Quick answer
18 international schools in Rome have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $10,100 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $11,450 USD — roughly 14% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: International Migrants School at $3,020 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: St. Stephen's School at $34,692 USD.
Curriculum mix British (18) IB (8) American (5) French (2) German (1)
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first) International schools in Rome ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first # School Curriculum Tuition USD Hidden fee % True cost 1 International Migrants School — $2,000-$2,500 +34% $3,020 2 The European International School & College Rome British $2,500-$7,500 +30% $6,500 3 Swiss School Rome — $5,790-$6,110 +20% $7,150 4 Lycée Français Chateaubriand de Rome French $6,576-$7,598 +17% $8,287 5 German School Rome German $5,976-$8,388 +17% $8,382 6 Britannia International School of Rome British $6,800-$8,200 +16% $8,700 7 Saint Francis International School American $6,900-$9,000 +19% $9,450 8 Institut Saint-Dominique IB, French $6,050-$9,990 +19% $9,520 9 Kendale International School British, American $7,400-$12,000 +12% $10,900 10 Castelli International School British $8,200-$12,800 +14% $12,000 11 Core International School British $9,700-$11,800 +14% $12,250 12 The New School Rome British $11,200-$20,300 +8% $17,070 13 Ambrit International School IB $11,250-$21,900 +8% $17,895 14 Rome International School IB, British $10,995-$28,080 +8% $21,188 15 American Overseas School of Rome IB, American $12,500-$27,700 +7% $21,420 16 St George's British International School IB, British $13,700-$26,000 +8% $21,500 17 Marymount International School Rome IB, American $13,500-$27,000 +8% $21,900 18 St. Stephen's School IB, American $33,652-$33,652 +3% $34,692
How we calculate true cost The True Annual Cost takes the school's mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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