The university is one of the best in Italy for astrophysics and astronomy the department of astrophysics and cosmology (DIFA) is well connected with international collaborations in astronomy and houses the CTAO (Cerenkov Telescope Array observatory) in INAF and is in close vicinity to CNR.
The city is full with students but still finding accommodation in the city is a huge issue, the university provides virtually no support in finding the accommodation and local agencies exploit students to the maximum extent.
Bologna offers the best of astrophysics and cosmology in Italy but finding the accommodation is a huge issue in the city.