Vanvitelli University Caserta: comprehensive training between the Royal Palace and innovation in Campania
With 30,000 students and 85 programmes in medicine, engineering, law, economics and humanities, Vanvitelli is Campania's second major state university. CENSIS 78.7/100 (16th large state), 72% employment rate, an excellent university hospital and campuses distributed across Caserta, Naples and Aversa. The UNESCO Royal Palace as an extraordinary backdrop.
Vanvitelli: medicine, aerospace engineering and sciences in the Campania felix
The University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' is a large state university in Campania with its main campus in Caserta and teaching hubs across the region. Named after eighteenth-century architect Luigi Vanvitelli — designer of the magnificent Royal Palace of Caserta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — the university offers approximately 30,000 enrolled students multidisciplinary training across 85 degree programmes in humanities, economics and management, law, engineering, medicine and health, sciences, social sciences, education and languages.
The university's flagship strength is the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, with the Luigi Vanvitelli Hospital in Naples as Campania's main academic hospital, with recognised excellence in cardiac surgery, neurology and oncology. Engineering — with programmes in industrial, civil, computer and aerospace engineering — is another rapidly developing area, supported by partnerships with the Campanian aerospace district.
The CENSIS 2025-2026 score is 78.7/100 (16th among large state universities). The employment rate is 72%. 4% of students are foreign. Caserta, with its magnificent UNESCO-listed Royal Palace, offers an extraordinary historical setting with excellent rail connections to Naples and Rome.
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From 1991 to the university hospital: Vanvitelli and the growth of higher education in Campania
The University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' was founded in 1991 as the 'Second University of Naples' (SUN), with the aim of relieving pressure on the large Federico II university and creating an autonomous university hub in the Caserta area. The name change to 'Luigi Vanvitelli', adopted in 2016, honoured the architect who transformed Caserta from a provincial town into a magnificent royal capital.
In its over thirty years of history, the university has built a widespread presence across Campania, with campuses in several provinces. The Luigi Vanvitelli Hospital in Naples, from its inauguration, became one of the region's leading university hospital complexes, with recognised excellence in cardiac surgery and neurology.
The Vanvitelli University has made a significant contribution to training health professionals, engineers and lawyers working across southern Italy. Its development reflects the growing demand for higher education in one of Italy's most populous regions.
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