The Department of Italian Studies at New York University is one of the few in the country to offer a complete and interdisciplinary program of study and training in Italian language, culture, history, and society, from the elementary to the graduate level. Located in Greenwich Village in an area abounding in international flavor, artistic tradition, and intellectual vivacity, the department is committed to fostering intellectual inquiry and discovery. An outstanding faculty and an exceptional student body interact both in and out of class, in carrying out initiatives that put the department on the cutting edge of active scholarship and technological innovation. Both graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to spend one semester or academic year in Florence.

The Italian Studies department was ranked #1 in the nation within Top Research Universities in the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (source: Academic Analytics) for the number of publications and citations and number of grants and awards received by our faculty.