
The University of Parma is a State University. As such, it is selfgoverning and has administrative, organisational and accountancy autonomy and provides public services to the general public.
The ideal size of the University of Parma (30,000 students, with more than 5,000 graduates per year, 1.100 lecturers, and 1000 technical and administrative employees) and the living conditions in Parma attract a large number of students from all over Italy.