The story
The college was founded in 1972 and it was originally located within a religious school called Pro Deo University (now Luiss University). It was named after the Italian explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), whose 1497 voyage to North America contributed to European exploration of the continent.
By 1978, most students at John Cabot were business majors, though some were earning Associate of Arts degrees. Between 1985 and 1991, the university expanded and created programs in art history, international affairs, and English literature. It was formerly academically associated with Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. In 1991, the school became an independent university under the name John Cabot University and became accredited in 2003, thus endings its affiliation program with Hiram. The library moved, expanded, and was dedicated to benefactors Paul and Maxine Frohring in 1999. The business school was established in 2018 In 2026, John Cabot University was included in the Forbes article "15 Top International Colleges for U.S. Undergraduate Students."
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