University of Sassari

University of Sassari
Università degli Studi di Sassari
MottoSusceptum perfice munus
TypePublic
Established1562; 462 years ago (1562)
RectorGavino Mariotti
Administrative staff
700
Students13,000[1]
Location
Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
Sports teamsCUS Sassari
AffiliationsVives network
Websitewww.uniss.it/
Front view of the University of Sassari

The University of Sassari (Italian: Università degli Studi di Sassari, UniSS) is a public university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments.

The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for the best “medium-sized” Italian university, in 2009–2010, by the Censis Research Institute,[2] but in 2012 it fell to the 6th position among the best Italian universities.[3]

  1. ^ "Il nostro Ateneo - Università degli Studi di Sassari". Uniss.it. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Classifica dei medi Atenei Censis Repubblica 2009". Universita.it. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sardegna Oggi: Notizie e informazione regionale". Sardegnaoggi.it. Retrieved 17 November 2017.