The University of Sannio (or Università degli Studi del Sannio, also known as UNISANNIO) was founded in 1998, but has been part of the University of Salerno at the outset.

The university is located in Benevento, Campania in Southern Italy and has a student body of almost 6,000 who are studying for courses at both undergraduate and graduate level. It has a range of on-campus facilities available for students including libraries, a language centre, student accommodation, canteens, a language centre and a computer laboratory.

It is divided into four faculties: the faculty of law; the faculty of engineering; the faculty of economics and business science and the faculty of sciences; covering the fields of business organisation, economics, electronic engineering, energy engineering, computer engineering, civil engineering, biotechnology, biology, geology, the environment, statistics and law.