Roma Tre: CENSIS 5th large state, 80% employment and 14% international students in Rome's creative heart
With CENSIS 87.2/100 (5th among large state universities) and an 80% employment rate, Roma Tre is the youngest and most dynamic of Rome's universities. 40,000 students, 14% international, 90 programmes in the Ostiense-Testaccio district — Rome's most vibrant cultural quarter. Architecture, engineering, economics and political science.
Roma Tre: architecture, engineering and humanities in the Ostiense-Testaccio creative district
The University Roma Tre is the youngest of Rome's universities — founded in 1992 — and one of Italy's most dynamic. With approximately 40,000 enrolled students and 90 degree programmes in architecture, engineering, political science, economics, law, humanities, education sciences, mathematics and physics, Roma Tre has reached 5th place in the CENSIS 2025-2026 large state ranking (87.2/100) in just thirty years.
The Roma Tre campus is set in the Ostiense-Testaccio neighbourhood, one of Rome's most vital and creative: a former industrial zone converted into a cultural and youth hub, with museums, contemporary art galleries, venues and markets. The Faculty of Architecture occupies the evocative halls of the former Rome Slaughterhouse — now an exhibition and cultural space — creating a unique hybridisation between university, art and city.
14% of students are international — one of the highest rates among Italy's large universities — with master's programmes delivered in English in architecture, engineering, political science and economics. The employment rate is 80%. Roma Tre is the preferred university for international students who want to experience Rome authentically, away from tourist circuits.
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From 1992 to Ostiense: Roma Tre and the university regeneration of Rome's industrial quarter
The Roma Tre University was born in 1992 as Rome's third state university — after La Sapienza and Tor Vergata — to meet growing demand for higher education in the capital and relieve pressure on Rome's large universities. The choice of the Ostiense district — then a semi-abandoned industrial zone — was visionary: within thirty years it transformed the area into one of Italy's most dynamic university and cultural hubs.
Roma Tre's strategy was built on innovation: campus integrated into the urban fabric, collaboration with Roman cultural and artistic institutions, strong international orientation from the outset. This vision attracted students from across Italy and abroad, leading the university to rapidly climb the national rankings.
The bond between Roma Tre and the Ostiense-Testaccio neighbourhood is today symbiotic: the university contributed to the urban regeneration of the area, while the neighbourhood gave the university a unique cultural and creative context. The Ara Pacis Museum, Macro Testaccio and Testaccio Market are steps from the campus.
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