Italian university fees depend on assessed household income, so a single figure does not exist — a band does. Guides here always publish the lowest and highest bracket rather than an average nobody actually pays.
Public university fees in Italy are not a fixed national charge: they depend on ISEE, academic progress, university and course. The most useful ministerial average for students who actually pay is EUR 1,493 a year.
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EUR 943 is the average across all enrolled students, including many who are fully exempt. If you actually have to pay university fees, the paying-student average is more useful: in the MUR 2023/2024 focus it is EUR 1,493.
Public university fees in Italy