Milan, Italy
Politecnico di Milano
What you need to apply
source- You need 12 years of school education; after an 11-year school, you need a preparatory (foundation) course of at least one year or the first year of university.
- Entrance test: for engineering you need TOL (online, 35 EUR, minimum 30 out of 100) or SAT, TOLC-I, CEnT-S; architecture and design have their own tests.
- English for English-taught programmes: for example, IELTS 5 or higher, TOEFL iBT 59 or higher, Cambridge B2 First; Italian for Italian-taught programmes: a B2 certificate (CLIQ).
- Documents: your school certificate and grades for the last three years, translated into Italian, English, French or Spanish.
- Value of your certificate: dichiarazione di valore or CIMEA Statement of Comparability; authenticity: CIMEA Statement of Verification or an electronic apostille (paper apostilles are no longer accepted).
- Non-EU citizens without an Italian residence permit need a student visa.
- The fee depends on income: if your income is abroad, you get an ISEEU parificato through a CAF; documents are legalised and translated into Italian.
Exams
sourceIELTS Academicor General Training, for English-taught programmes5TOEFL iBT(or 3.5 on the new scale)59Cambridge EnglishB2 First, grade C or higherB2SATAlternative to TOL for engineering: you need at least 30 on a 100-point scale after conversion; for Italian-taught programmes it covers the English requirement
TOLC-I, an alternative to the university's own TOL test for engineering
CILSfor Italian-taught programmes, a B2 certificate from the CLIQ systemB2
Programmes
source- Engineering ScienceEngineering · 3 years · English
- Industrial Engineering (Piacenza)Engineering · 3 years · English
- Process Engineering (Cremona)Engineering · English
- Interaction Design (Lecco)Arts and design · 3 years · English
- Architectural DesignArts and design · 3 years · English
- Ingegneria InformaticaIT and programming · 3 years · Italian
Money
source- Tuition
- 157–3,943 € a year
- Dormitory
- 3,300–7,750 € a year
2026/27, study plan of 46–74 ECTS: the amount depends on family income; if income and assets are abroad, you need an ISEEU parificato through a CAF. There is no special fixed rate for non-EU bachelor's students
Politecnico residences, 2025/26 rates: from a double room in Cremona to a mini-apartment in Milan; in Milan, a bed in a double room costs from 4330 EUR a year
Deadlines
source11 January 2027
Engineering, admission 2027/28: registration opens for the Standard TOL (first test, 2.02.2027)
18 May 2027
Standard TOL, 2nd session, last day to register (test on 29.05.2027)
Admissions
source- Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
Data from official websites, checked 14 November 2026.