Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is among the top 450 universities in the world. In the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, the University is ranked 409th, climbing 33 positions compared to the previous year: this is the highest ranking in the last eleven years. In Italy, it ranks 3rd in Italy for the Faculty Student ratio. According to Quacquarelli Symonds analysts, Università Cattolica is also 5th in Italy and 370th in the world in Employer Reputation.
The QS World University Rankings 2026 evaluated 8467 institutions worldwide, of which 1501 entered this year. In our country, 43 universities were included.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is ranked among the top 300 universities in the world, according to the ranking by Times Higher Education.
It is also among the top 500 according to the ARWU ranking, with excellent positions in Food Science & Technology (top 75) and in Economics, Clinical Medicine, Law, and Finance (top 150).
Cattolica is ranked in 20 subjects, one more than last year (Politics and International Studies).
In general, Università Cattolica is among the top 100 universities in the world for 3 subjects (Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies, Nursing, Classics and Ancient History), which becomes 7 if we consider the top 150 (including Agriculture & Forestry, Psychology, Law, Communication & Media Studies).
