Bachelor · Computer Science
BSc in Applied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
at Sapienza University of Rome · Rome (university base; check campus)
Requirements and review notes
- EntranceVisa applicants: SAT, historical English TOLC-I (1 July 2024–November 2025), or CEnT-S from November 2025; Italian TOLC-I/TOLC-S are for EU/equated applicants. SAT must be from 1 January 2024. Minimum converted ranking score: 36/100. CEnT-S uses raw maths, reasoning and physics results, not its normalised score. An interview may be required and can exclude a candidate despite the test score. Admission below 40/100 brings additional first-year learning obligations.
- EnglishB2: IELTS Academic 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 (including Home Edition); Cambridge FCE/CAE/CPE; PTE General Level 3 or Academic 42. SAT, English TOLC-I or CEnT-S also establishes English; Italian TOLC-I/TOLC-S requires English section at least 24/30. IB/GCE and specified English-taught qualifications in EU/EEA/Schengen or Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA are exemptions. Indian medium-of-instruction alone is not a listed automatic country exemption. Visa evidence is due in MoveIN by preselection; EU/equated evidence by enrolment payment.
- AlsoUpper-secondary qualification obtained or due in 2026 and suitable for university admission; foreign qualifications require final Office recognition. Visa applicants additionally need a qualifying pre-acceptance offer and school GPA of at least 75/100. Indian school qualification conditions are governed by the current country annex.
Fees, admission and verification
Fees checked 2026-10-09 · 2026/27. If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Separate application/test charges are excluded; approved exemptions/awards may change the total. Official fee source
Selected details checked. 2026-10-09 · See the academic year beside each source-linked fact. Checked fields: tuition amount, English requirement, entry test, fee period, qualification level, course title. The checked fields above and the application/fee details below have separate source scopes. Other requirements may still need confirmation; no offer of admission or open application window is implied. Official review source
Admission window checked · See each dated applicant category below · 2026-10-09. Dates for the stated admission rounds and applicant categories. [2026/27; Programme selection applicants] First selection, including visa applicants: test and €10 Infostud payment 8 May–18 June 2026; mandatory visa MoveIN preselection by 15 May and Universitaly by 30 June. Second selection 22 June–24 August is EU/equated only. Of 180 places, 60 are for non-EU visa applicants (including 5 Marco Polo), all in the first selection; 120 are EU/equated. [2026/27; Programme selection applicants] First participant list 2 July; discrepancy deadline 5 July; ranking 29 July; enrolment payment 1–7 September. Non-EU clearing payments: 14, 21 and 28 September. EU/equated second list 10 September, discrepancies 13 September, ranking 23 September, payment by 28 September; subsequent clearing payments 6, 13 and 20 October. Official admission source
Application and fee details
Official sources checked 2026-10-09. Match the academic year and applicant category to your situation. A past deadline does not reopen for the next intake, and an application deadline is separate from enrolment or the start of teaching.
Admissions and eligibility
English certificate exemptionsSource checked · 2026/27
Foreign qualification holders
Use the institution certificate list together with the exact programme minimum and exceptions. India is absent from the general country-based English-medium exemption list; some named programmes expressly accept broader university MOI evidence. India is not on the general MOI country-exemption list. Programme-specific annex may define additional exemptions.
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Non-EU abroad requiring visa
15 May 2026
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Other preselection candidates
31 July 2026 Exceptions within named course sections take precedence.
Selection and entry testSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
Visa applicants: SAT, historical English TOLC-I (1 July 2024–November 2025), or CEnT-S from November 2025; Italian TOLC-I/TOLC-S are for EU/equated applicants. SAT must be from 1 January 2024. Minimum converted ranking score: 36/100. CEnT-S uses raw maths, reasoning and physics results, not its normalised score. An interview may be required and can exclude a candidate despite the test score. Admission below 40/100 brings additional first-year learning obligations.
English requirementSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
B2: IELTS Academic 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 (including Home Edition); Cambridge FCE/CAE/CPE; PTE General Level 3 or Academic 42. SAT, English TOLC-I or CEnT-S also establishes English; Italian TOLC-I/TOLC-S requires English section at least 24/30. IB/GCE and specified English-taught qualifications in EU/EEA/Schengen or Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA are exemptions. Indian medium-of-instruction alone is not a listed automatic country exemption. Visa evidence is due in MoveIN by preselection; EU/equated evidence by enrolment payment.
Eligibility for Indian qualificationsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Qualifications awarded in India
For Bachelor/single-cycle access, provide one of the listed Indian Standard XII certificates and marksheets. The alternative Standard X plus three-year technical/engineering diploma requires a degree relevant to that diploma’s field. DigiLocker/NAD electronic evidence is recommended. Meeting this country-title rule does not by itself satisfy the course’s test, grades, language or selection. Country-title access rule is verified; individual recognition and exact-course prerequisites/selection remain separate.
Required documentsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
Register in Infostud with matching email and fiscal-code details; pay €10 for each selection. SAT official scores must reach Sapienza through College Board institution code 9038 by the selection deadline. Visa applicants upload qualification, English and preselection evidence in MoveIN. For final enrolment, scan the Office’s Bachelor foreign-qualification documents and email one file with programme code/name and student ID; pay by the relevant ranking deadline. The Office may request additional recognition evidence or refuse an unsuitable qualification. Selection, English evidence and final foreign-title verification are distinct. Exact country-dependent final checklist is delegated in Annex 3, page 24.
Other entry requirementsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
• Upper-secondary qualification obtained or due in 2026 and suitable for university admission; foreign qualifications require final Office recognition. Visa applicants additionally need a qualifying pre-acceptance offer and school GPA of at least 75/100. Indian school qualification conditions are governed by the current country annex.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
First selection, including visa applicants: test and €10 Infostud payment 8 May–18 June 2026; mandatory visa MoveIN preselection by 15 May and Universitaly by 30 June. Second selection 22 June–24 August is EU/equated only. Of 180 places, 60 are for non-EU visa applicants (including 5 Marco Polo), all in the first selection; 120 are EU/equated.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
First participant list 2 July; discrepancy deadline 5 July; ranking 29 July; enrolment payment 1–7 September. Non-EU clearing payments: 14, 21 and 28 September. EU/equated second list 10 September, discrepancies 13 September, ranking 23 September, payment by 28 September; subsequent clearing payments 6, 13 and 20 October.
Deadline time and timezoneSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
Rome local time, described as 'Central European Time' in the call; its seasonal UTC offset is not specified.
Enrolment datesSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
Enrol through Infostud using course code 33502, only after a qualifying ranking place and foreign-qualification verification. Pay the first instalment, regional tax and €16 stamp by the ranking deadline; failure loses the place. Visa applicants cannot use the EU-only second selection.
Prior qualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
Upper-secondary qualification obtained or due in 2026 and suitable for university admission; foreign qualifications require final Office recognition. Visa applicants additionally need a qualifying pre-acceptance offer and school GPA of at least 75/100. Indian school qualification conditions are governed by the current country annex.
Fees and funding
Tuition amountSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR 456.00 Baseline annual contribution plus statutory regional tax and stamp; exemptions can change the total. This is not every Indian citizen’s fee category.
Fee currencySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR
Fee periodSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
year
Additional and mandatory chargesSource checked · 2026/27
Students under this degree-enrolment regulation
€140 Lazio regional tax unless exempt, plus €16 stamp duty, charged with the first tuition instalment. Separate application/test fees are additional.
Payment instalmentsSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
India foreign-income Band A contribution instalments: €90/€105/€105, plus €140 regional tax and €16 stamp with the first. Restricted-entry first-payment deadline is set by the exact call; second 17 December 2026, third 25 March 2027. Master’s personal-preparation checks use the conditional Article 3 enrolment dates; do not substitute the continuing-student 5 November deadline in every case.
Conditional tuition categorySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Before any approved exemption/award; excludes separate application and admission-test fees.
Course and qualification
Course titleSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
Applied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Named course matched exactly after removing display prefix or English-track annotation; archaeology spelling equivalent.
QualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Check the stated applicant category
Bachelor
Programme identitySource checked · 2026/27
non-EU applicant residing abroad requiring a visa
name: Applied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence; code: 33502; language: English Current catalogue and regulation.
Academic yearSource checked · 2026/27
Programme selection applicants
2026/27
Still needs confirmation: teaching start; eligibility for indian qualifications; required documents; scholarship conditions. Ask the programme’s admissions office for the current call before applying or paying.
For Indian students
What this means if you’re applying from India.
India-specific note
For 2026/27: For Bachelor/single-cycle access, provide one of the listed Indian Standard XII certificates and marksheets. The alternative Standard X plus three-year technical/engineering diploma requires a degree relevant to that diploma’s field. DigiLocker/NAD electronic evidence is recommended. Meeting this country-title rule does not by itself satisfy the course’s test, grades, language or selection. Confirm that your qualification, residence and applicant category match the official rule. The source-linked details below distinguish application, enrolment and fee conditions.
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