American University in Rome, Italy

The American University of Rome:
Ideally located on top of Janiculum Hill (Rome's highest hill) in Western Rome, The American University of Rome (AUR) is a four-year degree granting institution among the oldest American private universities in Italy.

AUR prepares students to live and work across cultures offering professional programs to degree and study abroad students from around the world. We offer Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts degrees in a wide range of areas including art, architecture, business, education and more.

We take advantage of our location offering students the opportunity to study art, architecture, business, education, Italian culture and civilization on location with our outstanding professors.

The campus is near two city parks, Villa Sciarra and Villa Pamphili and historical landmarks. The area also hosts diplomatic residences and several international academies.

Location and Facilities:

The university is an urban campus and the compound is composed of 5 nearby buildings. The main campus is formed of two buildings, an auditorium and a spacious garden.

Building A hosts administrative and faculty offices, student services and the main computer lab whilst building B has the bulk of the classrooms, laboratories and faculty offices. Evans’ Hall, a liberty villa of 1920, is the site of the library, student lounges and a beautiful outside garden.

Carini 23, a five story building of the ‘70s designed by a famous Italian Architect (Paolo Portoghesi) is the location of design studios, faculty offices, and the Batista Multimedia Laboratory, a state of the art lab for film production.

- Library: The Evans Hall Library is housed in its own two-story building with 15,000 volumes and room to expand to 25,000; 1,200 DVDs and Videos; 10,000 catalogued electronic resources and e-books; and electronic access additional resources including the catalogs of 19 libraries in Rome.

- Technology: Main general purpose computer lab with 55 PCs and several print stations; PC teaching classroom; Mac-based multimedia laboratory; 14 library workstations; wireless Internet access throughout the campus and its gardens and terraces.