Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Astrophysics and cosmology

Programme Quality: facts and figures

In line with transparency principles and the university's actions fostering programme and service quality, we wish to provide useful data about the Degree Programme, in particular from the last 3 years.

"Cohort" refers to a student group starting university in a given year and does not include students transferring from another programme or students acquiring a second degree. Specific years or topics might be missing if the programme has not completed a full cycle.

Data updated to June 23, 2025

Students

Number of enrolled students

A.Y. 2024-2025

  • first year
    80
  • subsequent years
    64
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    46

A.Y. 2023-2024

  • first year
    67
  • subsequent years
    50
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    43

A.Y. 2022-2023

  • first year
    51
  • subsequent years
    52
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    40

Gender

  • Female students 38%
  • Male students 62%
  • Female students 33.3%
  • Male students 66.7%
  • Female students 54%
  • Male students 46%

Programme attractiveness

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Residents in other Italian regions 24.1%
  • Residents abroad 44.3%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Residents in other Italian regions 43.9%
  • Residents abroad 31.8%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Residents in other Italian regions 44%
  • Residents abroad 28%

Required qualification

  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 43%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 57%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 45.5%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 54.5%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 66%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 34%

Compliance with study plan

Students moving on to second year

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Students leaving university 1.5%
  • Students transferring to another programme 3%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Students leaving university 6%
  • Students transferring to another programme 2%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Students leaving university 4%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Graduates

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 42%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 50%

Cohort 2020/2021

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 54%

International mobility

International mobility programme participants

  • A.Y. 2024-2025
    12
  • A.Y. 2023-2024
    3
  • A.Y. 2022-2023
    13

Graduates with experience abroad

  • Year 2024
    16.7%
  • Year 2023
    30%
  • Year 2022
    8.9%

Students' opinions

What students say about the programme

Statistical data regarding programme's course units.

Graduate satisfaction

Year 2024

  • 97% With this programme
  • 94.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2023

  • 94.3% With this programme
  • 91.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2022

  • 94.4% With this programme
  • 94.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

AlmaLaurea survey

Situation 1 year after graduation

  • 85.7% With this programme
  • 87% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 3.6% With this programme
  • 4.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 10.7% With this programme
  • 8.7% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 76.7% With this programme
  • 77.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 10% With this programme
  • 7.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 13.3% With this programme
  • 15.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 84% With this programme
  • 85.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 4% With this programme
  • 4.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 12% With this programme
  • 10.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

AlmaLaurea survey