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Studying in Perugia: the State University and the University for Foreigners

Two public universities: the State University (1308), with departments spread between the centre, Elce, Monteluce, Borgo XX Giugno, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and Santa Lucia, and the University for Foreigners at Palazzo Gallenga, teaching Italian and the humanities to international students. ADiSU Umbria runs grants, halls and canteens.

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Universities

The University of Perugia (UniPG) is among Italy's oldest and has departments spread across the city: humanities in piazza Morlacchi and via del Verzaro, law and economics in via Pascoli and Elce, sciences at Elce and via del Giochetto, agriculture and veterinary medicine at Borgo XX Giugno (San Pietro), medicine at the Sant'Andrea delle Fratte campus next to the hospital, engineering at Santa Lucia, plus sites in Terni, Assisi, Foligno and Narni. It offers English-taught master's degrees and doctorates listed on the international portal. The University for Foreigners (Unistrapg), at Palazzo Gallenga in piazza Fortebraccio, is the Italian university historically devoted to teaching Italian language and culture to foreigners: language courses at every level, degrees in communication and international relations and the CELI certification. The Academy of Fine Arts and the Morlacchi Conservatory complete the offering.

Student support

ADiSU Umbria (the agency for the right to university education) allocates grants, places in university halls in the centre and the districts and meals in canteens (including the central one in via Pascoli) through an annual call by ISEE income and merit; beds are more available than in the big cities. Students get discounted passes on Busitalia buses and the Minimetrò.

Where students live

The historic centre is the student district: via dei Priori, Corso Garibaldi, via della Viola and piazza Danti host rooms, bars and the humanities departments; Elce and via Pascoli are close to law, economics and sciences; Monteluce and Sant'Erminio to the residences and the former hospital; medical students often live in Sant'Andrea delle Fratte or San Sisto. The Biblioteca Augusta and departmental libraries are the study spots; student nightlife is concentrated on the acropolis.

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.

31,303students

Missing: tuition_public_year

Data

Enrolled university students (city's universities)

City figurePeriod: academic year 2025/26Validsample unknown

31,303students

Sources

Università degli Studi di Perugia (sedi di Perugia, Terni, Narni, Città di Castello, Assisi, Foligno)· Università di Perugia

Updated: 2026-10-14

Università per Stranieri di Perugia· Università per Stranieri di Perugia

Updated: 2026-10-14

ADiSU Umbria – Agenzia per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario dell'Umbria· ADiSU Umbria

Updated: 2026-10-14

Busitalia Sita Nord – Umbria: trasporto urbano di Perugia· Busitalia Sita Nord S.r.l.

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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