Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"
University of Rome Tor Vergata, one of Italy's public universities.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata is a public university in Rome, Lazio, which began teaching in 1982. It is built as a single campus of about 600 hectares on the Anglo-Saxon model, with about 35,000 students, 6 macro-areas and 18 departments covering economics, law, engineering, humanities, medicine and science. The campus includes its own teaching hospital, the Policlinico Tor Vergata, and the university runs 112 degree programmes and 37 PhD programmes.
Yes, the University of Rome Tor Vergata lists 4 bachelor's, 17 master's and 2 single-cycle degrees taught in English, including Medicine and Surgery and Pharmacy. The bachelor's options are Business Administration and Economics, Engineering Sciences, Global Governance, and Innovation Tourism for Made in Italy. Master's options include Economics, Finance and Banking, Business Administration, ICT and Internet Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Astrophysics and Space Science.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata sets requirements in a separate call for each English-taught programme, so they vary by degree. For the 2026/27 MSc in Economics, for example, you needed a related three-year degree with at least 12 credits in maths and statistics and 6 in economics, English at B2 (IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 87), and a 30-minute interview. Non-EU applicants also need CIMEA verification of their qualification. Tor Vergata does not publish an acceptance rate.
You apply to the University of Rome Tor Vergata on its Delphi online system first, then complete Universitaly pre-enrolment for your visa. Many English-taught programmes run several intakes: for the 2026/27 MSc in Economics, non-EU visa applicants could apply in three rounds from November 2025 to May 2026, with a €30 fee. The general Universitaly deadline is 31 July, or before your test date where there is an entrance test. Plan DiSCo Lazio and your visa in parallel.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata sets tuition by family income, plus a fixed €156 for the regional tax and stamp duty. The 2026/27 MSc in Economics, for example, costs between €0 and €4,250 a year depending on your ISEE or Scheda Raccolta Dati. Non-EU students with family income abroad can instead choose a flat rate: €1,000 for most degrees, €2,500 for business, economics, finance, pharmacy and medicine, €4,500 for Global Governance, and €500 for listed developing countries.
You can study at the University of Rome Tor Vergata with little or no tuition only if your family income qualifies and you file on time. Tuition is set by family income (ISEE); students from lower-income families can pay little or nothing beyond the regional tax, and a DSU scholarship winner also gets a tuition waiver. Tor Vergata's own CAF service can prepare your ISEE parificato from translated, legalised documents. In 2025/26 the no-penalty deadline was 15 December, with late fees of €150 to €200 after that. Your income is outside your control; the paperwork is not.
The main scholarship for University of Rome Tor Vergata students is the DiSCo Lazio right-to-study grant, run by the Lazio region. For 2026/27 its ISEE limit is €28,339.88 and its ISPE limit €61,608.48, and the call closed at noon on 22 July 2026. The national minimum grant for 2026/27 is €7,171.11 a year for off-site students and €4,190.71 for commuters. The same call covers residence places and canteen access, and non-EU students apply with an ISEE parificato.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata is joint 342nd in the QS World University Rankings 2027, up 13 places in a year and 8th in Italy on QS's measure. It has climbed from 479th a decade ago, and citations per faculty is its strongest QS indicator. Global rankings mostly measure research across a whole university, while Censis weighs services, scholarships and employability. Use them as one signal, then judge the programme, its entry rules and the campus.
Student life at the University of Rome Tor Vergata centres on a large campus on the south-eastern edge of Rome, not in the historic centre. Free university shuttles link the faculties with Metro A at Anagnina and Metro C at Torre Angela, roughly hourly on weekdays. Rome is one of Italy's more expensive cities: HousingAnywhere's September 2026 estimate puts a room at about €650 a month and a full student budget near €1,200, with a monthly transport pass around €35.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata is one of Rome's three large public universities and second of them in QS 2027, behind Sapienza at 111th and ahead of Roma Tre in the 851 to 900 band. Sapienza is far larger, with the widest subject range. Roma Tre teaches mostly in Italian, with a few English-taught master's. Foro Italico specialises in sport sciences. Tor Vergata stands out for its campus, its own hospital and a broad English-taught offer in economics and engineering.
The University of Rome Tor Vergata suits students who want an English-taught degree in economics, finance, engineering or science on a self-contained campus, with Rome within reach. Its economics programmes run structured calls with interviews, so organised applicants do well. It suits you less if you want to live and study in the historic centre, since the campus sits on the city's edge and depends on shuttles and metro links. Budget honestly too: Rome's rents are among Italy's highest.
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