Betti studied mathematics and physics at the University of Pisa and while there he was taught by Mossotti. Betti graduated with a degree in mathematics in 1846 and, following this, he was appointed as an assistant at the university.
Betti-aral ng matematika at pisika sa University of Pisa at habang doon siya ay tinuturuan sa pamamagitan ng Mossotti. Betti nagtapos sa isang degree sa matematika at sa 1846, mga sumusunod na ito, siya ay hinirang bilang isang assistant at ang unibersidad.