| University | Motto |
|---|
| Pontifical Gregorian University | For Religion and Culture |
| Sapienza University of Rome | In here the future is already become past / The future has been here / The future has stopped by here |
| Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies | Excellence as discipline |
| University of Bologna | Nourishing mother of the studies |
| University of Padua | Liberty of Padua, universally and for all |
| University of Pisa | In the highest dignity |
| University of Venice (Ca' Foscari) | University of the Venices in Foscari's house |
| University of Naples (Federico II) | A seminary for those drawn to fields of knowledge and doctrine. |
