Location
  • Italy
    • Florence
    • Rome
    • Milan
    • Venice
Term
Academic Year, Fall, J-Term, Maymester, Short Term, Spring, Summer
Need-based funding, Merit-based funding, General grants/scholarships
Health & Safety

Program Details

Program Type
Provider
Degree Level
High School Diploma Bachelors
Housing
Apartment
Language
English

Pricing

What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Classes Travel Insurance Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

Optional AIFS Abroad flight package at an additional cost.

May 03, 2025
Jul 08, 2024
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About Program

Study abroad in Italy with AIFS Abroad and combine your academic goals with cultural immersion in one of the world's most iconic countries for students. Choose from a range of programs in iconic cities like Rome, Florence, and Milan that vary by subject and length, allowing you to earn college credit while exploring new interests. Take courses in across a number of subject areas, like Business, Fashion, Art, Humanities, and Italian Language, and get to know local life through daily interactions and group activities.

AIFS Abroad programs in Italy include housing, tuition, excursions/day trips, cultural and social activities, 24/7 emergency support, professional development and career readiness programming, insurance, and on-site staff to help you live and learn while abroad. We're here to support you every step of the way!

Study + Internship programs are also available with AIFS Abroad in Italy if you'd like to combine academic coursework with a for-credit, part-time internship.

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Diversity & Inclusion 💙

At AIFS Abroad, we support all participants in their study or internship abroad journey — no matter their gender, race, religion, age, physical ability, or sexual orientation. Everyone’s identity is shaped by many different factors, and for some, faith, spirituality, and religion play an important role in choosing where to go.

We encourage you to think about what matters most to you as you explore your program options.
At AIFS Abroad, we’re here to support you throughout your study or intern abroad experience. We encourage you to connect with the culture around you—both where you’re from and where you’re going.

Each person brings their own background and perspective, and that matters when choosing a program and a destination. Taking time to reflect on your identity and learning about the experiences of others is a meaningful part of going abroad.

Everyone’s journey is different, and where you go can shape how included and comfortable you feel. As you explore your options, we hope the information below helps you find the program and location that feel right for you.
Everyone’s experience abroad is different. The study abroad or international internship program location you choose can affect how connected and supported you feel. As you review your options, we encourage you to use the information linked below to help find a program and place that’s the right fit for you.

Impact 🌎

In response to the overwhelming global climate crisis, AIFS Abroad is pleased to make sustainability a key priority when considering organizational, operational, and programming decisions. We understand that the only way to effectively combat this crisis and mitigate the effects of climate change is to drastically reduce our environmental impact. Therefore, AIFS Abroad has committed to reaching carbon neutrality. AIFS Abroad is proud to announce we have signed the CANIE Accord, becoming the first US provider to make this commitment.

Program Highlights

  • Cultural and Social Activities included
  • On-Site Support to help with any questions or advice you may need throughout the program
  • Health & Safety 24/7 emergency support and comprehensive insurance
  • Green Initiative: Carbon offsetting for all participants’ flights to and from their program location

Popular Programs

Participants in Italy

Study abroad in iconic Rome, Italy with AIFS Abroad at our very own Global Education Center. Watch your textbooks come to life as your live and learn like a local, immersing yourself in local Italian culture and taking experiential coursework with ancient history around every corner.

Participants in Italy

Study abroad in iconic Florence, Italy with AIFS Abroad at our very own Global Education Center. Watch your textbooks come to life as your live and learn like a local, immersing yourself in local Italian culture and taking experiential coursework in the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Participants pose in Milan

Study abroad in the global fashion and design capital Milan, Italy, with AIFS Abroad! Choose from a wide variety of course options at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and combine its world-class education with the experience of living in an ancient city with a modern sense of style, known as the "Fashion Capital of the World."

AIFS Abroad participant in Florence, Italy

Combine academic coursework with practical experience in Florence through AIFS Abroad's Study + Internship program! This unique opportunity allows you to take courses at prestigious institutions while also securing a hands-on internship in your field of interest. You’ll enhance your education and career prospects in one of the world’s most exciting cities. Embrace this chance to grow academically and professionally in Florence!

Participant in Italy

Combine academic coursework with practical experience in Rome through AIFS Abroad's Study + Internship program! This unique opportunity allows you to take courses at prestigious institutions while also securing a hands-on internship in your field of interest. You’ll enhance your education and career prospects in one of the world’s most exciting cities. Embrace this chance to grow academically and professionally in Rome!

AIFS Abroad participants in Venice, Italy

Embark on a unique global education experience with an AIFS Abroad Study + Travel multi-destination study abroad program that stops in Italy. Visit a series of international cities, including Florence and Venice, while focusing on one course throughout the program.

Program Reviews

4.92 Rating
based on 116 reviews
  • 5 rating 92.24%
  • 4 rating 7.76%
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  • Academics 4.3
  • Support 4.9
  • Fun 4.9
  • Housing 4.7
  • Safety 4.85
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alyssa
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

my life experience

When I first arrived in Italy I was extremely excited, nervous and worried thinking the worst because I had never left the United States before. But after a while I got to meet the other students and the staff and I can honestly say that this experience has changed my life forever. I am extremely grateful for having the opportunity to come to a country that I have wanted to visit since I was a little girl. I love being able to walk outside of my apartment and immediately be surrounded by art and history. Everyday you discover something new while exploring the streets of Florence. While here one of my favorite experience’s has been getting to know the family I live with. Being able to see an Italian family and how they interact with each other over the past few months has been a wonderful addition to this semester. I have a new opinion of family meals and have been given the chance to try many new foods while living with them. It was a great comfort to be able to talk with a family and get to know them each individually over the months. Their daughter Simona published her very first book “Secretum vitae” in October. It has been a great experience to witness the excitement of the family and to have the chance to be one of the first to read the book. The book is in Italian so I am slowly reading it and it is helping me learn Italian. I believe that every student should experience living in a home stay while studying abroad. When applying to the Richmond program we are warned not to create high expectations. I agree with this because when you get to Italy and experience Italian life you realize any expectations you could of came with were wrong. This is because Italy is different in a way you could never imagine.

93 people found this review helpful.
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TPink
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An Experience to Remember

AIFS Richmond in Rome is an absolutely wonderful program. The staff are friendly, inviting, and want to help you to have the best experience in Rome as possible. The location of the school is in the heart of the city, and my apartment arrangement was fantastic - it overlooked the Tiber River and was only feet away from the Roman Forum. There is no better way to experience and learn about history and art than to do it with AIF in Rome. Classes are taught mainly on site and not in classrooms, making learning so much more of an experience and adventure rather than a boring task.

92 people found this review helpful.
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Kristin
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best Experience of My Life

Everyone was nice, helpful and fun. I made friends amazing friends and had the best 4 months of my life. I had class Monday - Thurs and used the weekends to travel. The food in Rome is absolutely amazing and this program includes so much!!

I would go back in a heart beat!!

92 people found this review helpful.
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Alli
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

They care about the experience

The staff at Richmond in Rome honestly and truly care about each individual's experience in Rome. They go out of their way to have a packed schedule of not only awesome classes, but events most nights of the week. Including: Wine tasting, dinner with Italian friends, Museum visits with personal tour guides, Excursions and Soccer games. And the best part--the staff usually comes with you to these events, so they become more like you're friends than the front office workers. The academic scene is typical of a study abroad program-- light, but informational. There are tons of trips to museums, churches, and monuments so you actually learn the information onsite, which makes it not only memorable but exciting as well. The apartments are actual apartments, with actual Italian landlords that speak only italian. This helped you get a feel of living in Rome rather than just going to school there and living in a dorm with only american students. This program was the best decision, and I would never have changed it.

89 people found this review helpful.
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Busia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

AIFS lovin'

It may seem excessive that I rated this program 10/10 in every category, but it was seriously the greatest experience of my life and I can't imagine how any aspect of it could have been better. The location was fantastic, the professors and staff were amazing every step of the way, and I could not possibly recommend this program more highly. I miss Florence and the people at Richmond every day!

98 people found this review helpful.
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Kalie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Roaming around Rome

This trip was definitely the trip of a lifetime and one I will never forget or ever be able to replace. I learned so much during my time abroad that now I want to travel the world! The social scene was fantastic in Italy and the classes outside in front of the real architecture was to die for! I would go back in a heart beat. I recommend this study abroad experience to everyone and their mother!!! IT IS SO WORTH EVERY PENNY! You will never get the life experiences anywhere else! CIAO! ~Kalie

88 people found this review helpful.
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Tamarra
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

BEST PROGRAM EVER

The weekend excursions to London, Venice and Capri were amazing and so was the 2 week orientation in Florence! The meal tickets saved me a ton of money and they were widely accepted by top restaurants to cool dives. The faculty and staff treat you well and the location of the school is right in the City Center. My favorite detail of the semester was taking Art History courses which were frequently taught on-site of the art piece being discussed. i.e. I had two classes taught right inside the Vatican!

93 people found this review helpful.
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nutmeg12
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Life-Changing Experience!

My time abroad in Italy through the AIFS Richmond in Florence program was an incredible, life-changing experience! The AIFS and Richmond staff were great- they were extremely supportive both before and during my stay. Our apartment was perfect and located only 3 minutes down the road from the school building. I especially loved the meal card system that Richmond in Florence offered. We got to eat some incredible authentic Italian meals using meal cards that were already paid for. No other program in Florence that I know of did that. The classes and professors were extremely interesting and the cultural activities that the program provided were very diverse and fun! It was amazing getting to learn about a foreign city and culture as you were living and studying there. By the end of the semester, I felt like I was truly a citizen of Florence. I don't regret going abroad with AIFS Richmond for one second!

96 people found this review helpful.

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