The University of Ferrara is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. In the years prior to the First World War the University of Ferrara, with more than 500 students, was the best attended of the free universities in Italy.

Today there are approximately 16,000 students enrolled at the University of Ferrara with nearly 400 degrees granted each year. The teaching staff number 600, including 288 researchers. It is organized into 12 Departments.

Organization

These are the 8 faculties which the university is divided into:

• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
• Faculty of Pharmacy

As of 2014, there are 12 PhD courses, organized around a special Institute for Advanced Studies, IUSS-Ferrara 1391.