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Business Administration and Management (English curriculum of Economia aziendale e Management, class L-18)

Sapienza University of Rome (Faculty of Economics, Department of Management) · Rome, Italy

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOEntrance examPublic universityIncome-based feesCEnT-S or SAT
Duration3 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryEntrance exam
Deadline (EU)29 Oct 2026 (2026 cycle)Passed: check the university for the next intake
EU fee 2025/26€2,821 / yr

About the course

The English-language curriculum of Sapienza’s three-year business administration degree (class L-18). The Faculty of Economics runs it alongside an Italian-language curriculum, and the call says the English curriculum is taught fully in English. Teaching is in person in Rome.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • We could not load Sapienza’s page on foreign qualifications during this check. An earlier draft said Sapienza accepts the Irish Leaving Certificate with at least 6 subjects at a minimum of D3 at Higher Level or O1 at Ordinary Level. Those are old Leaving Cert grades, so confirm this rule and how current H1-H8 and O1-O8 grades are read with the International Student Office (studentistranieri@uniroma1.it). Under Italy’s national rules, the Leaving Cert normally gives access.
  • You need a CISIA CEnT-S result or a SAT. For this course, CEnT-S covers Mathematics (15 questions) and Reasoning on texts and data (15 questions). The result does not exclude anyone. A score below 8 on those sections, or a SAT below 960/1600, gives you an OFA requirement in maths, which you must clear in first year. Leaving Cert Maths is useful preparation.
  • English at B2 level is required. You are exempt if you are a native speaker or hold a high school diploma taken in English from an accredited institution in the EU/EEA, which should cover the Leaving Cert, but confirm this with the faculty. You send proof through the faculty’s online form before you submit your study plan.

How to apply

  1. Take CEnT-S or use the SATRegister on cisiaonline.it and sit CEnT-S, or use a SAT taken from 1 January 2024. Prepare the maths section carefully.
  2. Register on InfostudCreate a Sapienza Infostud account, pay the €10 fee and submit your score. In 2026 the deadline for all of this was 29 October.
  3. Send documents and prove EnglishAsk studentistranieri@uniroma1.it which Leaving Cert documents you need and send them. Send B2 proof, or proof that your school diploma was taken in English, using the faculty’s form.
  4. Enrol and payPay the first instalment by early November (5 November in 2026). If your family’s income is from abroad, ask about the fixed Band C fee.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: 2026 cycle (for 2026/27 entry): you had to register on Infostud, pay the €10 fee (2 July to 29 October 2026) and, by 29 October 2026, either take CEnT-S (valid if taken from November 2025) or submit a SAT score (valid if taken from 1 January 2024). The first fee instalment was due between 1 September and 5 November 2026. Maths preparation courses ran from 1 to 11 September 2026. The 2027 dates are not yet published, so check the new call..

Costs

  • Sapienza fees depend on income. The maximum for economics was €2,821 a year in 2025/26, plus €140 regional tax and €16 stamp duty. Families whose income is earned abroad pay a fixed amount by country band instead. Ireland is in Band C, which was €1,500 a year in 2025/26. There is a €10 Sapienza admission fee, and a separate CISIA fee if you sit CEnT-S (check the amount on cisiaonline.it).
You need a CEnT-S or SAT score by the late-October deadline. A weak maths score does not stop you enrolling, but it brings a compulsory maths requirement (OFA) in first year. Irish families with income abroad normally pay the fixed Band C fee (€1,500 in 2025/26).

At a glance

CountryItaly
CityRome
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaUniversity online portal (Infostud) + CISIA for the CEnT-S test
PlacesNo cap published (compulsory test, not used for selection)
EntryEntrance exam
Programme page ↗Call for applications 2026/27 (English) ↗Sapienza fee amounts ↗← Back to all European courses

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Checked against the official Sapienza University of Rome website in September 2026. The details are from the 2026/27 cycle because the 2027 call is not yet published, so confirm them for 2027 entry. Always confirm details with the university before applying.