Sapienza University of Rome has been confirmed as the top university in Italy in the 2025 ranking by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). This is the 14th consecutive year that our university has held this position since the introduction of the ranking system in 2012. Sapienza is also ranked 125th in the world.

The CWUR ranking considers 2.000 universities out of 21.462 surveyed, assessing the quality of education (25%), alumni employment (25%), quality of teaching (10%) and research performance (40%), and does not rely on surveys or university data. Specifically, the Education measure considers the number of alumni who have won prestigious academic awards relative to the size of the university, the Employability measure considers the number of alumni who hold top positions in large companies, the Faculty measure considers the number of lecturers who have won prestigious academic awards, and the Research measure considers research output, high-quality publications, the number of articles that have appeared in highly influential journals, and citations.

In summary, Sapienza's results are as follows:

• 1st university in Italy;
• 125th in the world out of 21.462 institutions (124th out of 20.966 institutions in 2024).
• 41st in Europe (unchanged since 2024);
• The overall score is 81 (unchanged since 2024).