Roma Tre University

Despite being the youngest of Rome's public universities, it's grown into the city's second-largest by enrolment — more than 35,000 students across 13 departments, spanning Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, and specialisation programmes — and is now regarded as one of Italy's larger research-focused institutions rather than a small newcomer.

Its comparative youth means newer buildings and facilities than Sapienza's historic Città Universitaria, and a slightly less bureaucratic, more manageable scale for an incoming student to navigate, while still offering the breadth of a genuinely comprehensive public university.

Admission for international students generally runs through the standard route: Universitaly pre-enrolment, a Declaration of Value or CIMEA comparability statement for your prior qualification, and — depending on department — an entrance test or a language requirement if you're studying in Italian.

Our on-the-ground support in Rome is genuinely less deep than in Turin or Milan today — see the Rome city guide for an honest read on what that means in practice, alongside the full guided application process, which works the same everywhere.