A cut-off is the score of the last non-EU student admitted at a university after all ranking rounds. It is not a pass mark set in advance. It depends on how many places there were and how strong that year’s applicants were.
| University (non-EU quota) | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavia | 75.3 | 73.0 | 71.2 | 53.3 |
| Milan (Statale) | 80.6 | 72.9 | 75.7 | 60.2 |
| Bologna | 77.9 | 70.3 | 74.5 | 59.1 |
| Rome Tor Vergata | 70.7 | 69.1 | 60.6 | 53.4 |
| Parma (Piacenza) | 71.5 | 67.6 | 59.1 | 50.1 |
| Turin (Orbassano) | awaited | 67.1 | 70.8 | 49.0 |
| Naples Vanvitelli | awaited | 66.2 | 63.2 | 47.3 |
| Rome Sapienza | 76.0 | 65.8 | 73.4 | 50.8 |
| Padua | 72.9 | 65.4 | 71.6 | 49.5 |
| Milano-Bicocca (Bergamo) | 75.2 | 65.1 | 72.6 | 54.2 |
| Naples Federico II | 74.8 | 63.1 | 68.1 | 52.0 |
| Catania | 69.9 | 61.6 | 57.2 | – |
| Marche (Ancona) | 73.0 | 58.2 | 60.3 | 43.0 |
| Messina | 71.1 | 58.2 | 61.4 | 36.9 |
| Cagliari | 61.5 | 54.2 | 56.5 | – |
| Bari | 69.9 | 49.3 | 65.8 | 31.2 |
| Padua MedTech | 73.7 | – | – | – |
| Tor Vergata (Tirana, Albania) | 6.7 | 0 | – | – |
How to use these numbers
- Look at the trend, not one year. 2023 cut-offs were much lower than later years, so 2023 alone is a poor guide.
- Read cut-offs together with seats. Milan and Sapienza have very few non-EU places, so their cut-offs swing sharply.
- Aim above the cut-off. A target 5 to 10 points above recent cut-offs gives you a safety margin for a harder year.
- Tirana is a different case. Tor Vergata’s Albania campus has many more places, which is why its cut-off is so low. Teaching and living are in Albania.
Past cut-offs do not predict future ones, and nobody can guarantee a seat at any score. Your seat depends only on your rank at the one university you choose.
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