Politecnico di Torino: Fees, Admission, Rankings and Programmes 2026/27

Politecnico di Torino at a glance

• Public university: Politecnico di Torino is a state university in Turin, Piedmont, founded in 1859, with 35,605 students enrolled in 2024/25, 7,457 of them international.
• Teaching in English: 32 English-taught programmes on ApplyAZ: 6 bachelor's and 26 master's.
• Fees for 2026/27: from €161 (₹18,000) with a family ISEE of €30,000 or less to €3,761 (₹4.1 lakh) at the top band, for bachelor's and master's alike. For families that file an ISEE up to €30,000, study can be tuition-free for eligible students; families abroad pay by the GDP rule, €922 (₹1.0 lakh) for India.
• Rankings: Joint 206th in the QS World University Rankings 2027 (5th among Italian public universities) and in the 401 to 500 band in THE 2026.
• ApplyAZ: ApplyAZ, with offices in Milan and India, works only with Italian public universities and takes care of the whole process for eligible students from countries like India: university checks, applications, Universitaly pre-enrolment, the DSU scholarship and the visa file.

Which programmes does Politecnico di Torino teach in English?

Politecnico di Torino has 32 English-taught programmes on ApplyAZ for the next intake: 6 bachelor's and 26 master's, so most are two-year master's. Each programme page sets out its entry test, intake and requirements. The table lists them all by level, with the test each one uses.

Source: our own programme listings, counted on 28 September 2026; the counts match the programme list further down this page, and our full programme list covers every public university. Degrees with an English-taught curriculum are included. The 2027/28 calls are not out yet, so each programme page adds its deadline when the call is published, and we track every call on your shortlist.

How much does Politecnico di Torino cost in 2026/27?

Politecnico di Torino costs from €161 (₹18,000) a year with a family ISEE of €30,000 or less to €3,761 (₹4.1 lakh) at the top band in 2026/27. Non-EU households with income abroad pay by a GDP rule instead, while for families that file an ISEE, study can be tuition-free for eligible students in the €30,000 no-tax area.

A household with income in Italy that files no ISEE pays the €3,761 (₹4.1 lakh) maximum. These rules cover bachelor's students who enrolled from 2025/26 and all master's students.

Source: Regolamento contribuzione studentesca a.a. 2026/2027 and the English regulation and its Annex 2 (2025/26 text, same GDP rule and India amount). Rupees use the FBIL reference rate of 21 September 2026, €1 = ₹109.90.

Non-EU students whose household has income and assets abroad pay by the GDP rule, with country amounts in Annex 2 of the regulation; an ISEE parificato does not set their fee. Non-EU students whose household has income in Italy file an ISEE and follow the bands above. Source: Politecnico di Torino, regulation 2026/27, article 2.

Worked example: A first-year student from India whose family income and assets are abroad pays €922 (₹1.0 lakh) in 2026/27: the €761 set for India in Annex 2 plus the fixed €161. No ISEE route lowers this fee, and an EDISU Piemonte scholarship does not replace it, although winners still receive the EDISU cash grant. We prepare the documents with you and file them with the university, and we prepare the EDISU Piemonte application with you, since EDISU takes it only from the student.

How do non-EU students apply to Politecnico di Torino?

Non-EU students living abroad apply to Politecnico di Torino programme by programme, then pre-enrol on Universitaly so the consulate can issue a study visa. The windows below are the 2026/27 ones, and the 2027/28 calls are not published yet. The university decides admission, and the consulate decides the visa.

Sources: Engineering bachelor's, visa applicants (TIL or SAT), Master's, applicants with a non-Italian qualification; Universitaly; Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, visa checklist. For eligible students, we handle each of these steps, from the programme applications to the visa file.

Which entry tests and language levels does Politecnico di Torino ask for?

Politecnico di Torino uses TIL-I, TIL-D, TIL-A and SAT, depending on the programme. English-taught degrees usually ask for B2 English, and Italian-taught degrees for B2 Italian. The test for each programme is in the table above and in its call.

The table sets out what two 2026/27 calls ask for at each degree level.

Sources: Bachelor's admission and Master's admission calls. We prepare these documents with you; our DOV guide and Italy study visa guide cover the qualification and visa papers.

English: B2 or higher for all programmes. Accepted certificates include TOEFL and TOEIC (institution code C285), Cambridge and IELTS, and some applicants are exempt, for example holders of an IB Diploma who followed the whole programme in English. Source.

Italian: B2 or higher for Italian-taught or partly Italian programmes; Italian citizens resident in Italy and holders of a San Marino diploma are exempt. Source. We match each programme on your shortlist to its test and handle the registration and application steps for eligible students.

How does Politecnico di Torino rank?

Politecnico di Torino is joint 206th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, 5th among Italian public universities, and in the 401 to 500 band in the THE World University Rankings 2026. In QS by Subject 2026 it has 16 subjects and subject areas in the top 200, led by Architecture and Built Environment at 18th. Rankings measure whole universities.

Sources: QS World University Rankings 2027, published 18 June 2026, THE World University Rankings 2026 and QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. The Italy position counts the Italian public universities QS ranks; "=" marks a joint rank. The table shows the 12 best of the 16 subjects and subject areas in the top 200.

Do graduates of Politecnico di Torino find work?

Yes, most do. Among Politecnico di Torino's master's graduates of 2024, 93.0% were in work about a year later, with mean net pay of €1,824 (₹2.0 lakh) a month, according to AlmaLaurea. Five years after graduating, 97.1% of the 2020 master's graduates were in work, earning €2,250 (₹2.5 lakh) a month on average.

Source: AlmaLaurea, XXVIII survey of graduate outcomes (Rapporto 2026, June 2026): 2024 graduates at 1 year and 2020 graduates at 5 years. AlmaLaurea counts anyone in paid work, including paid training, as employed.

Which DSU scholarship covers Politecnico di Torino?

Politecnico di Torino students apply for the DSU scholarship through EDISU Piemonte. For 2026/27 the family ISEE limit is €26,306.25 (₹28.9 lakh), and the top grant for a student living away from home is €8,096.78 (₹8.9 lakh) a year. Households with an Italian ISEE under it are inside the €30,000 no-tax area, so study can be tuition-free for eligible students.

Source: EDISU Piemonte call for 2026/27. Our EDISU Piemonte guide covers the scholarship in full, our DSU scholarship guide compares the regions, and we prepare the application and the family file with you and sit with you while you submit it, since EDISU Piemonte takes the application only from the student.

Politecnico di Torino also runs TOPoliTO scholarships for international students at bachelor's and master's level, worth €8,000 (₹8.8 lakh) a year gross (TOPoliTO page). Amounts and rules change each year, so we check each new call for the programmes on your shortlist.

Master's students with high grades can also apply to the Alta Scuola Politecnica, an honours programme that Politecnico di Torino runs with Politecnico di Milano, which admits 60 students a year at Turin (ASP website). We check its call for the master's on your shortlist.

Two national schemes are open to international students too: our guides to the MAECI scholarship and Invest Your Talent in Italy explain who can apply.

What does it cost to live in Turin?

For the study visa, the consulate asks you to show at least €10,179.85 (₹11.2 lakh) a year for living costs in Turin or any other Italian city. That is a floor, not a full budget: rent is the biggest cost, and a DSU residence place is much cheaper than a private room.

Our Turin city guide covers housing, transport and daily costs in detail.

How does Politecnico di Torino compare with similar universities?

The table compares Politecnico di Torino with five similar public universities: Politecnico di Milano, the University of Turin, the University of Genoa, the University of Padua and the University of Bologna. It sets out their QS 2027 rank, English-taught programmes and yearly fees; the University of Genoa is a smaller alternative in Liguria, with 20 English-taught programmes.

Sources: QS World University Rankings 2027, our own programme listings and each university's fee rules, linked on its page. Where a university sets a flat or country-group fee for families with income abroad, its page gives that fee. Our list of all 61 public universities compares every one, our best universities in Italy page sets out QS 2027 and THE side by side, and the A to Z directory lists every university.

How does ApplyAZ handle applications to Politecnico di Torino?

For eligible students, we take care of the whole application to Politecnico di Torino. We shortlist programmes against your profile and their entry tests, prepare the documents and the family's income papers, file each programme application, complete Universitaly pre-enrolment, handle the visa file and prepare the EDISU Piemonte application with you.

We work only with Italian public universities, and we do not promise outcomes: the university decides admission, the region decides the DSU scholarship and the consulate decides the visa.

Frequently asked questions

Is Politecnico di Torino a public university?

Yes. Politecnico di Torino is a state university on the Ministry of University and Research's list of 61 public universities, with roots in the engineering school founded in 1859. Its fees follow family income or, for families abroad, a GDP rule, and it had 35,605 students in 2024/25, 7,457 of them international.

How much does Politecnico di Torino cost in 2026/27?

In 2026/27 Politecnico di Torino costs €161 (₹18,000) a year with a family ISEE up to €30,000, and up to €3,761 (₹4.1 lakh) at the top band or with no ISEE. Non-EU students whose family income is abroad pay by a GDP rule instead, from €761 to €3,761 (₹84,000 to ₹4.1 lakh) in total.

Can study at Politecnico di Torino be tuition-free for eligible students?

Yes, for families that file an ISEE: up to €30,000 the yearly contribution is €0 within the credit rules, so study can be tuition-free for eligible students, and EDISU Piemonte winners also get the €140 regional tax refunded. Non-EU students whose family income and assets are abroad pay by the GDP rule instead, €922 (₹1.0 lakh) for India.

What does a student from India pay at Politecnico di Torino?

A first-year student from India whose family income and assets are abroad pays €922 (₹1.0 lakh) in 2026/27: the €761 set for India under the GDP rule plus the fixed €161. Neither the ISEE parificato nor an EDISU Piemonte scholarship lowers this fee, though winners still get the EDISU cash grant. We prepare both files with the family.

How many programmes does Politecnico di Torino teach in English?

We list 32 English-taught programmes at Politecnico di Torino for the next intake: 6 bachelor's and 26 master's, mostly in engineering, with architecture and planning too. Bachelor's degrees use the TIL or the SAT, while master's degrees review your grades and background, sometimes with the GRE or an online interview.

Which entry tests does Politecnico di Torino use?

Politecnico di Torino uses its own TIL tests for bachelor's degrees: TIL-I for engineering, TIL-D for Design and TIL-A for Architecture. Engineering also accepts the SAT, with at least 650 in each section, but Architecture does not. Master's degrees have no entry test, and we match each programme to its route and handle the registration.

Does Politecnico di Torino have its own scholarships?

Yes: Politecnico di Torino runs TOPoliTO scholarships for international students at bachelor's and master's level, worth €8,000 (₹8.8 lakh) a year gross. Separately, EDISU Piemonte pays a regional scholarship of up to €8,096.78 (₹8.9 lakh) a year to eligible students. We check each new call and prepare both applications with you where you qualify.

What is Politecnico di Torino's world ranking?

Politecnico di Torino is joint 206th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, 5th among Italian public universities, and in the 401 to 500 band in the THE World University Rankings 2026. In QS by Subject 2026 it has 16 subjects and subject areas in the world top 200, led by Architecture and Built Environment at 18th.

When do applications open at Politecnico di Torino?

For 2026/27 Politecnico di Torino ran two master's calls, from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and from 18 March to 20 April 2026. Bachelor's visa applicants needed a TIL or SAT result and a B2 certificate by 22 May 2026. The 2027/28 calls are not published yet, so we track them for you.

How does ApplyAZ help with a Politecnico di Torino application?

For eligible students, we take care of everything: the shortlist, the fee route and documents, each Apply@PoliTO application, the TIL or SAT registration, Universitaly pre-enrolment and the visa file, and we prepare the EDISU Piemonte application with you. The university decides admission, EDISU the scholarship and the consulate the visa. Start by checking your eligibility at go.applyaz.com.

Sources

• MUR, Università statali
• Ustat, Politecnico di Torino, 2024/25
• Politecnico di Torino, history and the Politecnico di Torino website
• Regolamento contribuzione studentesca a.a. 2026/2027 and English regulation and its Annex 2 (2025/26 text, same GDP rule and India amount), Politecnico di Torino, 2026/27
• Engineering bachelor's, visa applicants (TIL or SAT) and Master's, applicants with a non-Italian qualification calls, 2026/27; admission tests, English requirement and Italian language requirement
• QS World University Rankings 2027, QS by Subject 2026 and THE World University Rankings 2026
• AlmaLaurea, master's data, Rapporto 2026
• TOPoliTO scholarships page and Alta Scuola Politecnica (Politecnico di Torino's own scholarships and honours programme)
• EDISU Piemonte call 2026/27
• Immobiliare.it Insights, 3 August 2026, EDISU Piemonte call 2026/27, GTT, Under 26 passes, our Turin city guide
• Engineering admissions call 2026/27 (R.D. 1412/2025)
• Universitaly, Kolkata consulate visa checklist and the FBIL reference rate, 21 September 2026
• All sources verified 28 September 2026. Written by İrem Yılmaz, Student Experience Lead; reviewed by Reeya Sharma. First published 1 June 2025; last updated and verified 28 September 2026.