page_title: Polytechnic University of Milan
section_title: Student life
hierarchical_section_title: Polytechnic University of Milan / Student life
caption_attribution_description: English: Politecnico di Milano Bovisa, Milan, Italy
context_page_description: The Polytechnic University of Milan is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
  The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
  Founded in 1863, it is the oldest university in Milan.
  The Polytechnic University of Milan has two main campuses in the city of Milan, Italy, where the majority of the research and teaching activities are located, as well as other satellite campuses in five other cities across the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions.
  The central offices and headquarters are located in the historical campus of Città Studi in Milan, which is also the largest, active since 1927.
  According to the QS World University Rankings for subject area 'Engineering & Technology', it ranked in 2020 as the 20th best in the world. It ranked 6th worldwide for Design, 9th for Civil and Structural Engineering, 9th for Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering and 11th for Architecture. Its notable alumni or professors include Nobel laureate Giulio Natta, novelist Carlo Emilio Gadda and architects Renzo Piano and Aldo Rossi.
context_section_description: Tuition fees at the Polytechnic University of Milan depend on each student's family income. They range between about 150 €/year and 3726 €/year. Students with an outstanding GPA (usually ≥ 27/30 or 29/30) are granted partial or full rebates, in addition to various kinds of scholarships. There are many scholarships for international students as part of the recent university internationalization strategy.
  Most Italian universities do not offer accommodation for their students on campus. The university manages a limited number of approximately 2000 beds available for students. Most students from outside the city are either commuters or renters. It is common for both Italian and international students to share flats due to the expensive real-estate market of the city.
  All the university campuses are covered by a Wi-Fi network, connected and interoperable with the Eduroam service.
caption: Exterior of the main engineering building, Bovisa campus
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