Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Quantitative Finance

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
    63
  • subsequent years
    51
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    18

A.Y. 2023-2024

  • first year
    59
  • subsequent years
    63
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    29

A.Y. 2022-2023

  • first year
    72
  • subsequent years
    64
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    29

Gender

  • Female students 32.8%
  • Male students 67.2%
  • Female students 23.2%
  • Male students 76.8%
  • Female students 24.3%
  • Male students 75.7%

Programme attractiveness

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Residents in other Italian regions 54.1%
  • Residents abroad 27.9%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Residents in other Italian regions 42.9%
  • Residents abroad 32.1%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Residents in other Italian regions 45.7%
  • Residents abroad 25.7%

Required qualification

  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 34.4%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 65.6%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 39.3%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 60.7%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 44.3%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 55.7%

Compliance with study plan

Students moving on to second year

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Students leaving university 10.7%
  • Students transferring to another programme 1.8%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Students leaving university 11.4%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Students leaving university 12.3%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Graduates

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 75.7%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 64.6%

Cohort 2020/2021

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 60.9%

International mobility

International mobility programme participants

  • A.Y. 2024-2025
    12
  • A.Y. 2023-2024
    25
  • A.Y. 2022-2023
    27

Graduates with experience abroad

  • Year 2024
    41.4%
  • Year 2023
    30.2%
  • Year 2022
    29.7%

Students' opinions

What students say about the programme

Statistical data regarding programme's course units.

Graduate satisfaction

Year 2024

  • 84.7% With this programme
  • 90.9% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2023

  • 80.4% With this programme
  • 88.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2022

  • 75.9% With this programme
  • 90.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

AlmaLaurea survey

Situation 1 year after graduation

  • 86.1% With this programme
  • 90.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 2.8% With this programme
  • 4.7% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 11.1% With this programme
  • 4.7% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 79.5% With this programme
  • 85.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 10.3% With this programme
  • 6.9% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 10.3% With this programme
  • 7.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 90.6% With this programme
  • 89.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 3.1% With this programme
  • 5.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 6.3% With this programme
  • 5.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

AlmaLaurea survey