Contribution for international students

International students with European citizenship

Students with European citizenship residing in Italy are subject to the same social security contributions as students with Italian citizenship and income in Italy; therefore, they must have an Ordinary ISEE ( Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) applicable to subsidized benefits for the right to university education for their tax code.
Students with European citizenship not residing in Italy or students residing in Italy who are not self-employed must submit an ISEE Parificato (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator). To obtain an ISEE Parificato , official certificates (translated and legalized) of the income and assets (real/movable property) of the foreign family unit are required.

Students with international protection and UNICORE students

Students with refugee status or other types of international protection are placed in the first bracket for the regional tax and are exempt from the COA, therefore, they only pay the regional tax and the stamp duty at the time of enrolment / enrolment renewal,

Non-EU students with a residence permit for work/family/religious reasons/special reasons

Students are subject to the same tuition fees as students with Italian citizenship and income in Italy. They can request a reduction in tuition fees from the maximum amounts based on their family's financial situation by submitting the Ordinary ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) applicable to subsidized benefits for the right to university education for their tax code.

Non-EU students with visas

International students on undergraduate and graduate courses also contribute to the costs of teaching, scientific, and administrative services through an Annual Comprehensive Contribution (COA).

From the 2026/2027 academic year:

for non-EU students with a visa, the determination of the Annual Comprehensive Contribution (COA) will be based on the country of origin;

GROUP - A Foreign countries with particularly poor incomes (Source: Ministerial Decree 176/2026)
Afghanistan – Angola – Bangladesh – Benin – Burkina Faso – Burundi – Cambodia – Central African Republic – Chad – Comoros – Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Djibouti – Eritrea – Ethiopia – Gambia – Guinea– Guinea– Bissau – Haiti – Kiribati – Lao People's Democratic Republic – Lesotho – Liberia – Madagascar – Malawi – Mali – Mauritania – Mozambique – Myanmar – Nepal – Niger – Rwanda – Senegal – Sierra Leone – Solomon Islands – Somalia – South Sudan – Sudan – Syrian Arab Republic – Tanzania – Timor– Leste – Togo – Tuvalu – Uganda – Yemen – Zambia
GROUP B - Foreign countries with lower average incomes (Source: World Bank)
Bhutan – Bolivia – Cameroon – Congo, Rep. – Côte d'Ivoire – Egypt, Arab Rep. – Eswatini – Ghana – Honduras – India – Jordan – Kenya – Kyrgyz Republic – Lebanon – Micronesia, Fed. Sts. – Morocco – Nicaragua – Nigeria – Pakistan – Papua New Guinea – Philippines – São Tomé and Príncipe – Samoa – Sri Lanka – Tajikistan – Tunisia – Uzbekistan – Vanuatu – Vietnam – West Bank and Gaza – Zimbabwe
GROUP C – Foreign countries with upper middle income (World Bank Source)
Albania – Algeria – Argentina – Armenia – Azerbaijan – Belarus – Belize – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Botswana – Brazil – China –Colombia – Cuba – Dominica – Dominican Republic – Ecuador – El Salvador – Equatorial Guinea – Fiji – Gabon – Georgia – Grenada – Guatemala – Indonesia – Iran, Islamic Rep. – Iraq – Jamaica – Kazakhstan – Kosovo – Libya – Malaysia – Maldives – Marshall
Islands – Mauritius – Mexico – Moldova – Mongolia – Montenegro – Namibia – North Macedonia – Paraguay – Peru – Samoa –Serbia – South Africa – St. Lucia – St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Suriname – Thailand – Tonga – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Tuvalu – Venezuela* – Ukraine
GROUP D – Foreign countries with high income (Source World Bank)
American Samoa – Andorra – Antigua and Barbuda – Aruba – Australia – Bahamas, The – Bahrain – Barbados – Bermuda – British Virgin Islands – Brunei Darussalam – Canada – Cayman Islands – Channel Islands – Chile – Costa Rica – Curaçao – Faroe Islands – French Polynesia – Gibraltar – Greenland – Guam – Guyana – Hong Kong SAR, China – Hungary – Iceland – Isle of Man – Israel
– Japan – Korea, Rep. – Kuwait – Liechtenstein – Macao SAR, China – Monaco – Nauru – New Caledonia – New Zealand –Northern Mariana Islands – Norway – Oman – Palau – Panama – Puerto Rico (US) – Qatar – Russian Federation – San Marino – Saudi Arabia – Seychelles – Singapore – Sint Maarten (Dutch part) – St. Kitts and Nevis – St. Martin (French part) – Switzerland –
Trinidad and Tobago – Turks and Caicos Islands – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Virgin Islands (US)