Results and Enrollment

Results

The Admissions Committee determines the results of the selection process by considering the applicant's program choices, and evaluating the profile according to the criteria defined for the selection, taking into account the available places for the participation session.

The ranking is constructed according to an overall score determined by all the selection elements provided.

A single ranking will be set for programs of the Undergraduate School and another ranking will be set for programs of the Law School. 

The assignment will be made by proceeding in descending order from the first applicant in the ranking (with the highest score) with the attribution of the first-choice program (until the available places are exhausted) or possibly to the second, third, and fourth choice (always until the available places are exhausted).

Therefore, points gained in the ranking give admission, not the order of program choices.

Admitted applicants will receive a conditional offer, whose validity is confirmed only under the following conditions:

  • submission of the enrollment application within the set deadlines
  • fulfillment of the requirements stated in the admission result

Failure to satisfy even one of the above-mentioned conditions by the set deadlines will entail the revocation of the admission and, as a result, the cancellation of the enrollment.

After receiving an admission result, it will be possible to request a change of program only once, towards one program and to a program indicated with a lower preference degree than the one you were initially admitted to or not previously indicated. For example, if admitted to the second choice, a change cannot be requested towards the first choice, but only towards the third or fourth choice, or towards a program that was not indicated in the admission application.

Further information on how and when to request a program change will be published here after the admission results date. 

It will be possible to request a change of enrollment program at the end of the first year, according to procedures and timelines defined by the academic secretariat. For more information, have a look at the Guide to the University, in the Administrative rules, procedures and deadlines section.

Non-admission outcomes depend on a number of factors: performance on the selection test, GPA and study path, places available in the selection round for the programs chosen.
Non-admitted candidates can re-apply  for the following sessions by submitting a brand new online application via the Bocconi online portal within the set deadlines. 

At the discretion of the Admissions Committee, in some selection rounds, it is possible to receive a Waiting List result. Applicants in "waiting list" result are in any case considered as NOT admitted.

Only in the event of a residual availability of places at the end of the enrollment period, the Admissions Office will get in contact with applicants in waiting list according to the admission ranking order.

 

 

Enrollment

In order to confirm your admission to Bocconi University, you have to:

  1. pay the first installment - advance payment
  2. complete the enrollment procedure on the online admissions portal

within the deadlines indicated in the table here below.

  Early session Winter session Spring session
Results November 2024 March 2025 May 2025
Enrollment By the end of November 2024 By the end of March 2025 By the end of May 2025

All the documents uploaded will be checked in the months following the end of the enrollment.

The first installment – advance payment, in compliance to the former article 27 of R.D. 1269/1938, cannot be reimbursed. The reimbursement is only possible under special conditions, indicated in the “Withdrawal from studies and reimbursement of the first installment/advance payment” section.

Students already enrolled in a Bocconi BSc program and interested in taking part in the selection process once again have to withdraw before applying in a new round (see section "withdrawal from studies" below).

In order to access the Bocconi Bachelor programs, it is strictly necessary to fulfil the requirements and conditions specified in the admissions results as per the list below:

  1. Valid secondary school diploma
    Once you will have received your diploma, by July 2025 you will have to provide it (or by August 2025 in case of British Qualifications curricula). 
     
  2. English language requirement
    This requirement can be fullfilled through:
    1. English language certification that is to be provided as soon as you obtain it and in any case by the deadline for enrolling
    2. Bocconi English language proficiency test, to be taken on a dedicated platform. 
      Upon completion, a certificate indicating the achieved CEFR level will be issued (further info in the following section). The deadline for submitting the certificate confirming the English proficiency level is 30 June 2025.

For enrolling in Bachelor programs taught in English, the following English requirements are accepted:

Alternatively:  

  • Status of native speaker (English mother tongue). Citizen from a majority English-speaking country (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Stated, United Kingdom) are automatically considered to meet the minimum English language requirement
  • Diplomas awarded in English (i.e. International Baccalaureate Diploma, American High School Diploma, British, Scottish and Irish qualifications, Canadian High School Diploma entirely awarded in English, Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) and European Baccalaureate, Indian diplomas such as CISCE or CBSE)


For enrolling in Bachelor programs taught in Italian, the following English requirements are accepted:  

Alternatively:  

  • Status of native speaker (English mother tongue);
  • Diplomas awarded in English
  • SAT or ACT test or Bocconi Test entirely taken in English;
  • One full year of secondary school abroad in an English-speaking country with admission to the next grade;
  • B1 level of English knowledge demonstrated with a declaration on letterhead paper issued and signed by the School Director.

     

BOCCONI ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST

The online Bocconi English Language Proficiency Test is reserved to enrolled students. After the enrollment deadline of each round of selection, it will be possible to book and purchase test attempts on the webtesting platform already used for the online Bocconi test.

The test can be taken up to a maximum of 3 times, with each attempt costing 30 euros. It will consist of 50 questions of various types. Upon completion, a certificate indicating the achieved CEFR level will be issued. This certificate can be used for the purpose of enrollment at Bocconi for those who have not yet obtained a language certification.

The certificate from the Bocconi online English language proficiency test will be valid only as an admission requirement for Bocconi and not for other purposes, both outside and during your Bocconi student career (e.g. English exam substitution).

 

ALTISSIA PLATFORM

Additionally, with the aim of providing support for language study and practice, the Altissia platform is made available to all enrolled students. Altissia is an application that gives you access to personalized language courses in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese, featuring exercises and multimedia resources.

This tool is particularly designed for practicing the English language, and its use is recommended to start your courses with adequate support. It also serves as preparation for taking the Bocconi English Language Proficiency Test and fulfilling the English language requirement for enrollment.

Transfer students are all the applicants enrolled (or that have already completed a Bachelor/Master of Science degree) in a university (not Bocconi), in Italy or abroad.

Transfer students follow the same admission process up to the enrollment as all other applicants (University transcripts are not evaluated for the selection). 

Once admitted, transfer students enroll in the first year of the program and they may request or not request recognition of exams taken in the university of origin.

Check how to enroll as a transfer student (information available from September 2024).

Withdrawal within 1 December 2025
 

The following information is valid only for students enrolled in their 1st year of program for the 2025-26 AY (students enrolled in their 2nd year onwards are kindly invited to address the request to the “Academic Affairs Desk”.

Students who decide to withdraw from Bocconi, within this date, have to send an email to rper@unibocconi.it

  • declaring the willingness to withdraw
  • attaching passport
  • attaching the appropriate withdrawal form (available in the Download area), properly filled out
  • indicating as a subject: “Withdrawal Name SurnameUser ID number (33xxxxx)”
  • in the case of underage students, the withdrawal form must also be signed by a parent/guardian, attaching his/her passport together with that of the student.  

The Admissions Office will get back via email confirming the withdrawal.


Reimbursement of the first installment-advanced payment

The reimbursement of the first installment-advanced payment is only possible under special conditions.

Before requesting the reimbursement, check the conditions and the deadlines for the reimbursement.



Withdrawal starting from 2 December 2025

Starting from this date, students are invited to address the request to the “Academic Affairs Desk".

To finalize your enrollment at Bocconi, if you have a non-EU citizenship, you are required to obtain a student visa and a permit of stay.

If you are looking for information on how to apply for and obtain a student visa and a permit of stay, check this webpage on immigration documentation (link available from April 2025).