The Sapienza University of Rome is a research university that is located in Rome, Italy. Formally known as Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza“, it is one of the largest European universities by enrollments and one of the oldest in history, founded in 1303.

The University is one of the most prestigious Italian universities and in the world, commonly ranking first in national rankings and in Southern Europe.

Academics

Since the 2011 reform, Sapienza University of Rome has eleven faculties and 65 departments. Today Sapienza, with 140,000 students and 8,000 among academic and technical and administrative staff, is the largest university in Italy.

The university has significant research programmes in the fields of engineering, natural sciences, biomedical sciences and humanities.

It offers 10 Masters Programmes taught entirely in English.