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Sapienza University of Rome

205 64   Arts & Humanities25  Natural Sciences
121  Engineering & IT143  Social Sciences
World Rankings229  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
205 54   Arts & Humanities37  Natural Sciences
118  Engineering & IT118  Social Sciences
World Rankings184  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
183 60  Arts & Humanities40  Natural Sciences
145  Engineering & IT111  Social Sciences
World Rankings219  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
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Dopo il 1870, con la presa di Roma e l’annessione all’Italia dello Stato Pontificio, altre radicali riforme vennero varate, si fondarono nuove cattedre, si prese in mano la delicatissima questione dei nuovi rapporti tra la Sapienza e le gerarchie vaticane.

Artefice principale di questo processo di rinnovamento fu Terenzio Mamiani (1799-1885), filosofo e intellettuale di altissimo livello, che fu Ministro dell’Istruzione del nuovo stato; grazie a lui, la Sapienza ebbe modo di laicizzarsi e aprirsi alle nuove correnti del moderno pensiero europeo.

Nel XX secolo l’università romana dovette confrontarsi con il primo conflitto mondiale; la Sapienza, presso la quale ferveva un forte movimento interventista, divenne da subito centro di aggregazione e di incontro per i nazionalisti e i patrioti. Presto cominciarono a serpeggiare, sia tra i docenti che nell’ambiente studentesco, tendenze anti-tedesche; l’università fu spesso teatro di violenti scontri e tumulti, e il Rettore Alberto Tonelli, benché convinto interventista, fu spesso costretto a sospendere le lezioni e a chiudere l’Ateneo. Al termine della guerra, la Sapienza volle conferire la laurea ad honorem a tutti i suoi studenti caduti al fronte.

Durante il ventennio fascista, nell’ottobre del 1931 venne imposto a tutti i docenti l’obbligo del giuramento di fedeltà al duce, pena la sospensione dall’insegnamento per chi avesse rifiutato. A Roma, soltanto tre professori (Ernesto Buonaiuti, professore di Storia del Cristianesimo, Giorgio

Levi della Vida, professore di Studi Orientali, e Gaetano De Sanctis, professore di Storia Antica), non prestarono giuramento e persero la cattedra. Mussolini era molto attento a mantenere la sua influenza all’interno della Sapienza, considerandola eccellente strumento di controllo e di propaganda; per questi motivi il duce volle l’edificazione della nuova Città Universitaria, peraltro da tempo resasi necessaria per motivi di spazio e di funzionalità.

Nel 1935 la nuova sede, progettata da Marcello Piacentini, veniva inaugurata con grandiose cerimonie, alla presenza del Re e della Regina.

Al termine della seconda guerra mondiale, la Sapienza fortunatamente si trovò in condizione di riprendere quasi immediatamente la sua piena attività, riallacciandosi al periodo che aveva preceduto gli anni bui del ventennio. Tra il 1944 e il 1947, tutti i professori che avevano perso il posto per motivi politici o razziali furono reintegrati nell’insegnamento; venne ripristinata l’elezione diretta delle cariche accademiche.
All’inizio degli anni ’60, il numero degli studenti era cresciuto in modo pressoché esponenziale, sulla scia della ricostruzione e del boom economico del dopoguerra.

Urgeva un maggior numero di docenti, uniformando per quanto possibile l’intera struttura della Sapienza agli standard spesso più moderni e dinamici degli altri paesi europei. L’urgenza di una riforma e di nuove leggi era apparsa una volta di più in tutta la sua evidenza nel maggio 1966, quando durante violenti scontri tra studenti di destra e sinistra, lo studente Paolo Rossi perse la vita precipitando, in seguito agli scontri, dalla scalinata della facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia. Gli studenti e i professori occuparono l’università (meglio, alcune facoltà) in modo non violento; il 2 maggio 1966 il Rettore Ugo Papi fu costretto a rassegnare le dimissioni, per la prima volta nella storia della Sapienza. Gli avvenimenti successivi, i fatti del 1968, del 1977, le riforme proposte, abortite, in parte realizzate, fanno parte della nostra storia contemporanea.




Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 4,768 FTE: 4,200

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 55 FTE: 55

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 110,078

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 5,634

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 913

Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 791

Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Undergraduate Class Size Headcount: 80

The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 28,912 FTE: 28,912

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 2,031 FTE: 2,031

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,023

Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 406

Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size Headcount: 25

The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Students

Total Students Headcount: 138,990 FTE: 65,000

Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 7,665

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 1,936

Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 1,197

Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees $ EUR 745

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study Headcount: 68 %

Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.

Proportion of Graduates Employed Headcount: 51 %

Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded Headcount: 622

Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months