Fees and exemptions: amounts and deadlines

Studying at the University of Bologna is an attainable goal regardless of your financial situation.

Fees for the academic year 2023/24 are calculated according to the year of enrolment and on a progressive basis, being less expensive if you have a low income. To calculate the reference year for the payment of tuition fees, you have to start with the academic year in which you first enrolled at the university.

To find out about possible exemptions and find out how much, when and how to pay, choose from the following options:

I am enrolling in the first year  

Amounts

The minimum fee to be paid to register for a degree programme is 157.04 € while the maximum varies depending on the programme [.pdf 103 KB].
The fee is composed of: 

• a fixed amount of €157.04 that you have to pay even if you are fully exempt 
• a variable amount calculated according to the economic situation of your family (ISEE). 

Enter your ISEE value and the Degree Programme in which you wish to enrol in a tuition fee simulator to calculate your tuition fees. 

 

Exemptions and funding

You are fully exempt and pay only €157.04 if your situation is one of those listed below: 

• you have an ISEE of less than or equal to € 27,000
• you are resident on May 2023 in one of the flood-affected territories
• you have an ISEE of €40,000 or less and you become a parent during the academic year 
• you have a disability certification rating equal to or greater than 66% or an L. 104 certification  
• you are a first year student in a Second cycle degree programme with merit
• you are a first year student at the Collegio Superiore
• you are a permanent member of a religious order 
• you have a parent that receives a disability pension according to Law 118/1971

You are partially exempt if your situation is one of those listed below: 

• you have an ISEE of more than €27,000. Calculate the amount you will have to pay with the tuition fee simulator
• you have siblings or parents and/or children enrolled at the University of Bologna and an ISEE of: 
  - €40,000 or less
  - between €40,000 and €60,000 

• you have citizenship in a particularly poor or developing countries [.pdf 132 KB] or in non-OECD countries [.pdf 144 KB], you are entitled to a reduced fixed fee 

 

When and how to pay

If you are thinking of enrolling at university here's what you need to do:

1. Submit the necessary documents: prepare the necessary documents in good time in order to obtain full or partial exemption. It may take several weeks to obtain them and the deadline for submission is 30 October 2023 at 18:00 via the online services of ER.GO - Regional Authority for the Right to Higher Education. You can also submit documents late, from 30 October to 15 November 2023 at 18:00, but you will have to pay a late submission fee of €100. If you do not submit your ISEE by 15 November, or you submit it with missing or incorrect information, you will have to pay the maximum fees [.pdf 103 KB].
   You can submit your application independently from the enrolment in a degree programme of the University of Bologna. Late submissions will not be accepted, even if the enrolment deadline for the degree programme has not expired yet.
   
   
2. Read the instructions on the Enrol page on the website of the course you are interested in. If there is an admission test, the deadlines for payment of fees are specific
3. Proceed with the payment: if you submit documents, you will pay in instalments. If you do not submit them, you can pay in a single instalment or in instalments.

Instalment	Deadlines
First instalment or single instalment	for all degrees with a call for applications, the deadlines are indicated in the call on the website of the relative degree programme
	for first- or single-cycle degrees without a call for applications: Thursday, 28 September 2023
	for master's degrees without a call for applications: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Second instalment	Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Third instalment	Friday, 15 March 2024

If the call for applications does not state otherwise, you can enrol and pay the first instalment, with a late submission fee, by 23 November 2023.

You can pay your fees via the PagoPA system; to monitor the status of your payments, please refer to the 'Fee Situation - Enrolment' section on Studenti Online. After 15 November 2023 you will be informed of the amounts of the second and third instalments, if due.

The payment will be valid from the moment you view it on your profile (this may take up to 2 days).

You have to keep up to date with the amounts and deadlines because the University of Bologna does not send notices.

I am enrolling from second year to first year “fuori corso” (past envisaged completion time for the degree programme)

Amounts

If you are enrolling in degree programme, the minimum fee to be paid is €157.04 while the maximum varies depending on the programme [.pdf 103 KB].
The fee is composed of: 

• a fixed amount of €157.04 that you have to pay even if you are fully exempt 
• a variable amount calculated according to the economic situation of your family (ISEE)

Enter your ISEE value and the Degree Programme in which you wish to enrol in a tuition fee simulator to calculate your tuition fees.  

 

Exemptions and funding

You are fully exempt and pay only €157.04 if your situation is one of those listed below: 

• you have an ISEE of €27,000 or less and between 11 August 2022 and 10 August 2023 you have acquired:

- 10 credits if you wish to enrol in the second year 

- 25 credits if you wish to enrol in years subsequent to the second year 

• you are resident on  May 2023 in one of the flood-affected territories

• you have an ISEE of €40,000 or less and you become a parent during the academic year 
• you have a disability certification rating equal to or greater than 66% or an L. 104 certification  
• you study at the Collegio Superiore
• you are a permanent member of a religious order 
• you have a parent that receives a disability pension according to Law 118/1971

You are partially exempt if your situation is one of those listed below: 

• You have an ISEE higher than €27,000 and between 11 August 2022 and 10 August 2023 you have acquired:
  - 10 credits if you wish to enrol in the second year
  - 25 credits if you wish to enrol in years subsequent to the second year 
  You can have a partial exemption even if you have not acquired the minimum number of CFUs indicated above, check with the tuition fee simulator.

• you have assets and/or income in Italy and siblings or parents and/or children enrolled at the University of Bologna and an ISEE of:
  - €40,000 or less
  - between €40,000 and €60,000
• you have citizenship in a particularly poor or developing countries [.pdf 132 KB] or in non-OECD countries [.pdf 144 KB], you are entitled to a reduced fixed fee 

 

When and how to pay

To continue studying at university here's what you need to do:

1. Submit the necessary documents: prepare the necessary documents in good time in order to obtain full or partial exemption. It may take several weeks to obtain them and the deadline for submission is 30 October 2023 at 18:00 via the online services of ER.GO - Regional Authority for the Right to Higher Education. You can also submit documents late, from 30 October to 15 November 2023 at 18:00, but you will have to pay a late submission fee of €100. If you do not submit your ISEE by 15 November, or you submit it with missing or incorrect information, you will have to pay the maximum fees [.pdf 103 KB].
   You can submit your application independently from the enrolment in a degree programme of the University of Bologna. Late submissions will not be accepted, even if the enrolment deadline for the degree programme has not expired yet.
   
   
2. Proceed with the payment: if you submit documents, you will pay in instalments. If you do not submit them, you can pay in a single instalment or in instalments.

Instalment	Deadlines
First instalment or single instalment	Thursday, 28 September 2023
Second instalment	Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Third instalment	Friday, 15 March 2024

You can pay your fees via the PagoPA system; to monitor the status of your payments, please refer to the 'Fee Situation - Enrolment' section on Studenti Online. After 15 November 2023 you will be informed of the amounts of the second and third instalments, if due.

The payment will be valid from the moment you view it on your profile (this may take up to 2 days).

You have to keep up to date with the amounts and deadlines because the University of Bologna does not send notices.

I am enrolling in the second year “fuori corso” (past envisaged completion time for the degree programme)

Amounts

If you are enrolling in degree programme, the minimum fee to be paid is €157.04 while the maximum varies depending on the programme [.pdf 103 KB].
The fee is composed of: 

• a fixed amount of €157.04 that you have to pay even if you are fully exempt 
• a variable amount calculated according to the economic situation of your family (ISEE)

Enter your ISEE value and the Degree Programme in which you wish to enrol in a tuition fee simulator to calculate your tuition fees. 

 

Exemptions and funding

You are fully exempt and pay only €157.04 if your situation is one of those listed below:

• you are resident on  May 2023 in one of the flood-affected territories

• you have an ISEE of €40,000 or less and you become a parent during the academic year 
  
• you have a disability certification rating equal to or greater than 66% or an L. 104 certification  
• you have a parent that receives a disability pension according to Law 118/1971

 You are partially exempt if your situation is the following one: 

• you have an ISEE equal to or less than €30,000 and have acquired least 25 credits (or passed at least 2 examinations in the previous degree programme system) between 11 August 2022 and 10 August 2023. To obtain exemption, you must meet both requirements; otherwise, you will have to pay the maximum fees for your degree programme.

 

When and how to pay

To continue studying at university here's what you need to do:

1. Submit the necessary documents: prepare the necessary documents in good time in order to obtain full or partial exemption. It may take several weeks to obtain them and the deadline for submission is 30 October 2023 at 18:00 via the online services of ER.GO - Regional Authority for the Right to Higher Education. You can also submit documents late, from 30 October to 15 November 2023 at 18:00, but you will have to pay a late submission fee of €100. If you do not submit your ISEE by 15 November, or you submit it with missing or incorrect information, you will have to pay the maximum fees [.pdf 103 KB].
   You can submit your application independently from the enrolment in a degree programme of the University of Bologna. Late submissions will not be accepted, even if the enrolment deadline for the degree programme has not expired yet.
   
   
2. Proceed with the payment: if you submit documents, you will pay in instalments. If you do not submit them, you can pay in a single instalment or in instalments.

Instalment	Deadlines
First instalment or single instalment	Thursday, 28 September 2023
Second instalment	Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Third instalment	Friday, 15 March 2024

You can pay your fees via the PagoPA system; to monitor the status of your payments, please refer to the 'Fee Situation - Enrolment' section on Studenti Online. After 15 November 2023 you will be informed of the amounts of the second and third instalments, if due.

The payment will be valid from the moment you view it on your profile (this may take up to 2 days).

You have to keep up to date with the amounts and deadlines because the University of Bologna does not send notices. 

 

Questions about fees, exemptions and scholarships?

Online meetings in which Unibo and ER.GO operators offer information on fees, opportunities for exemption or reduction, and how to obtain right-to-study benefits.
Search for "Tuition Fees and ER.GO financial aid for international students" events in the Alma Orienta calendar.