Bocconi University
Bocconi University, founded in 1902, is a private Milan university specialising in economics, management, finance, law, and public policy — and one of the most internationally recognised business and economics schools in Europe. Unlike a comprehensive public university, everything Bocconi teaches sits within that cluster of fields, taught at a level that consistently draws a highly international student body.
- City
- Milan
- Type
- Private university
- Official site
- Visit website
- Admissions
- How to apply
About the university
A large proportion of its programmes, at both Bachelor's and Master's level, are taught entirely in English, and its admissions process is genuinely competitive — Bocconi runs its own dedicated entrance test rather than accepting grades alone, which is exactly the kind of exam our entrance-exam preparation e-learning platform is built to help students prepare for.
Its location near Porta Romana puts students close to one of Milan's established student neighbourhoods, and its business-world connections in a city that's Italy's financial and corporate centre mean genuinely strong links to internships and graduate recruitment, particularly in finance, consulting, and management.
Because Bocconi is a private university with a genuinely competitive, test-based admissions process, preparation matters more here than at many public universities — we treat the entrance test as seriously as the rest of the application, and a student aiming for Bocconi is usually the same student who benefits most from structured, exam-specific preparation rather than general study alone.
See the Milan city guide for rent by neighbourhood (Bocconi's own area runs on the pricier side of the city), getting around, and settling in.
Living in Milan
Rent, transport, and settling in
How applying here works
- 1
Universitaly pre-enrolment
Your application to Italy, filed on the government portal.
- 2
Declaration of Value or CIMEA
Your prior qualification, made readable to an Italian university.
- 3
Entrance test or language check
Where the faculty asks for one — this is what preparation is for.
We walk you through each step inside the portal. How the application service works, or see the full 20-step journey.