strategic planning and financial leadership. my responsibilities are preparing financial statement, managing budget, controlling expenses and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. I have worked as an accountatnt supervisor and financial manager where I oversaw the full accounting cycle and managed financial reporting , I also supervised accounting teams.
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