When creating a new account, after typing all the required personal information and then submitting your registration, you will receive a confirmation email from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore <registration.dashboard@unicattolica.it>. 

 
Simply follow the instructions in the email. 

If you have not received an email, please check the spam folder. 

If you still have not received it, please contact us at international.inquiry@unicatt.it.

Create your password, start your application and answer the questions.

Completion of the application form will take about 30 minutes on average, if all the required documents are ready to be uploaded.

You do not have to complete the application in one session; you can save the progress of a partially completed application form by clicking on “Save and continue” (at the bottom of each stage of the application). 

You can log back into your application anytime and carry on from where you left off to finish it.

Please check entry requirements.

When filling out the application form, you will need to upload several documents related to your High School studies and other important information. You must submit either a transcript of your current High School year (if you haven’t finished school yet) or your final High School Diploma (if you have already graduated).

Based on the details you provide in the form, you may be asked for more documents. Be sure to carefully follow the on-screen instructions so you know exactly what to upload and where.

If you have less than 12 years of total schooling, depending on both Italian law and the rules in your home country, you need to submit either:

• an official document proving your "Academic Eligibility"; or
• a certification of any post-High School courses, with a transcript and details about the content of those courses.

For more information, please see the Admission guidelines.

There are two applicant pools, and it is important to know which one applies to you:

• EU pool: Italian and EU citizens living anywhere, and non-EU citizens legally living in Italy (with a "permesso di soggiorno"/permit of stay).
• NON-EU pool: non-EU citizens living outside Italy.

    
If you’re unsure which pool you belong to, check the following document: Which pool of candidates do you belong to?

Make sure all documents are clear, in a readable format (preferably PDF), and no larger than 5MB.

Always upload the original documents from your High School. If they are not in English or Italian, you must also include an official translation along with the originals.
 

The application deadline is on 21 February 2025 for EU citizens and all candidates legally residing in Italy and non-EU citizens residing abroad. 

• Click on “Save and review application”
• Once you have reviewed the application, select “Save & Pay”
• Choose “Pay Online” as payment method and click on “Buy now” to be directed to the PayPal website, where you can pay the application fee by using a PayPal account or a credit card.

If you decide to pay the € 200 application fee (non-refundable) in another moment, you can log back into your application and finalise the payment. 
Your application is pending until the fee has been paid.

Check here if PayPal operates in your country. Should it not be available, please contact us at international.inquiry@unicatt.it to receive instructions to pay by credit card on an alternative payment circuit. 

The registration of the payment via PayPal takes a few minutes.

After completing the payment of the application fee on the PayPal website, click on “Return to merchant website” to finalise the submission of your application.

Once the payment is registered, remember to access back into the Online Application Portal and click on “SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION”.

To finalise your application, leave your electronic signature and click on “Verify and submit”.

Once the procedure is complete, the following message will appear: 
Thank you for submitting your application!

Only at this point, upon perform this final step your application on the Online Application Portal will be considered 100% complete. 

Please note that any incomplete or inaccurate application may cause a delay in the assessment.

Your application will not be reviewed until the payment is received and your application is successfully submitted.

After submission, the Università Cattolica International Admissions Office will share with applicants the link to an online simulator to prepare for the Entrance Exam. 

In the meantime, the International Admissions Office will evaluate the eligibility of each applicant’s High School studies as per the terms and regulations set by the Italian law, based on the data and documents provided.

Once this individual evaluation is complete, candidates deemed eligible will be invited to take the Entrance Exam.

Eligible candidates will be invited to take the entrance exam

Take the Entrance Exam according to the information shared by Università Cattolica Admissions Office on 18th March 2025.

Università Cattolica reserves the right to offer additional sessions on 19 March 2025 if the number of candidates exceeds the total number of available remote connection spots for each session.

Any additional sessions will be announced publicly on the University's website..

Candidates will receive an admission feedback starting from:

• 4^th April 2025: for EU candidates living anywhere and non-EU citizens who are already living in Italy legally
• 7^th April 2025: for non-EU candidates living abroad

The competition results will be made public, and each candidate will also receive their individual score privately.

For both final rankings, if two candidates have the same score, the younger candidate will be given priority.

Admitted candidates must pay the first University fee instalment of €€4,000 within 2 weeks of the results being published to secure their place in the programme. This amount will be deducted from the total tuition fee for the academic year 2025/2026.

If the deposit is not paid by the deadline, the offer will be considered declined, and the available spot will be given to other candidates from the respective EU or non-EU ranking.