About
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University is a private, not for-profit university in Milan, Italy. The university was founded in 1996 within the Opera San Raffaele by Don Luigi Maria Verzé, who was its rector until his death in 2011. The university is affiliated with the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, which in 2012 became part of the San Donato Hospital Group.
Ranked Top 218 worldwide across 2 major ranking systems
Ranked in 17 subject rankings
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Top Subjects
Subject Rankings
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14 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
|
Score
|
Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | 12 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 64 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Endocrinology and Metabolism | =65 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Immunology | =75 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Oncology | =84 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | 85 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | 99 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Infectious Diseases | 107 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging | =129 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Cell Biology | =218 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | =259 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =338 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =357 | 63.2 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | =477 | 63.2 | 2026 |
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3 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | =164 | 64.9 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =229 | 66.7 | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 451-500 | - | 2026 |