Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Automation Engineering

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 22, 2026

Students

Number of enrolled students

A.Y. 2025-2026

  • first year
    116
  • subsequent years
    111
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    70

A.Y. 2024-2025

  • first year
    110
  • subsequent years
    102
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    79

A.Y. 2023-2024

  • first year
    109
  • subsequent years
    102
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    66

Gender

  • Female students 20%
  • Male students 80%
  • Female students 11%
  • Male students 89%
  • Female students 11.4%
  • Male students 88.6%

Programme attractiveness

Cohort 2025/2026

  • Residents in other Italian regions 18.3%
  • Residents abroad 36.5%

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Residents in other Italian regions 24.8%
  • Residents abroad 26.6%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Residents in other Italian regions 25.7%
  • Residents abroad 19%

Required qualification

  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 59.1%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 40.9%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 66.1%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 33.9%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 71.4%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 28.6%

Compliance with study plan

Students moving on to second year

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Students leaving university 3.7%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Students leaving university 2.9%
  • Students transferring to another programme 1.9%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Students leaving university 2.9%
  • Students transferring to another programme 1%

Graduates

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 46.7%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 38.1%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 40.5%

International mobility

International mobility programme participants

  • A.Y. 2025-2026
    34
  • A.Y. 2024-2025
    18
  • A.Y. 2023-2024
    19

Graduates with experience abroad

  • Year 2025
    45.8%
  • Year 2024
    41.9%
  • Year 2023
    35.3%

Students' opinions

What students say about the programme

Statistical data regarding programme's course units.

Graduate satisfaction

Year 2025

  • 85.7% With this programme
  • 89.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2024

  • 95.8% With this programme
  • 89.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2023

  • 93.6% With this programme
  • 92% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

AlmaLaurea survey

Situation 1 year after graduation

  • 100% With this programme
  • 94.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 0% With this programme
  • 3.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 0% With this programme
  • 2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 94.3% With this programme
  • 93.9% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 1.9% With this programme
  • 3.4% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 3.8% With this programme
  • 2.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 95.9% With this programme
  • 91.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 4.1% With this programme
  • 2.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 0% With this programme
  • 5.7% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

AlmaLaurea survey