Fees and Charges

The annual comprehensive contribution (contributo onnicomprensivo annuale) (see also the Regolamento in materia di contribuzione studentesca Regulations on student contributions) is determined on the basis of the following parameters:

a) The student’s financial capacity, calculated using the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) valid for subsidized benefits related to the right to university education. Based on the ISEE, students are placed into different contribution brackets. The procedures for requesting and submitting the ISEE are available on the  ISEE for the right to university education webpage.

b) Academic activity, determined by the number of credits (CFU) earned. Students are considered active if:

• When renewing enrolment for the second time, they have earned by August of every year (contult Calendar and key deadline webpage): at least 10 CFU for “full‑time students,” at least 7.5 CFU for “part‑time students at 75%,” at least 5 CFU for “part‑time students at 50%.”
• When renewing enrolment for academic years beyond the second, they have earned between August of previous year and August of current year: at least 25 CFU for “full‑time students,” at least 18.75 CFU for “part‑time students at 75%,” at least 12.5 CFU for “part‑time students at 50%.

Students are also considered active if they:

• enrol in the first year of a First or Single (bachelor’s) cycle degree programme, or a Second (master’s) cylcle degree programme;
• re‑enrol after withdrawal or lapse;
• enrol with a shortened programme (career abbreviation);
• transfer to the University of Florence (incoming transfer);
• enrol in programmes under the old system, which do not provide credits (CFU) but only exams, and have completed at least 2 annual courses between August of prevoius year and August of current year.

Students who are up to date with payments earn credits (CFU) valid for academic activity by:

• taking exams officially recorded by faculty;
• completing curricular internships (credits will be counted even if recorded at later dates, provided the internship is officially registered within the indicated period; in this case, the adjustment of the amount due will be applied to the second installment);
• undertaking educational activities at foreign universities within exchange programs, fully recognized (credits will be counted even if recorded at later dates, provided the educational activities were completed within the indicated period; in this case, the adjustment of the amount due will be applied to the second installment).

c) Regularity in studies (regular students +1) 

Students are considered regular if they are enroled for a number of academic years equal to or less than the normal length of the program plus one extra year. For students entering after the first year (due to transfer or shortened programme), regularity is counted from the year they join until the normal programme length plus one year. For example, starting directly in the second year reduces the regularity period by one year. Years of suspension or interruption are included in the calculation.

• Enrolment years with part-time status at 50% are counted in the calculation of study regularity with a weight of 0.5.
• Enrolment years with part-time status at 75% are counted in the calculation of study regularity with the same weight as full-time students.

Students enroled in programmes under the old system (prior to Ministerial Decree of November 3, 1999, no. 509) who decide to transfer to a programme under Ministerial Decree of October 22, 2004, no. 270 must formally withdraw from their studies and, following new enrolment with career abbreviation, request reimbursement of the 100 euros withdrawal fee (application to be submitted to the Student Office). In this way, students regain the status of “regular in studies” starting from the year of the course to which they are admitted, for a number of years equal to the normal duration of the programme plus one year.

Part-time students pay a reduced annual comprehensive contribution, calculated according to the parameters set out in the tuition fee tables.

The amounts of the regional fee and the stamp duty remain unchanged.

Students enroled under the 50% part-time regime pay 50% of the annual comprehensive contribution. Students enroled under the 75% part-time regime pay 75% of the annual comprehensive contribution.

Students residing abroad, in countries belonging to the European Union or outside the European Union (both Italian and foreign citizens), are automatically assigned a notional University ISEE, calculated for groups of nations based on the annual classification of national income.

For students enroled full-time in First or Single (bachelor’s) degree programmes, Second (master’s) degree programmes, Specialization Schools, and old-system degree programmes (prior to Ministerial Decree of November 3, 1999, no. 509), the amount of the first installment is determined as follows:

• Stamp duty | 16 euros
• Regional tax for the right to university education | 140 euros
• 60% of the all-inclusive contribution calculated as indicated in the Tuition Fee Table, taking into account the ISEE submitted for the academic year 2025/2026

Highlighted information:

• The first installment for students who wish to enrol or renew their enrolment in a medical-access specialization school in the healthcare area is 1,316 euros, including the 16 euros stamp duty; the second installment corresponds to the difference between the total annual amount due and the first installment.
• For all other students enroled in specialization schools in the areas of Archaeological Heritage, Architectural and Landscape Heritage, Historical-Artistic Heritage, and the Healthcare area with non-medical access, the first installment is 756 euros, including the 16 euros stamp duty and the regional tax; the second installment corresponds to the difference between the total annual amount due and the first installment.
• Students whose ISEE value for the academic year 2025/2026 places them in a lower income bracket compared to the academic year 2024/2025, and whose total annual fees (first and second installment) are lower than the first installment calculated on the previous year’s ISEE, may request a recalculation of the first installment from the Student Office. They are, however, still required to meet the ordinary deadline for the first installment.

– They do not pay the first installment of university fees but only the 16 euros stamp duty:

• Students who have applied for a scholarship from the Regional Agency for the Right to University Education (ARDSU). Students who are subsequently not awarded/eligible in the scholarship ranking must pay the enrollment fee by the scheduled deadline (see the Calendar of deadlines) using the payment slip provided by the University after the publication of the final ranking by ARDSU.
• Students with disabilities, with officially recognized handicaps, or with a disability rating equal to or greater than 66%.
• Students who are children of recipients of disability pensions.

– They pay the first installment of university fees amounting to 156 euros (composed of 140 euros regional tax for the right to university education and 16 euros stamp duty) and are exempt from paying the all-inclusive contribution:

• Students coming from developing countries;
• Foreign students holding a scholarship from the Italian Government within the framework of development cooperation programs and intergovernmental cultural and scientific agreements and related periodic executive programs. The exemption is conditional upon the renewal of the scholarship by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;
• Students in detention, selected by the University within the framework of the Collaboration Agreement between the Region of Tuscany, the University of Florence, the University of Pisa, the University of Siena, the University for Foreigners of Siena, and the Regional Directorate of the Penitentiary Administration for Tuscany and Umbria, for the implementation of the activities of the Tuscany University Penitentiary Center;
• Students enrolled in bachelor’s, single-cycle master’s, master’s, single-cycle specialist, or specialist degree programs at the University of Florence who are residents, or whose parents (father–mother) were residents, between 24 August 2016 and 15 December 2016 in the areas affected by the seismic events;
• Students applying for or holding a residence permit for asylum, subsidiary protection, calamity, or special protection, provided that the permit is valid at the time of enrollment.

For newly enroled students and those registered in years following the first, the amount of the second installment is calculated as the difference between the amount paid in the first installment and the total annual fee due.

The University publishes the second installment approximately one month before its deadline; notification is provided on the University’s website and social media channels.

For fees refund methods (modalità dei rimborsi tasse) consult the relevant webpage in Italian.

Self-certifications/affidavit and declarations submitted by the student are subject to verification in accordance with Article 11 of the Regolamento in materia di contribuzione studentesca (Regulations regarding student contributions in the Statute and Regulations).

If there is a discrepancy between the declared and the verified data, the student must:

• pay the comprehensive contribution due according to the correct income 
• pay an administrative fine equal to three times the amount of the comprehensive contribution according to the correct income 
• pay a fine ranging from 500 to 5,000 euros and comply with the provisions set by law for acts that constitute a crime