The Lorenzo de' Medici Institute is a private institution of higher education located in Florence, Italy, with a smaller campus in Tuscania. LdM has been a study abroad provider to students from all over the world since 1973, and began primarily as an Italian language institute. More than 2500 students attend LdM campuses every year. In 2006, LdM became a branch campus of Marist University, located in Poughkeepsie, New York.