For the 2026/2027 academic year, the accreditation of AFAM PhD programmes covered a total of 72 programmes. Of these, 4 are classified as Industrial PhD Programmes and 2 as PhD Programmes of National Interest. In terms of organisational structure, 44 programmes are offered by individual institutions, while 28 are jointly organised by multiple institutions.
Of the 72 accredited programmes, 25 are coordinated by institutions with their administrative headquarters in Northern Italy, 12 in Central Italy and 35 in Southern Italy and the Islands.
With regard to the type of institution offering the programmes, 44 are affiliated with State Conservatories of Music, 21 with State Academies of Fine Arts, 3 with legally recognised Academies of Fine Arts and other institutions authorised pursuant to Article 11 of Presidential Decree n. 212/2005, 3 with Higher Institutes for Artistic Industries (ISIA), and 1 with the National Academy of Dramatic Art.