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Direct Enrollment/Exchange

Direct Enrollment/Exchange is a program provider offering 1869 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Internship, Volunteer, Intensive Language, Gap Year, Graduate Program, High School, Research, Online Program, TEFL Courses, and Adventure Travel abroad programs in 121 countries such as Spain, International Summer Schools, Turkey, and Slovakia.

Below you will find a directory of foreign universities and reviews from students who participated in an exchange, or in direct enrollment.

In a Direct Enrollment program, students have the option of applying directly to the university they wish to attend abroad. Students can go for either one or two semesters and apply using that university's application process listed for international students. Sometimes these students are called Visiting Students, Guest Students or Free Movers. At the foreign university, they will be supported by the university's office of international students, housed with other international students and have the opportunity not only to immerse in a foreign culture, but to do so with students from all over the world.

In an Exchange, you attend a foreign university and a foreign student attends your home university, a student swap for a semester or year. Your university will handle the details of the exchange, you just need to find the ideal foreign university. Hopefully the listings and reviews below can help you down that path. You will need to contact your university's study abroad department or your academic advisor for details on the exchange because the number of valid/active exchange partners may be very limited.

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November 6, 2026
Past Review An Expensive Whirlwind Queen Mary University of London Study Abroad programme

"I gained much experience traveling alone to different countries"

Middlebury College
Past Review Abroad In Jerusalem: The Semester Of A Lifetime Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Rothberg International School: Undergraduate Study Abroad Program

"I became very comfortable living in Jerusalem, and learned a great deal about Israel in every aspect. My Hebrew radically improved, and I made so many lifelong friends from all over the world. Not only was this experience worthwhile, but it changed me forever. I feel that I now have a much wider perspective on the world, and hav..."

Brandeis University
Past Review First Time Abroad And Returning Again! Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Culture! Friends! Travel! Hong Kong and the surrounding areas has everything! Feel free to travel throughout the region and really immerse yourself!"

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review The Best Three Months Of My Life. Anatolia American University: Thessaloniki - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Like I said previously, I learned more in these three months than at any other time in my life. I met some of my best friends, that I know I will stay in touch with forever. We traveled to places I always dreamed of seeing, and experienced things that cannot be put to words."

Iowa State University
Past Review One Hundred And One (Fun) Ways To Put Your Foot In Your Mouth Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais (UFMG): Belo Horizonte - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I can now say I'm fluent in another language. I learned how to live outside the US, met some new friends, and learned how different cultures can be. it was ABSOLUTELY worth it!"

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Life Changing La Trobe University: Melbourne - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Learned more about myself that I thought I would. I gained a new perspective on the world and on life itself"

University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Past Review A Texan's Time In Straya University of Technology - Sydney (UTS): Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Personal growth, self-confidence, self-dependency, etc. Definitely worthwhile!"

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review A Kiwi Approach Victoria University of Wellington: Wellington - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned to always take up opportunities to go see and hike and do. Classes seemed much less important in the face of New Zealand's beauty. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review One Of The Greatest Experiences In My Life. University of Technology - Sydney (UTS): Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned more about myself in general. It was definitely worthwhile."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review London Was Fantastic King's College London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Meeting international people and experiencing different cultures."

Wellesley College
Past Review Awesome Traveling, School Sucks! Vesalius College: Brussels - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned all about the world"

University of Denver
Past Review Studying Just Outside Dublin At A Massive School University College Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"This was a very worthwhile experience. Though the campus was not in the ideal location, it was nice observing a different culture. "

Middlebury College
Past Review Five Years Later, I Still Say It Was The Best 3 Months Of My Life! Lorenzo de’ Medici – Tuscania

"I learned about Italian culture and fell in love with it. I gained Italian language skills which I no longer use but certainly helped in learning other languages. I now teach English abroad and I often reflect on my time spent in Tuscania as the best language learning situation I have experienced."

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Past Review A Bunch Of Americans In Ireland Trinity College - Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was worthwhile, but I really would have liked a more immersive program"

Middlebury College
Past Review Felt Like Longer Than Four Months University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Worthwhile in giving me a chance to experience a different culture and college before it really mattered."

Middlebury College
Past Review The Best Five Months Of My Life So Far. King's College London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was very worthwhile. I learned how much to appreciate the education I receive at my university at home and I also was exposed to so many different cultures and learned how to live independently in another country which will be of use for the rest of my life. "

Barnard College
Past Review Amazing The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that traveling and experiencing other places in the world is a priceless experience that everyone should try and do and it helps one become educated beyond the classroom to have experiences such as these. "

Middlebury College
Past Review Traveling Across The Pond! Keele University: Staffordshire - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The experience has greatly challenged me outside of my comfort zone, allows for an understanding of diverse perspectives, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue. I learned so much from my experience abroad, both about myself and about the British culture. My study abroad experience was definitely worthwhile, becau..."

Loras College
Past Review Exciting London Livin' (It Up) University College London (UCL): London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that I really want to continue living abroad after I finish school. It was very worthwhile. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review It Was An Interesting Society To Live In And A Good Point Of Reference. Nanyang Technological University: Singapore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned how to be independent and to be less afraid of the unknown. It was definitely a worthwhile experience because I learned a lot about myself. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Expect The Unexpected University of Sussex: Brighton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained independence more than anything abroad. I definitely think it was worthwhile to get that experience."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Without A Doubt, A Real English Experience University of Bristol: Bristol - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that my values are somewhat different from the students in the UK, and that's ok!"

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review A Great Time! SOAS, University of London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot of self-reliance. Yes, it was worthwhile "

Clark University - Worcester
Past Review Best 4 Months Of My Life! The American University of Rome: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about myself as an individual-- traveling, experiencing a new culture, and meeting new friends"

Boston College