USI key figures: overview
Data related to the academic year 2018-2019 (autumn semester).
- Quick facts
| Faculties | 5 |
| Institutes | 23 |
| Countries represented | 101 |
| Budget (millions of CHF) | 95 |
| Impact on the region | CHF 3,2 for every CHF invested by the Canton |
- Population
| Students | 2815 |
| Graduates | 9276 |
| Faculty | 869 |
| Staff | 190 |
Other data on USI students
Other data on USI graduates
Other data on faculty and staff
- Education
| Bachelor programmes | 6 |
| Master programmes | 24 |
| Doctoral programmes | 11 |
| Advanced studies programmes | 9 |
- Research
| Competitive research per annum (millions of CHF) | 19 |
| PhD students | 301 |
| Current research projects | 212 |
- Innovation
| Supported start-up companies | 84 |
| Start-up companies currently active in the region | 59 |
| Jobs created in Ticino | 150 |
| Patents filed | 35 |
| Applied studies (annual average) | 80 |
