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Politecnico di Milano, facciata.

Milan · Italy · Technical university

Politecnico di Milano

Milan's technical university for engineering, architecture and design; six English bachelor's across Milan, Lecco, Piacenza and Cremona.

Kiban · Public domain

In English
6 programmes
City
Milan
Founded
1863

Deadlines

  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

Interaction Design

BSc · 3 yrs · Lecco

Design entrance test (TOLD) sat in English, in person in Italy, once only; 2026 window 14 March–14 May.

Design

Engineering Science

BSc · 3 yrs

Ranked on an entrance test: the TOL (in Italian), or CEnT-S (in English) or the SAT instead.

Engineering

Industrial Engineering

BSc · 3 yrs · Piacenza

Ranked on an entrance test: the TOL (in Italian), or CEnT-S (in English) or the SAT instead.

Engineering

Process Engineering

BSc · 3 yrs · Cremona

Ranked on an entrance test: the TOL (in Italian), or CEnT-S (in English) or the SAT instead.

Engineering

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma counts if you entered the IB after promotion to your penultimate school year. A diploma taught in English meets the English rule; every degree ranks you on an entrance test.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

The 2027-28 admission rules are not out yet: Polimi says more information will come around January 2027, so the dates shown are 2026's.

All 3 notes
  • The 2027-28 admission rules are not out yet: Polimi says more information will come around January 2027, so the dates shown are 2026's.
  • You need no Italian to start an English-taught degree, but you must reach Italian B2 before you graduate.
  • MEDTEC School, also listed as English-taught, is a six-year medicine and biomedical engineering degree run with Humanitas University and is not listed here.

Sources
  1. Polimi — Bachelor of Science programmes (29 programmes, language per programme) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Polimi — New undergraduate programmes — checked 2026-09-26
  3. Polimi — Available places 2026/2027 — checked 2026-09-26
  4. Polimi — Admission to Engineering 2026/2027 — checked 2026-09-26
  5. Polimi — When to register for the TOL 2026/2027 — checked 2026-09-26
  6. Polimi — Engineering BSc call for admission 2026-27 (English, PDF) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. Polimi — Admission to Architecture 2026/2027 (ARCHED test) — checked 2026-09-26
  8. Polimi — Admission to Design 2026/2027 — checked 2026-09-26
  9. Polimi — Design: when to register for the TOLD 2026/2027 — checked 2026-09-26
  10. Polimi — Requirements to participate in the admission test (IB) — checked 2026-09-26