Loyola’s Rome Start program

The Rome Start program provides you with the exclusive opportunity to gain a global perspective while graduating with a renowned degree from Loyola. You will spend your first year studying at our John Felice Rome Center in Italy to get acquainted with American-style learning. Then, you will head over to Loyola University Chicago with your new group of friends to complete your degree program, imbibe the American lifestyle and culture, and live in a city rich with commercial industry and career opportunity. As a Loyola Rome Start student, you will come away with rare international experience and an exceptional education, creating unrivaled advantages for you and your future.

Drawing its strength from a diverse student body representing 82 countries, Loyola seeks students just like you to fortify its long-lasting reputation of excellence. Learn more about Rome Start today!

About the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC)

Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) in Italy offers an American undergraduate college experience in the heart of Western Europe. The Rome Center is the second largest and oldest continually operating U.S. university program in Italy.

Every year, nearly 400 students study at the center's all-inclusive residential campus, spanning five acres in the upper Balduina district of Monte Mario. Students choose from more than 70 undergraduate majors, over 40 academic courses each semester, and form a tight knit community with fellow students.

About Loyola University Chicago

It's an extraordinary setting—the great Lake Michigan to one side, a world-class city to the other. In the middle—Loyola University Chicago.

Shaped by our vibrant urban setting and our Jesuit Catholic traditions, Loyola’s Chicago campuses offer you an educational environment known for its diversity of thought and experience. With two campuses right along Chicago’s lakefront, you have remarkable access to numerous cultural institutions and hundreds of internships and networking opportunities with the city’s Fortune 500 companies.

Loyola's scenic campuses are located in some of the safest neighborhoods in Chicago. With easy access to two major airports, Chicago is just a plane ride away from anywhere in the world. Chicago is also more affordable than other large U.S. cities, including New York City and Los Angeles.

Can you picture yourself in Chicago and as a Loyola student yet? If so, learn more about Rome Start and how you can take advantage of the benefits of this program.

Learn More

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