Non-EU students 
Tuition fees for BA and MA degrees - a.y. 2024/2025

If you are a student with non-EU citizenship, who enrolled for the 2024/2025 academic year to a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree are subject to the payment of a flat tax.

Exception is made for Digital Management and Hospitality Innovation and e-Tourism, for which students should pay the contribution related to the attended course.

Please remember that all the University fees must be paid through the methods listed on How to pay

How to assess the flat tax based on specific citizenship:

If you are a student with citizenship to one of the following OECD countries (excluding EU countries): Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, South Korea, Japan, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and Turkiye, you are subject to a flat tax of:

  • 2,100 EUR if you are enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree course;
  • 2,300 EUR if you are enrolled in a Master’s Degree course.

If you are a student with citizenship to Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, San Marino or Switzerland, you are subject to a tax provided for students with Italian or EU citizenship.

If you are a student enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree course, with citizenship in one of the Low Human Development Countries, in which the list is annually approved by the Ministry of Education by the University of Research, you are subject to a flat fee of 700 EUR for the academic year 2024/2025.

If you are a student enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme with citizenship to a non-EU country not belonging to the first two categories, you are subject to a flat tax of 1,300 EUR for the 2024/2025 academic year.

All the amounts indicated above include regional tax for the right to study as well as 16 EUR in stamp duty.

If you are enrolled with part-time status you will be required to pay 65% of the due flat fee.

With the exception of the stamp duty and regional tax for the right to education, full exemption is granted to holder of refugee status or subsidiary protection status.

If you are student with non-EU citizenship you can, anyway, apply to:

  • request a regional scholarship according to the procedures and deadlines established by the call for Regional Scholarship year 2024/2025;
  • receive further reductions which are provided for all enrolled students, regardless of their ISEE, if you meet the merit requirements. Reduction will be applied after the calculation of the third instalment, if due.

Please note: you can benefit of a reduction of fees based on ISEE certification (only if in possession of the ISEE certification for the provisions with the right to University study, referred to the DPCM 159/2013 equal or lower than 60,000 EUR and submitted within the deadlines set out for the 2024/2025 academic year and in compliance with all the merit requirements) only if you possess the requirements to obtain the status of equivalence with Italian/EU citizens:

  • if your household has domicile for tax purposes in Italy, for at least 2 years (Article 58 of Presidential Decree 600/73) related to the tax returns of the years 2022 and 2023;
  • if you are relative of Italian or EU citizens (under Directive 2004/38/EC),or if you have relatives who are long-term residents (under Directive 2003/109/EC).

To obtain the equivalence status, students have to submit their Statement of domicile for tax purposes to the Financial Aid Office, within 17 December 2024 (students who have withdrawn from the extraordinary graduation session of 2023/2024 academic year can submit said document within 31 March 2025).

The enrolment for non-EU students who require a visa for a.y. 2024/2025 involves different deadlines for the payment of the instalments.
Attention: if you want to apply for the regional scholarship, please remember that you must meet the deadlines indicated in the regional scholarship call for what the benefit request, ISEE and enrollment are concerned.

Instalments

The 500 EUR first instalment includes the regional tax for financial aid of 186,00 Euro and the tuition fees.
The 16 Euro stamp duty is added to the first instalment amount only if you enroll in your first year or if you enroll after withdrawal/loss of student status/transfer from another University.

The payment of the first instalment is due by 30 September 2024.

Students can also enroll in a bachelor's degree with open admission program by paying the first instalment by 30 October 2024 and a 50.00 Euro penalty fee for late payment.
Students can also enroll to master's degree with open admission program by paying the first instalment from 1 October to 17 December 2024 (a penalty fee for late payment may be added).
Enrollment to bachelor's and master's degree courses with limited admission programmes is ruled according to the deadlines established by the respective call for enrollments.

Students can exclusively pay the Regional tax for financial aid of 186,00 Euro and the possible stamp duty also if they are included among:

  • recipients of regional scholarships or students eligible for scholarships in a.y. 2023/2024 who are enrolling on-track, meet the requirements of the call and are intending to re-apply for a scholarship for a.y. 2024/2025. Should you fail to meet any of these conditions you must contact the Financial Aid Unit beforehand;
  • student beneficiary or the child of beneficiaries of a disability pension, established by art.12 of Italian Law 118/71, as provided for by art.30 of the same law;
  • foreign students beneficiary of a scholarship from the Italian Government under the development cooperation programs;
  • Students having a refugee status and subsidiary protection status.

If the amount paid in the first instalment exceeds the amount effectively due, you will be refunded onto your CartaConto in Summer 2025.

The amount due will be determined:

  • In November 2023 if you have correctly completed the procedure for requesting a reduction and you meet all the conditions necessary for obtaining benefits by 30 September 2024;
  • in April 2025 if you do not request the reduction by 30 September 2024. In this case you will be charged the late fee of 50.00 euros. In any case you will have to pay the second instalment before the recalculation in April.

Late payments

You can pay the instalments after the due deadlines, but you will have to pay a penalty for late payments:

  • 50,00 EUR if you pay the first instalment from 1 October 2024 to 30 October 2024;
  • 100,00 EUR if you pay the first instalment from 31 October 2024 onwards.

The second instalment is worth 800.00 EUR.

Students from Low Human Development Countries annually identified by MUR will be required to pay a second instalment of 200.00 EUR.

Payment must be carried out by 10 December 2024.

Late payments

You can pay the instalments after the due deadlines, but you will have to pay a penalty for late payments:

  •  50.00 EUR for the payment of the second instalment from 11 December 2024 to 20 December 2024;
  • 100.00 EUR for the payment of the second instalment from 21 December 2024 onwards.

The third instalment, if required, is the difference between the maximum amount and the amount paid with the first and second instalments. It will be invoiced in April 2024. The "merit" reductions or "speed bonus"  will be counted during the recalculation of the third instalment.

The third instalment should be paid by 16 May 2025.

Late payments

You can pay the instalments after the due deadlines, but you will have to pay a penalty for late payments:

  •  50.00 EUR for the payment of the third instalment from 17 May 2025 to 26 May 2025;
  • 100.00 EUR for the payment of the third instalment from 27 May 2025 onwards.

Further details

Log on to your Personal Area in www.unive.it (select Student Services Office > Payments) to check:

  • status of payments;
  • amount due for instalment. 

If you do not pay one or more invoices related to a.y. 2024/2025 tuition fees (instalments and/or penalty fees) by 30 September 2025, you will not be able to: 

  • enroll in your next academic year;
  • carry out any career steps (ex. change your course of study, transfer to another University, etc.);
  • enroll to any exam, take exams and have all your academic activities recognized, internships included;
  • participate in mobility programs and other educational activities organized by the University;
  • use Moodle;
  • use the University Library Services

If you have to repay a financial benefit you obtained from the University, you will be contacted in order to settle your position. If you need to withdraw from your studies or transfer to another University please contact the Office which gave you the financial benefit beforehand. In any case, your academic career will be suspended until you have fully returned the financial benefit.

If you have paid the first and the second instalments for the new academic year and you graduate in the autumn session (October/December) or in extraordinary session (February/April) of the previous year, these instalments will be automatically refunded (except for the regional tax for the right to education) in summer, only by payment to the University CartaConto. For more information, you can check the webpage Admission procedures, degree application and withdrawal.

If you are graduating in the extraordinary session and you are eligible for/winner of the regional scholarship for financial aid, you must contact the Financial Aid Office.

Withdrawal or loss of student status involves the payment of the maximum amount of tuition fees in full or the fees calculated on the basis of your merit/income (if you are entitled to financial aid) and losing the right to an eventual refund.

Check the deadlines and procedures for submitting the application on the webpage withdrawal/forfeiture

If you are eligible for/winner of the regional scholarship for financial aid, you must contact the Financial Aid Office.

You can deduct the expenses resulting from enrolment in university programmes when making your income statement. Deductible expenses include tuition fees for students enrolling on Bachelor’s Degree Programmes or Master’s Degree Programmes.

Last update: 22/10/2024