Location
  • Italy
    • Rome
Term
Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer
Subject Areas
Accounting Advertising Art History Arts Business Classical Studies Communications Creative Writing Economics Engineering English European Studies Film Finance Global Studies History Humanities International Business International Relations Journalism Law Liberal Arts Literature Marketing Media Relations Natural Sciences Philosophy Political Science Psychology Public Relations Social Sciences +21
Need-based funding, Merit-based funding, General grants/scholarships
Health & Safety

Program Details

Program Type
Direct Enrollment
Degree Level
Bachelors
Housing
Apartment Dormitory
Language
English

Pricing

What's Included
Accommodation Activities Airport Transfers Classes Meals
Sep 05, 2023
Dec 06, 2023
70 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Study abroad in the fall, spring, or summer at John Cabot University. As an American university abroad, JCU allows your credits to transfer easily to your home institution. With small, discussion-based classes and students from all over the world, you will learn about the Italian way of life as well as other cultures.

Our services include a comprehensive orientation program with airport pick-up, nearby housing options with resident assistants, and a health and wellbeing office. Get involved in our clubs, organizations, community service programs, and athletics. Be sure to take advantage of the wide variety of trips and activities JCU offers to complement your studies!

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Diversity & Inclusion

LGBTQIA+ Support

The Queer Alliance is a JCU student club founded by members of the student body who identify as either LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) or straight. Its goal is to foster a supportive academic, professional, and personal, environment for both degree-seeking and study-abroad students while attending JCU and living in Rome.

Impact

Sustainability

John Cabot University is committed to building a more sustainable world. By leveraging its liberal arts tradition, JCU aims to create a leadership hub that connects academic excellence and innovation to provide solutions to real-world problems on sustainability.

Program Highlights

  • John Cabot University's student body represents over 70 countries, so your university experience will be truly international. Explore different perspectives in the classroom and learn more about other cultures just by spending time with your new friends.
  • Our campuses in the historic center of Rome are beautiful, and our central location provides easy access to Rome's train stations and airports, facilitating weekend trips throughout Italy and Europe.
  • JCU's professors are international experts in their fields who hold advanced degrees from the world's top institutions, and continue to work and conduct research while teaching. Our small class sizes allow professors to get to know students individually.
  • Our comprehensive student life program includes clubs, community service, athletics, performing arts, cultural activities, and trips throughout Italy, which allow you to make friends while you gain leadership and team-building skills.
  • Rome is Italy's capital, home to government institutions, embassies, multinational corporations, museums, etc. so you will be able to partake in internships that would impress any employer.

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Obtain an Internship While at JCU

Enrich your resume by obtaining an internship through JCU's Center for Career Services. Get valuable experience and develop your professional skills while you study abroad. This is a great opportunity for students to get hands-on experience in a professional field. Make your study abroad experience one to remember.

Get Involved In Community Service

Make the most out of your study abroad adventures by participating in JCU's Community Service Program. There are various volunteering opportunities for students who wish to give back to the community. Not only do they become responsible and global citizens but they also have the possibility to be awarded with official Certificate of Participation.

Program Reviews

4.72 Rating
based on 88 reviews
  • 5 rating 75%
  • 4 rating 22.73%
  • 3 rating 1.14%
  • 2 rating 1.14%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Academics 4.35
  • Support 4.4
  • Fun 4.55
  • Housing 4.25
  • Safety 4.65
Showing 9 - 16 of 88 reviews
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Alba
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Review

I love being here. I met so many great people and I an so delighted to have choose John Cabot university as my top 1. The Professor are great, they always try to help you and try to make you succeed.
The community here is amazing and the clubs also more. I am part of the performing art community at John va out university and I love it! We perform beauty plays and we created a big family that I am so proud of!!
When I first came here I could not believe I would have find friends for live but now I am sure I did find them!!

51 people found this review helpful.
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Alberto
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Hola

Best school ever The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Pros
  • Food
  • Culture
Cons
  • Small
54 people found this review helpful.
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Mai
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

JCU - Rome Study Abroad semester

I'm from an Asian country, moved to the US for college and have opportunity to study abroad in JCU, Rome Italy. I learn a lot about a different culture and have opportunity to travel a lot. However, the academic program in JCU is kinda hard, compared to my school in the US. However, they do well in providing housing (I live in Gianacolo residence hall and it's great, better live in Lungara or Gianacolo because it is near the campus). We also do not need to study in Friday, which gives us a longer weekend for travel. Utilize it to travel as much as you can!

Pros
  • Travel Opportunity
  • Housing
  • Learn new culture
Cons
  • Hard academic
  • Not too much support
  • No other cons
51 people found this review helpful.
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Alba
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I am so grateful!

I’m so happy to be here. Everything is so engaging and fun. The professors are amazing, the environment background is even better and I’m so grateful to have the opposto be here with this people and professors. I love the American environment, the American people always bring me happiness and the support of the university is awesome!
They also helped me choosing my degree as at first I was no sure. Now I’m super confident with my degree and I am very grateful for this. I love John Cabot and all the people in it!

37 people found this review helpful.
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Roberta
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best uni in italy

Best abroad experience

Great food, great teachers, great staff, all in a great city. Didn’t know what to expect but it exceeded whatever I thought! Ottimo cibo, ottimi insegnanti, ottimo personale, tutto in una grande città. Non sapevo cosa aspettarmi ma ha superato qualsiasi cosa pensassi!

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Pros
  • Language
  • Fun
Cons
  • Finals
  • Attendance
38 people found this review helpful.
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Bryce
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Unforgettable and Enriching Experience

I studied at JCU during the Spring of 2018. It was such a magical experience that I think about often. I lived in the Trastevere neighborhood, which was close to both the main campus and the train station. Honestly looking back on my time in Rome now feels like a fairytale. The multicultural exchange, beauty of the city, unbelievable food, intellectual challenge, and endless opportunities for travel are just the big things that made studying at JCU a once in a lifetime adventure. I would go back and do it again in a heartbeat. If you are college age and get the chance to do something like this absolutely sign up and do not look back.

Pros
  • Exciting city
  • Stimulating classes
  • Great people
Cons
  • Strict house rules
45 people found this review helpful.
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Vincent
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

John Cabot University

I studied in the fall of 22 and at first it was super hot and we didn’t have AC but after the first month the weather was perfect! Staff has been super supportive and the classes I took were hard but they only had 1 stats 2 teacher who legitimately was the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. But night life super fun! Super safe!

Also residential sucks though. People kept getting sick and res life just through there hands up also bed bugs are present and they don’t do anything.

Other than that history of the city takes up a lot of my curiosity

Pros
  • Night life
  • History of Rome
  • Safety
Cons
  • Housing
  • Teachers
  • They campus closes early and opens late so no late night studying at the library
49 people found this review helpful.
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Andrew
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great Experience

The uncertainty of living and attending school in a new country gave me much anxiety but the ease of moving in and attending classes that John Cabot provided made this study abroad experience already an unforgettable part of my life. The university’s presentations about the city, safety, and academics made me feel included and part of this school which I was unsure I would receive as I am not a degree seeking student here. Overall, the academic and social life the schools provides is extraordinary and definitely something everyone should experience.

48 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Hi Leah! You do not need to speak Italian to apply!!

Hi Sydney, yes JCU's classes run from Monday to Thursday which provides students with an extended weekend that is perfect for brief trips!

Hi Lauren! It really depends on what kind of living experience you're looking for. The Gianicolo and Trastevere residences house only JCU students in apartments, and provide 24/7 security, as well as onsite RAs; the Gianicolo residence is also entirely substance free. We also offer the option of living in external apartments, in buildings that also house tenants who do not belong to the JCU...

Hi Katelyn, Thank you for your interest in John Cabot University! You do not have to be enrolled at a university in order to study abroad at John Cabot. We have independent study abroad programs which you could apply for. I am attaching a link here where you can find all the information on how to apply. If you have any questions at all feel free to reach out to me directly at oaustin@johncabot.edu...