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Studying in Ancona: Marche Polytechnic University

The Marche Polytechnic University is the city's university, with engineering, sciences and agriculture at Monte Dago, medicine at Torrette next to the regional hospital and economics in the centre. Student support is run by ERDIS Marche. Student life is concentrated between Monte Dago, the centre and the Piano district.

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The university

The Marche Polytechnic University (UnivPM), founded in 1969 as the University of Ancona, has five faculties: Engineering, Sciences and Agriculture at the Monte Dago campus (on the hill to the south, linked by bus), Medicine and Surgery at Torrette next to the Marche University Hospital, and Economics "Giorgio Fuà" in the former Villarey barracks in the centre. It has branch sites in other Marche towns (Fermo, Pesaro, San Benedetto, Macerata for some courses). It is a small-to-medium university with a strong technical-scientific and health focus and good graduate employment rates. The Pergolesi Conservatory is in Fermo.

Enrolled university students (city's universities)

City figurePeriod: academic year 2025/26Validsample unknown

Source: MUR – Ufficio di Statistica, Portale dei dati dell'istruzione superiore: dataset «Iscritti», risorsa «Iscritti per ateneo» (02_iscrittixateneo.csv), con anagrafica atenei (metadati, 01_atenei.csv) · Iscritti ai corsi di laurea, laurea magistrale e a ciclo unico dell'ateneo nel suo complesso: comprende anche gli studenti delle sedi decentrate fuori dal comune. Dataset MUR aggiornato l'8 settembre 2026.

16,904students

Public university tuition (year)

City figurePeriod: academic year 2026/27Validsample unknown

Source: Università Politecnica delle Marche – Regolamento relativo alla contribuzione studentesca e tabella contributi massimi (a.a. 2026/2027) · Minimo: no tax area (ISEE ≤ 28.000 €, con requisiti di merito dal 2° anno): solo bollo 16 € + tassa regionale DSU 140 €. Massimo: contributo massimo di area 2.401 € (Ingegneria) + 156 €. Esclusi i corsi a importo proprio: Medicina e chirurgia 3.236 €, Odontoiatria 4.681 €.

€156 – €2,557/ person·year

Student support

ERDIS Marche manages grants, university residences and canteens for all Marche universities, through an annual call based on ISEE and merit; in Ancona the halls are at Monte Dago and in the centre. UnivPM fees follow the national ISEE bands with exemptions for low incomes.

Where students live

Those attending Monte Dago look for rooms in Brecce Bianche, Tavernelle and Monte Dago; medical students in Torrette and Collemarino; economics students in the centre and the Piano, where prices are lower. Many students commute from the province and the rest of the Marche, with frequent regional trains.

Programmes in English

UnivPM offers master's degrees in English mainly in engineering (biomedical, environmental, computer), economics and agricultural and food sciences, plus international doctorates; the updated list is on Universitaly. The university takes part in double-degree programmes with European universities.