Università degli Studi di Siena | |
Latin: Universitatis Senarum | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1240 |
Rector | Roberto Di Pietra |
Students | 15,589 (academic year 2021-22) |
Location | , 43°19′9″N 11°19′57″E / 43.31917°N 11.33250°E |
Campus | Both Urban/University town and suburban |
Sports teams | CUS Siena |
Affiliations | Coimbra Group IRUN |
Website | www |
The University of Siena (Italian: Università degli Studi di Siena, abbreviation: UNISI) in Siena, Tuscany, is the first publicly funded university as well as one of the oldest in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the institution was founded in 1240. It had around 16,000 students in 2022,[1] which is nearly one-third of Siena's total population of around 53,000. Today, the University of Siena is best known for its schools of law, medicine, and economics and management.