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How contributions are determined

Students fall in different tuition fee brackets based on their economic status assessed through the Indicator of Equivalent Economic Situation (ISEE). Other types of ISEE are not considered valid.

To obtain the ISEE:

Students resident in Italy 

  • Students resident in Italy must sign the Single Substitute Statement
    (Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica - DSU) for fee reductions related to the right to university education (linked to the student’s tax code), through a Tax Assistance Centre (CAF) or via the INPS online services.
    Students resident in Italy must request the calculation of their ISEE by 20 January 2026. Students who do not meet the deadline will be placed in the highest contribution bracket; they may still submit the ISEE by paying a €100 administrative fee.

Students resident abroad 

  • EU and non-EU nationals resident abroad (both Italian citizens and foreigners) are automatically assigned a notional university ISEE, calculated for groups of nations based on the World Bank's annual classification of national incomes; the classification published in 2025 is considered for a.y. 2025/2026.

    ISEE figurative university for belonging group 
    (the list of nations-groups of belonging is shown in Annex 1 of the Study Regulations): 
    - high income: 75,500.00 euros 
    - medium-high income: 52,500.00 euro. Medium-low: 36,500.00 euros 
    - low income: 25,500.00 euros 

    For the students who are registered, who have declared their residence abroad on their profile on online services, the figurative university ISEE will be calculated at the end of the online enrolment procedure and the fee will be automatically proportionate to the figurative ISEE indicator. 
    For students enroled in years following the first, who have declared the residence abroad in their personal data, the figurative university ISEE will be recorded in a career automatically after the renewal of the registration, within the calculation of the second installment. 
    Students resident abroad cannot avail themselves of an ISEE determined in any
    other way; this economic indicator shall also apply to any service or call issued
    by the University of Florence, unless otherwise stated in the relevant calls,
    notices, or agreements.]

The following students must submit an ISEE to claim Right to University Study (Diritto alla Studio Universitario - DSU) benefits

  • those who want to pay tuition fees according to their economic status;
  • those who want to spend a period of study abroad (international mobility, Erasmus) and wish to obtain the additional grant for students in socio-economically disadvantaged conditions;
  • those who wish to participate in work-study programmes (150 hours) and mentoring activities;
  • those who want to obtain a reduction in university fees provided for cases where two or more siblings belonging to the same family unit (as defined for the purposes of calculating the university ISEE) are simultaneously enroled;
  • those who applied for Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio (ARDSU) scholarship and did not qualify for it or had it revoked, wish to be placed in one of the income brackets 
  • those who wish to  articipate in an Erasmus in Italy;
  • those who wish to apply for prizes and scholarships established by the university.

Students who submit an ISEE after the deadline (consult Calendar of key deadlines webpage) must pay a €100 administrative fee, except for those who provide the ISEE during the matriculation process.


The following students are not required required to submit an ISEE:

  • disabled students, those officially recognized as having a handicap, or with a disability equal to or greater than 66%;
  • students who are the children of the recipients of invalidity pensions;
  • foreign students in receipt of a scholarship from the Italian Government;
  • students who were accorded an exemption because they are residents - or whose families of origin (father or mother) were residents - from 24 August to 15 December 2016 in the areas affected by the 2016 seismic events;
  • prisoners;
  • students with athletic merit.
Calendar of key deadlines

For the services for the Right to University Study (Diritto allo Studio Universitario - DSU) (for residents in Italy only) 

Students who wish to use the ISEE to claim regional DSU benefits, after submitting the Single Substitute Statement (Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica), must authorize the university to acquire their ISEE.

Students who have authorized the acquisition of the ISEE value may withdraw their consent by emailing the Student Administration Office using their university email account (@edu.unifi.it). They will thereafter be placed in the highest contribution bracket and cannot authorize again until the following academic year.

In the case of simultaneous enrolment in multiple degree programmes, the consent given for one study programme is automatically applied to the other ones.

Starting from a.y. 2018/2019, the authorization to acquire the ISEE is valid for all university studies associated with a student’s personal profile, unless he/she withdraws consent.

Student Administration Offices

To calculate the fee for the a.y. 2025/2026 is considered the ISEE valid on the date of consent to the acquisition. 

ISEE retrievals already authorized (starting from a.y. 2018/2019) issued by 31 December 2025 is considered valid; only in case of absence of 2025 ISEE will the 2026 ISEE be considered valid.

For ISEE retrievals authorized from 1 January 2026 onward, the 2026 ISEE will be considered valid.

In the case of acquisition of the 2025 ISEE, it is not possible to replace it with the 2026 ISEE, and the 2025 ISEE will be used to calculate fees for a.y. 2025/2026.

The late submission of the ISEE for previous academic years is allowed only for the purpose of recalculating the fees due (not for obtaining refunds); the ISEE valid at the time authorization was granted may be used.

Students enroled in the years following the first

Students enroled in years following the first who authorized the acquisition of the ISEE (starting from a.y. 2018/2019) must submit the Single Substitute Statement (Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica), valid for university purposes by 20 January 2026. The acquisition will take place according to the criteria indicated, without the need for further online authorizations by the student.

Students who did not authorize the acquisition of the ISEE and wish to be placed in one of the income brackets must submit the Single Substitute Statement (Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica), valid for university purposes by 20 January 2026 and authorize the acquisition by 20 January 2026, 1 p.m.
using the online procedure.

Students who do not comply with the deadlines and procedures may submit the ISEE late, on payment of a €100 administrative fee.

Students who matriculate through the online procedure may

  • declare during the procedure that they do not wish to submit the Single Substitute Statement (Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica), to obtain the ISEE and that they intend to pay the enrolment fee corresponding to the highest contribution bracket;
  • authorize the acquisition of the ISEE value during the procedure. Based on this authorization, the system will retrieve the ISEE value and determine the amount to be paid as the enrolment fee (which corresponds to the first instalment).
Online procedure

Please note

If, during the acquisition of the ISEE by the INPS (Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale -  Italian Social Security Service) database, the University does not find the ISEE value, the student can:

  • not pay the fee until the enrolment deadline and request the Single Substitute Statement from a CAF (Centri Autorizzati di Assistenza Fiscale - Authorized Tax Assistance Centers) office or by filling out the form on the INPS website to obtain the ISEE value; or, if the Single Substitute Statement has already been requested, wait for the ISEE to be processed by INPS;
  • print an enrolment fee of an average value (equal to €550.20) and proceed with enrolment (a flat fee not applicable for enrolment in Postgraduate Schools in the field of Healthcare). In this case, the student must submit the ISEE as described above. The second instalment will otherwise be calculated in the highest bracket.
Student Administration Offices