Reduction of tuition fees

Students with a foreign degree can obtain an income-based reduction up to a maximum of € 2,900.

The maximum amount of the annual contribution is €2,900 for:

• foreigners not residing in Italy
• foreigners residing or staying in Italy, who are not economically self-sufficient, and whose family of origin resides in a country other than Italy, with income earned and/or assets held abroad.
• Italians resident abroad not registered with AIRE

Payment is divided into 4 instalments

* For non-EU visa applicant students enrolling in the 2025/2026 academic year, the deadline is 31 December 2025. 

Flate-rate tuition fees 

As of the academic year 2025/2026, students with foreign income and/or assets are automatically assigned flat-rate tuition fees:

• a fixed coefficient determined by the country of origin is applied to the all-inclusive tuition fees amount of €2,900.
• if you have registered, you also pay the regional tax of € 140 and the stamp duty of € 16.

See the table to find out how much you will pay in terms of all-inclusive tuition fees according to your country of origin

The annual contribution instalments for

Students from low-income countries

Students from lower middle-income countries

Students from upper-middle-income countries

Students from high-income countries

Request for reduction based on “ISEEU Parificato” (Equivalent ISEE for foreign income)

Alternatively, you can ask for a reduction of the annual contribution based on your ISEEU Parificato.

The ISEEU Parificato can be calculated free of charge by one of the CAFs affiliated with the University. Or if you have applied for a scholarship, it can be drawn from the DSU.

The application must be submitted via the Alice Portal and then you must also send the ISEEU Parificato certificate by e-mail to serviziotasse@unipi.it.

See the table table of amounts due according to the ISEEU Parificato.

You must submit your application for reduction by noon on 31 October 2025.

You can also send it from 1 November 2025 to 12 noon on 16 February 2026: you will be charged a late payment fee of € 75.00.

Until July 2026, you can request to finalise your registration by submitting an application to the Dirigente della Direzione Didattica (Head of the Education Department) at serviziotasse@unipi.it. If your application is accepted, you can finalise your registration and/or have your contribution position reduced by paying an additional late payment fee of € 150.00. This is without prejudice to the late payment fees of:

• € 150.00 in the event of late registration renewal
• € 75.00 in the event of late RID submission
• 5% on the instalments following the first, in accordance with the Student Contribution Regulations.

All non-Italian students and Italian students living abroad not registered with AIRE:

• are exempted from additional contributions for irregular payments and inactivity; they are also not entitled to the reductions for out-of-town students or other family members enrolled at the University of Pisa
• if the qualification for admission to the Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree course was obtained in a country other than Italy, the merit reduction does not apply.Non-EU students residing abroad who require a visa may enroll for the academic year 2025/2026 and apply for a tuition fee reduction by December 31, 2025, without any late payment penalty.

The CAFs affiliated with the University for the calculation of the ISEEU Parificato:

• CAF ACLI srl
• CAF CGIL Toscana srl
• CAF CISL Pisa – Toscana Servizi srl
• CAF FENAPI srl

Student contribution regulations for the academic year 2025/2026