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Milan · Italy · Business school

Bocconi University

Private Milan university for economics, management, finance, politics, AI and law; ten English bachelor's, chosen by test score plus earlier grades.

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In English
9 programmes
City
Milan
Apply via
Apply2B, Bocconi's online portal
Next deadline
26 Jan 2027

Deadlines

  1. 25 November 2026

    Winter session: online application opens
    DetailsSource

  2. 21 January 2027

    Winter session: last online Bocconi test date, international applicants (book 48h ahead)
    Details

    Published as the Winter Session final test date, "21 January 2027", five days before that session's application deadline.

    Source

  3. 26 January 2027

    Winter session closes, 15:00 Italian time (results mid March)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "25 November 2026 - 26 January 2027 (3:00pm Italian time)", with results in mid March 2027. The time given is the closing time. This is the last Bocconi round for 2027-28 entry: there is no spring session.

    Source
All dates for this school (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Selective rounds decide on predicted grades well before this; open-access degrees may still be taking applications.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Italy

What you could study here

World Bachelor in Business

BSc · 4 yrs

Apply on the Common App (choose USC, then WBB, code 1485) by 1 November 2026, Early Decision or Early Action; predicted grades…

Business

Global Law

Bachelor · 3 yrs

Law School ranking: besides the Bocconi test, SAT or ACT, the Bocconi online test for Law and the LSAT (147+) are accepted…

Law

What it asks of IB students

Full IB Diploma, 24+ points with 12 at HL, TOK, EE and CAS passed; no subjects required. An IB in English meets the English rule. Predicted grades are not used.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Only your final grades from the third-last and second-last school years count (for a 2027 graduate, summer 2025 and summer 2026); predicted and final-year grades are not read.

All 3 notes
  • Only your final grades from the third-last and second-last school years count (for a 2027 graduate, summer 2025 and summer 2026); predicted and final-year grades are not read.
  • You apply with a Bocconi online test, SAT or ACT score already in hand; each application costs €100 and can list up to four programmes.
  • Up to 50–55% of places on the English-taught programmes may go to international applicants.

Sources
  1. Bocconi — Bachelor of Science Programs — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Bocconi — Admissions (places, elements of evaluation, 2027-28 sessions) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. Bocconi — Specific diplomas requirements (IB Diploma) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. Bocconi — GPA and High School Curriculum — checked 2026-09-26
  5. Bocconi — SAT and ACT — checked 2026-09-26
  6. Bocconi — Results and Enrollment (English language requirement) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. Bocconi — HEC-Bocconi Double Degree, 2027-28 selection — checked 2026-09-26
  8. Bocconi — Admission, World Bachelor in Business (2027-28 timeline) — checked 2026-09-26
  9. Bocconi — Fees (2026-27 €17,000; 2027-28 to be defined) — checked 2026-09-26