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ARWU, short for Academic Ranking of the World Universities also known as Shanghai Ranking is known as one of the best ranking bodies in the world. It is one of the three most influential rankings of the world alongside Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings.

Over 2,500 Universities are ranked by ARWU every year. In the overall ARWU ranking, University of Bologna ranks at #201 in 2024, which is constant since the

THE World University ranking body has provided the rankings for the year 2025, according to which the University of Bologna ranks higher than the rest mentioned similarly ranked university of Italy. For the University of Turin, the ranks stay consistent for both the year and same is the case with the University of Naples. However, the rankings the constantly improving for the University of Bologna.

The table below shows the comparison of the universities of various similarly ranked universities in Italy:

The rankings have been provided by THE (Times Higher Education) since the year 2004. The creation of these rankings is done to know and evaluate the university's performance on the global stage and provide a comprehensive ranking report for the students to make an informed higher education decision.

For the year 2025, University of Bologna is ranked at 146 among the best universities in the world, the ranking improved by 11 spots as it was 155 in the year 2024, which is too an improvement from the year 2023.

Yes, the IU International permits international students to work while studying. Due to the university's flexible online curriculum, students are able to work and the university's career services to help students find relevant part-time jobs or internships. Some job roles that students can take up are:

Know more about part-time jobs in Germany for international students.

According to the rankings published for the year 2025, the University of Bologna is the best university among the similarly ranked universities in Italy.

A detailed QS Rankings comparison among the three similarly ranked universities of Italy are mentioned below:

After pursuing an IU International University program, graduates secure employment in the following companies:

• Selbstständig
• Seimens
• Amazon
• BMW Group
• Deloitte
• Hays
• BASF
• EY
• SAP
• KPMG Deutschland
• Accenture
• Lufthansa Group
• Microsoft

QS World University Rankings are the most comprehensive rankings that have offered World University Rankings since 2004. For the year 2025, the University of Bologna QS ranking is #48 in Europe and #133 in the 'World University' category which is an improvement from the last year as the ranking for that year was 154 among the world's best universities. The rankings are constantly improving since 2023 for this university.

University of Bologna is known for its high-quality research opportunities and good learning infrastructure. One brief comparison among the below-mentioned universities for their global rankings category. According to this ranking body, this university ranks higher than the other similarly ranked universities in Italy.

Given below are the rankings of Global Universities rankings of the mentioned universities/schools: