At the Università Mediterranea, the female component in STEM fields is growing.

The AlmaLaurea Gender Report 2026 is an annual survey that analyzes gender differences and trends in university careers and the employment outcomes of graduates, offering an updated picture of the educational choices, academic performance, and job market entry of graduates from Italian universities.

Particular attention is paid to social origin and family background, the mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of qualifications and professions, and the gender distribution in different disciplinary fields, with a specific focus on STEM areas .

The AlmaLaurea 2026 Gender Report outlines a University in which women represent 60.4% of all graduates.

The data emerging from the AlmaLaurea 2026 gender report on the profile of graduates from the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria outline a University in which women represent the majority component equal to 60.4% of the total of all UNIRC graduates (first level courses, two-year master's and single-cycle), a figure aligned with the national one. 

Focusing on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects, the female component among graduates of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria is 42.6%, +1.5 percentage points compared to the national average.

A significant aspect concerns the role of universities as social elevators, enabling students from disadvantaged backgrounds to improve their economic and employment status compared to their families of origin. The data show that a significant share of UNIRC graduates (77.8%) and graduates (60.8%) come from families in which their parents do not have a university degree . A comparison with national data highlights that at Mediterranea, the female component comes to an even greater extent from less educated families than the national average (77.8% versus 70.3%, equal to +7.5 percentage points). Furthermore, the gender gap is more marked than the national average: 17.0 percentage points in favor of women at Mediterranea, versus 6.3 points nationally.

In terms of academic compliance , the percentage of female graduates at Mediterranea University is 63%, compared to 50% for men, with a 13 percentage point differential in favor of women. The female advantage in academic compliance observed at Mediterranea University is greater than the national average, where the differential is 5.5 percentage points (60.9% for women and 55.4% for men).

Regarding the employment outcomes of UNIRC graduates , five years after obtaining their qualification, the employment rate of UNIRC graduates is equal to 78.3% among women and 91.9% among men, compared to a national scenario where the employment rate five years after obtaining their qualification is equal to 88.2% among women and 91.9% among men.

Consistent with the national picture, employment levels are higher for STEM graduates from the Mediterranean region, with the employment rate reaching 91.1% among women and 96.6% among men. The data shows that STEM graduates from the Mediterranean region have employment levels substantially in line with the national average, and for men, slightly higher.

"The picture that emerged from AlmaLaurea's 2026 Gender Report for the University ," states Giuseppe Zimbalatti, Rector of the Università Mediterranea , " is undoubtedly encouraging and encourages us to continue on the path we have undertaken to promote equal opportunities from a gender perspective in the various areas of academic life: education, access to the world of work, research, teaching, and communication. The Positive Action Plan (PAP) and the Gender Equality Plan (GEP), fundamental planning tools adopted by the University, have guided our initiatives, identifying the lines of intervention, the objectives to be achieved, and the actions to be undertaken. A significant finding that emerges from the report, concludes the Rector, is that the Università Mediterranea plays a particularly important role in promoting female educational mobility, contributing significantly to raising the level of education within families and between generations—"upward social mobility."