Ranking Overview

LUISS Guido Carli has its strongest recognition in subject and career-focused rankings, especially politics, international studies, finance, management and business education. Students should read the rankings by subject because LUISS is a specialist social-sciences university rather than a broad research university with every discipline.

Current Ranking Snapshot

Ranking body	Latest available position
QS World University Rankings by Subject	#23 in the world for Politics and International Studies
QS subject recognition	Among the top 100 for Business and Management and Marketing
Financial Times Masters in Finance 2025	#20 in the world for Master's in Finance pre-experience
Financial Times Masters in Management 2025	#32 in the world
Censis ranking	#1 in Italy among large non-state universities
GreenMetric World University Rankings	#12 worldwide among most sustainable universities
THE Impact Rankings 2022	201-300 for Decent Work and Economic Growth
THE Impact Rankings 2022	53rd for Responsible Consumption and Production

What The Rankings Mean

LUISS is strongest for students comparing business, finance, law, politics, international relations and management routes. Its ranking story is particularly useful for students who want a private European university with employer links and international visibility in social-science fields.

For students applying for the September 2026 intake, the most important ranking question is subject fit. A student applying for international relations, finance or management should weigh LUISS differently from a student looking for broad STEM rankings.

Accreditation And Reputation Signals

LUISS Business School has major international business-school accreditations, including EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. This matters for students comparing business and management programmes because these accreditations are used globally to evaluate business-school quality, governance, teaching, employer engagement and international standards.

Ranking Advice For Students

Students should compare LUISS with other universities using:

• Subject-level ranking for the selected course
• Tuition fee and scholarship availability
• Language of instruction
• Career-service access and internship options
• Rome living cost and accommodation availability
• Employer links in the student's target field
• Recognition of the qualification in the student's home country
• Visa timeline and post-study career plan

Rankings can support a decision, but the best choice depends on whether the student's course, budget and career goals match LUISS's specialist strengths.