Since 2001, when the national ranking by CENSIS started, Trento keeps the Top places in the national ranking of the more than seventy Italian Universities and Faculties and the first place in many scientific areas.
UNITN ranked among the Top Universities in Italy
The key indicators used to assess Universities were:
- Productivity
- Capacity of attraction
- Research quality
- Educational offer
- International relations
| Year / Faculty | Engineering | Science | Economics | Sociology | Law | Arts and Philosophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Year / Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Trento | Siena | Venezia Ca' Foscari | Brescia | Verona |
| 2003 | Siena | Trento | Ancona | Sassari | Macerata |
| 2004 | Trento | Marche Politecnico | Macerata | Sassari | Modena |
| 2005 | Trento | Marche Politecnico | Macerata | Sassari | Modena R. Emilia |
| 2006 | Marche Politecnico | Sassari | Trento | Ferrara | Brescia |
| 2007 | Ancona | Trento | Sassari | Macerata | Modena R. Emilia |
| 2008 | Siena | Ancona | Brescia | Sassari | Trento |
| 2009 | Sassari | Brescia | Siena | Trento | Ancona |
| 2010 | Trento | Siena | Sassari | Trieste | Modena R. Emilia |
| 2011 | Trento | Siena | Sassari | Modena R. Emilia | Trieste |