Bocconi University

• The ONE-STOP SERVICE CENTER is a welcome point for all administrative procedures and a place where you can access the front offices for all services.
• The BOCCONI LIBRARY is one of the most well stocked libraries in Italy in the fields of economics, business administration and social sciences. The Bocconi community can access the Library’s digital collections from anywhere on any device 24/7. The print collections are available for loan and/or consultation onsite in two reading rooms and in the study spaces (27 rooms and 30 group study rooms) with about 690 seats. The Library is often open until 11pm or midnight, including on Saturdays and Sundays during the academic year to accommodate anyone studying for classes or exams.
• The LANGUAGE CENTER and the IT EDUCATION SERVICES CENTER offer, respectively, curricular courses in foreign languages, cultural courses and the Film Festival-Movies & Languages and curricular and extracurricular courses in computer skills.
• COUNSELING AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT helps students settle in on campus, improve their abilities, develop new skills, acquire a study method and face personal and/or academic problems.
• Student HEALTH AND WELLNESS is an important topic. Students who may have health issues while on campus can take advantage of agreements with several healthcare facilities in Milan that offer health services and exams to Bocconi students at discounted fees.
• The University’s publishing house, EGEA, also has a recentlyrenovated bookshop, with books for class, as well as literature and non-fiction. You can attend events with authors, intellectuals and journalists at the bookshop that are open to the public.
• Students have several options for eating on campus: there are 3 DINING AREAS and coffee shops open to the Bocconi community. Students who meet need-based requirements can apply for reduced rate meals.

• The BOCCONI SPORT TEAM promotes sports on campus at a competitive, university or amateur level: basketball, golf, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, tennis, track and field and volleyball. Several sporting events are also organized throughout the year, including Bocconi Sport Days and the Soccer Cup, which take place on campus.
• There are around 100 STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS that organize meetings, debates, events and recreational activities every day. If your association does not yet exist, or you feel existing associations do not fully reflect who you are, new groups can be created at any time, allowing you to get the most of your experience on campus.
• Social engagement is a value that is essential to Bocconi’s institutional identity. The COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT project advances and develops all academic and non-academic social initiatives at Bocconi, including the Volunteer Desk, and the student association Students for Humanity.
• From food to entrepreneurship, as well as arts, fashion, music and so many other opportunities to have fun: there is something appealing to everyone! The CAMPUS LIFE office provides the spaces and resources needed for a variety of activities:
  - Interdisciplinary courses on various topics not strictly related to economics and legal issues (history, geopolitics, literature, philosophy, science and more)
  - Performing arts, including theater productions, musicals, choral ensemble, concerts and exhibitions on campus
  - Wellness and leisure with courses on yoga, first aid an self-defense
• Bocconi is much more than just classrooms and lectures. Our students experience campus in all its aspects and directly manage a STUDENT MEDIA CENTER, which includes RadioBocconi, the newspaper Tra i Leoni and the web TV channel BocconiTV

Bachelor Program Admissions

All our BSc programs application start in early September.

Applicants can specify up to 4 additional choices in addition to their first choice.

Applications usually starts from September till next year in May. There are three selection sessions available for the admission to the 2024-2025 AY: Early, Winter and Spring session. The majority of places available (around 90-95%) will be allocated by the end of the first two rounds. 

The World Bachelor in Business and the Double program HEC-Bocconi have specific application and admission procedures. 

\As competition is very intense, applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, early applications can have greater chances to be successful, to meet financial aid/scholarships opportunities and to respect all the student visa deadlines (set for NON-EU applicants).

The selection is based on the following elements:

1. Selection test score — 55%

• Bocconi online test / Bocconi online test - Law(*) or
• SAT/LSAT(*)  or
• ACT 

 2. Third-last and second-last year GPA — 45 %

(*)The Bocconi Online Test - Law and L-SAT are accepted only for programs of the Law School (Law and Global Law). 

In other words, by choosing the Bocconi Online Test - Law or L-SAT, you can apply only for programs of the Law School. On the other hand, with the Bocconi Online Test, SAT, and ACT, you can apply for any program, (both Law School and Undergaduate School). 

Applicants will not be evaluated if any of the mandatory elements above is missing. To apply for programs taught in English, it is not necessary to prove any knowledge of the Italian language, but it is necessary to demonstrate an English language knowledge.

Work experience is not compulsory.

Reference letters are not required. 
 
For further details and to apply, please fill in this form.

Thanks to programs with a strong theoretical background and an emphasis on real-world applications, Bocconi graduates are highly regarded by major international recruiters. Our Career Service provides personalized support throughout the career orientation and job search processes: tailored tools to successfully enter the job market and opportunities to meet major employers in Italy and abroad.

11,700+ internship and job offers

730+ employers attended initiatives and events on- and off-campus:

• 2 editions of Bocconi&Jobs (career fairs) on campus
• Bocconi&Jobs abroad, 5 editions in Brussels, Germany & Switzerland, UK & Ireland, Spain & Portugal, France, Benelux.
• Recruiting Dates, 7 editions dedicated to specific business fields, with 260+ employers: Government, Public Services & International Organizations, Web Companies, Banking, Financial Services & Fintech, Fashion, Luxury & Beauty, Arts, Sport & Entertainment.
• Investment Bank Days dedicated to leading investment banks
• Tax&Legal Networking Event: one edition per year, it is the career event dedicated to Law and Tax Firms.
• Dedicated recruiting initiatives with individual companies
• CEMS Networking event reserved to Corporate Partners
• 49 In-Company Training programs in Italy and abroad

Individual activities, counseling on the Italian and international job market, counseling on professional planning and aptitude orientation for a total of 4,300+ meetings.