Named for the United States’ first and most illustrious ambassador to Europe, Franklin University Switzerland, was founded in 1969.
Among Franklin University’s goals, the foremost is to provide students with an educational experience that is in every significant respect international. All courses are designed to be cross-cultural in content and perspective. The curriculum, developed in the liberal arts tradition, also allows students to pursue professional avenues through the International Business Program.
Located in Lugano, Switzerland, Franklin University has over 400 full-time students and more than 50 full-time faculty. Franklin is fully accredited in the United States by Middle States and in Switzerland by the Swiss University Conference. The hallmarks of Franklin’s mission are to assist each student in achieving a humanistic education; to further the growth of students through immersion in a different social and cultural environment; to equip students with solid tools of inquiry and judgment and to instill in them an awareness of, and commitment to, the international dimension of human existence.
Students | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Number of International Students | 135 | 174 | 190 | 130 | 113 | 105 |
SPRING 2020 – special offer for AAICU | ||||||
SUMMARY OF COSTS SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT | ||||||
Bill to AAICU members | ||||||
FUS charges | ||||||
– Full-Time Tuition (incl. A/T) | CHF | 24,550.00 | ||||
– University Fees | CHF | 710.00 | ||||
– Residence per semester (double) | CHF | 5,385.00 | ||||
– Meal Plan | CHF | 1,600.00 | ||||
– Laundry Card | CHF | 40.00 | ||||
– Orientation Fee | CHF | 500.00 | ||||
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Subtotal | CHF | 32,785.00 | ||||
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AAICU discount – Spring 2020 |
CHF | (17,785.00) | ||||
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TOTAL per semester |
CHF | 15,000.00 |