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USI Università della Svizzera italiana Lugano

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Universita della Svizzera italiana

Italian-speaking university in Lugano; Informatics and Data Science are taught in English, and Economics has an English track.

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In English
3 programmes
City
Lugano
Apply via
USI online application
Next deadline
30 Jun 2027

Deadlines

  1. 30 June 2027

    Application deadline for EU/EFTA and Swiss applicants who need no visa
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Switzerland

What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: CHF 10,000 a year (from 2027/28).

  • Open entry

Economics (English track)

BA · 3 yrs

English core stream: an English B2 certificate (IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 70, Cambridge First C) or USI's own test in the first four…

Economics

What it asks of IB students

swissuniversities IB rule: 32/42 (2026/27), six subjects, three HL incl. maths or a science; Psychology, ESS, Global Politics and the arts don't count. Communication and Philosophy also need Italian.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

EU/EFTA applicants who need no visa can apply until 30 June 2027, two months after the non-EU deadline.

All 3 notes
  • EU/EFTA applicants who need no visa can apply until 30 June 2027, two months after the non-EU deadline.
  • In Economics the first three semesters run in both Italian and English, and USI still names Italian as the degree's official teaching language.
  • Data Science is run jointly by the Informatics and Economics faculties, with streams in Informatics or Finance and Economics.

Sources
  1. USI — Bachelor's at a glance (teaching languages) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. USI — Bachelor admission (IB per swissuniversities; Italian for Communication) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. USI — Application, Bachelor in Informatics (deadlines 2027/28) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. USI — Application, Bachelor in Data Science (deadlines 2027/28) — checked 2026-09-26
  5. USI — Application, Bachelor in Economics (deadlines 2027/28) — checked 2026-09-26
  6. USI — Bachelor in Economics, admission (bilingual core; English B2) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. USI — Bachelor in Data Science (Bachelor of Science in Data Science; English) — checked 2026-09-26
  8. USI — Philosophy admission (Italian B1) — checked 2026-09-26
  9. USI — Tuition and scholarships (fees from 2027/28) — checked 2026-09-26
  10. swissuniversities — International Baccalaureate (valid for 2026/27) — checked 2026-09-26
  11. USI — Bachelor in Informatics, admission — checked 2026-09-30
  12. USI — Bachelor in Data Science, admission (direct access) — checked 2026-09-30
  13. USI — Bachelor in Informatics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30
  14. USI — Bachelor in Economics (programme page) — checked 2026-09-30