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Politecnico Di Milano Ranking
Politecnico Di Milano Course Ranking
Polimi US World and News Rankings 2025
polimi FT (Financial Times) Ranking 2024
Polimi QS Rankings 2026
Polimi THE (Times Higher Education Rankings) 2026
Polimi ARWU Rankings 2025
polimi Bloomberg Ranking 2024
polimi Student Reviews

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Politecnico Di Milano Ranking

Politecnico Di Milano is one of the top-rated universities in Italy. Known for its wide range of courses and its teaching pedagogy, the university has a reputation that is reflected in its rankings from various world-known ranking bodies.

If you look at the Politecnico Di Milano ranking for 2025, it stands at #129 globally and #4 nationally, by Shiksha Popularity Ranking. These rankings stood at #131 and #3, respectively, in 2024. QS has also ranked the university at #98, in 2026.

Check out the table below showing 3-year trend of Politecnico Di Milano ranking globally:

Ranking Body	2023	2024	2025	2026
QS	Not Ranked	123	111	98
THE	301	201	201	Not Ranked
US News	297	317	338	Not Ranked

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Shiksha Popularity Rank

World rank by different ranking providers

Shiksha

#133

QS Ranking

#45

THE Ranking

#201

ARWU Ranking

#301

US News Ranking

#338

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Politecnico Di Milano Course Ranking

Now, let us look at Politecnico Di Milano course rankings. Some of its courses in the field of Engineering, Business & Management Studies, Law, Medicine & Health Sciences and Science are ranked in 2025 by top ranking bodies such as Shiksha Popularity World Ranking and QS, exemplifying Politecnico Di Milano and its strengths.

The university ranking for Engineering courses stands at #40 in 2025 as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking. This ranking has declined from its 2024 rank of #34. These courses are also ranked at #21 by QS.

Courses in the Business & Management Studies stream are also ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking for the 2025 at #47, recording a improved trend from 2024. The 2024 rank was recorded as #51. Additionally, THE also ranked its Business & Management Studies courses at #101 in 2025, moving from #48 in 2024.

According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025, here’s how some of Politecnico Di Milano degrees perform globally:

Course Category	2023	2024	2025
Engineering	#36	#34	#40
Business & Management Studies	#50	#51	#47
Law	Not Ranked	Not Ranked	#428
Medicine & Health Sciences	Not Ranked	Not Ranked	#304
Science	#245	#97	#101

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Mathematics

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#38

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Polimi US World and News Rankings 2025

According to the US World and News rankings 2025, Politecnico Di Milano ranks as one of the top universities around the world and also in Germany. In the Global Universities ranking category, this institution ranks #338.

It’s ranking for the Politecnico Di Milano was #317 and in the year 2023, it ranked at #297. There is a decline in terms of rankings from last many years.

Students can check the table below for the Polimi US News & World Report Rankings over the years:

It’s ranking for the Politecnico Di Milano was #317 and in the year 2023, it ranked at #297. There is a decline in terms of rankings from last many years.

Students can check the table below for the Polimi US News & World Report Rankings over the years:

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Global Universities	297	317	338

Comparison with Other Universities: US World and News 2025

According to the US World and News 2025, Polimi Italy is ranked last among all the institutes given below. Bologna ranks the best out of all given. For Polimi, the US World and News rankings are declining with each passing year.

Look at the table of comparison for rankings given below -

University Name	US News Ranking 2023	US News Ranking 2024	US News Ranking 2025
Politecnico Di Milano	297	317	338
Sapienza University of Rome	125	140	161
University of Bologna	122	130	141
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	240	251	252

The most important considerations by the US News are graduation rates, graduation performance rates, college graduate salaries, borrower debt, peer assessment, financial resources per student, faculty salaries, standardized tests, and more.

Look at the Polimi ranking criteria given below -

Polimi Ranking Criteria (US News)	Weightage
Average 6-year graduation rate	16%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant	5.5%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant	5.5%
Average first-year student retention rate	5%
Over performance (+)/Underperformance(-)	10%
Median federal loan debt for grad borrowers	5%
College grads earning more than an HS grad	5%
Student-Faculty Ratio	3%
Faculty salaries rank	6%
Percent of faculty who are full-time	2%
Financial Resources	8%
Student Excellence	5%

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FT (Financial Times) Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2023	2024
MBA	– / –	97
Master in Management	70	– / –

Polimi QS Rankings 2026

In the education world, the QS rankings hold a lot of influence for its accurate and comprehensive rankings. This ranking body ranks over 1,418 institutions in 100 different locations. The QS ranking criteria used is the Academic reputation, employer reputation, internationalization along with other factors.

According to the QS Global rankings, Polimi ranks at #98 in the year 2026. This is an improvement from what it was in the last year. In 2025, this uni ranked at #111. A lot of other subjects like Accounting, Art & Design, Biological Sciences and Global MBA are some of the best Polimin courses.

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
Europe	47	38	45
World University	123	111	98
Accounting and Finance	101	101	101
Architecture and Built Environment	7	7	6
Art and Design	7	6	7
Biological Sciences	301	301	– / –
Communication and Media Studies	– / –	– / –	251
Engineering and Technology	23	21	20
Global MBA	76	– / –	– / –
Masters in Business Analytics	48	– / –	– / –
Masters in Supply Chain Management	9	– / –	11
Mathematics	31	38	38
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering	9	12	14
Medicine	– / –	351	401
Physics and Astronomy	70	80	89

Polimi Comparison with Other Universities: QS World and News

As per the QS World rankings 2026, Polimi is ranked at #98 which means these rankings have been improving with each passing year. kTH Royal Institute of Technology is ranked the best out of all the universities given below.

Look at the QS rankings comparison of the similarly ranked universities in the table given below -

University Name	QS World 2024	QS World 2025	QS World 2026
Politecnico Di Milano	123	111	98
Sapienza University of Rome	134	132	128
University of Bologna	154	133	138
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	73	74	78

According to the QS World Rankings 2026, Polimi gets an overall score of 69.1 out of 100 as per the important and valid parameters.

International applicants can also go through the QS ranking criteria with weightage while providing rankings to University of Hamburg below -

Polimi QS Ranking Criteria	Weight out of 100
Overall	69.1
Academic Reputation	83.4
Citations per Faculty	53.9
Employment Outcomes	72
Employer Reputation	90.1
Faculty Student Ratio	9.3
International Faculty Ratio	74.4
International Research Network	87
International Student Ratio	69.3
Sustainability	72.9
International Student Diversity	72.3

Polimi THE (Times Higher Education Rankings) 2026

When releasing the Polimi University rankings, Times Higher Education ranks this university on factors such as impact rankings, world reputation rankings, Asia University rankings, emerging economies university rankings along with others.

As per the 2026,this institution ranked at #201 which is constant from the past three years. Some of the Polimi courses like Arts & Humanities, Law, Life Sciences, Medicine & Health are ranked under THE 2026.

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
University	201	201	201
Arts and Humanities	86	85	69
Engineering	62	65	63
Law	– / –	201	– / –
Life Sciences	– / –	251	– / –
Medicine and Health	– / –	126	– / –
PG Business and Economics	101	101	101
PG Computer Science	80	88	101

Polimi Comparison with Other Universities: THE 2026

As per the Times Higher Education rankings 2026, KTH Royal Institute of Technology is ranked the best (#98). On the other hand, Polimi is ranked the worst out of all the unis mentioned.

Look at the table of comparison given below-

University Name	THE Rankings 2024	THE Rankings 2025	THE Rankings 2026
Politecnico Di Milano	201	201	201
Sapienza University of Rome	181	185	170
University of Bologna	155	146	130
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	97	95	98

The most important factors THE considers are teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook, and industry. Foe the Teaching parameter score this university got in Times Higher Education rankings in the year 2026 was 46.2 out of 100.

Students can check the table below for the ranking criteria of THE along with the weightage they consider while determining rankings of Polimi:

Polimi Ranking Criteria (THE)	Weightage (Out of 100)
Teaching	46.2
Research environment	51.9
Research quality	67.8
International outlook	65.5
Industry	98

Polimi ARWU Rankings 2025

Academic Ranking of World University or Shanghai Rankings which is also known as ARWU is one of the top publishers of world university rankings. It offers a lot of rankings, such as world rankings, broad subject field rankings and specific subject rankings.

As per the Polimi ARWU rankings 2025 the university is ranked at #201 which is constant from last three years.

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Universities	201	201	301
Mathematics	151	101	76
Physics	– / –	401	401

Polimi Comparison with Other Universities: ARWU Shanghai Rankings

For most of the universities given below, the Shanghai rankings are constant for the three years, but for Politecnico Di Milano these rankings dropped drastically from last year.

Look at the comparison table given below -

University Name	ARWU Rankings 2024	ARWU Rankings 2025	ARWU Rankings 2026
Politecnico Di Milano	201	201	301
Sapienza University of Rome	101	101	101
University of Bologna	201	201	201
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	201	201	201

The Shanghai rankings also known as ARWU take care of many factors when deciding the rankings of top universities like Polimi, Italy.

The important factors considered by Shanghai Rankings are given below –

Quality of education
Quality of faculty
Research output
Per capita performance

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Bloomberg Ranking 2024

Ranked by	2023	2024
Best Business School Europe and Middle Eastern	19	15

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Students Ratings & Reviews

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Anonymous

Master of Science in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2027

4.2

A demanding but rewarding experience at Politecnico Di Milano.

Tips: Before joining Politecnico di Milano students should know that courses are demanding and require self discipline. Basic Italian helps a lot in daily life outside the university. The education system is different with more focus on independent learning. Transition will be challenging but manageable. I got the DSU scholarship, which covers 95% of your expenses throughout your university journey.

Likes (Safety): My experience in Milan has been very positive in terms of feeling secure. The city is generally peaceful and I have not faced any situations where I felt unsafe even when travelling alone at night. Public transport is well managed and feels safe for use. Politecnico di Milano also takes student safety seriously. One thing I would suggest is that you be a bit more attentive to your belongings when you are at some tourist places, as I have heard about snatching incidents but I have never witnessed any.

Dislikes (Permanent Immigration): Living in Milan has a good work-life balance, rich culture global-level interactions and a peaceful lifestyle. The cost of living is quite high so this can be difficult especially for students. Another important factor is language barrier. Without adequate Italian, it can be challenging to find part-time work or even jobs after completing your degree, as it limits access to many opportunities, even if you have strong qualifications. My chance of permanent settlement depends on my ability to improve my Italian skills, and if I find any good opportunities, I think I will take them without thinking twice.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 800

Prepping time for classes35 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 25000

Reviewed on 6 Jun 2025Read more

Dharshan Lakshmi Narasimhan

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2026

3.9

Most part-time jobs require fluent Italian, which is difficult for an international students.

Tips: Being very academically focused means that you will need to study for more than 8 hours a day. Most part-time jobs in and outside campus require fluent Italian, which is not possible for an international student. Some students here do try to deliver food as a part-time job, which is a bit hard, but the pay is good. Most students are eligible for full scholarships. I got a DSU full scholarship, which provides for my accommodation, college fees, and food. The catch is that I have to satisfy a yearly credit requirement. If I don’t, I will have to pay for everything they provided up to that point.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 550

Prepping time for classes40 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 150000

Reviewed on 19 May 2025Read more

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How many students go to Polimi University?

Answered a month ago

Around 49,000 students are there at Polytechnic University of Milan. Out of this, 8,800 students are there at Polimi University. The division of international students enrolled in the courses are given below.

Students in BSc or UG courses: 1,966
Students in MSc courses: 6,174
PhD courses: 662

Rupali Singh

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What is Politecnico Di Milano known for?

Answered a month ago

Located in Italy, Polytechnic University of Milan is a public scientific technological university which trains Architects, Engineers, and Industrial Engineers. Also, professors at Polimi University have great profiles, with many engaged in outstanding research. Also, Polimi University has strong ind

Gunjan Thapa

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Is MS from Polimi famous?

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The Polimi MS courses are famous among students from all over the world. Additionally, they are highly ranked among the best in the world too.

The Politecnico Di Milano MS Courses are ranked #2 as per Shiksha Popularity rankings. And, the Politecnico Milano rankings for MS courses are released by so

Mayank Katariya

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How to get selected for MS courses at Polimi as an Indian student?

Answered a month ago

Getting selected for MS at Polimi can be difficult because of it's low acceptance rate but it is not impossible. Indian applicants are required to meet the entry requirements which are given below -

A strong academic record (typically a minimum of 70% (a GPA of 7.0 on a 10)
Minimum scores in English

Loveleen Sharma

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Is Polimi MS free for Indian students?

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Polimi may be considered cost-effective for Indian students but not really free. The tuition is applicable for these students.

The first year tuition fee at Polimi for Indian students is INR 4.09L. It is same for all areas of studies under MS. And as the total cost of an MS degree at this institutio

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