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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 5, 2026
Past Review Best Semester Of My Life!!! Institute for American Universities (IAU): The School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Aix-en-Provence, France

"It has been almost 6 months since I returned from Aix, and I still think about it on a daily basis!! Studying abroad in Aix through IAU was definitely the best decision I have ever made. I saw so many incredible cities in Europe, but was always happy to return to Aix at the end of each trip. It is a beautiful city, has great peo..."

Clemson University
Past Review It Wasn't Perfect But Je Ne Regrette Rien University of Angers: Angers - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned to deal with disappointment! No, but seriously, I don't take any of our simple freedoms for granted anymore. I've also really learned to be patient, as everything took longer over there. It was worthwhile on a language level, but the experience was not exactly enjoyable. "

University of Maine at Orono
Past Review Great Overall Experience Universidad Católica de Honduras: Tegucigalpa - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned about how the higher education is in my country. Yes, it is worthwhile."

Trinity University
Past Review Senegal Will Change Your Life Universite Gaston Berger (UGB): Saint Louis - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained: compassion, understanding, new perspectives, language, friendships, love, accomplishment, culture, coping skills, experience. Every moment was worth while."

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Past Review Great Programs Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot about the subject I studied, and I explored pros and cons about the field I was not interested in or studied before. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Great Experience Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Difference of Korean college"

Brandeis University
Past Review Anglo Adventures: Living London To The Fullest Royal Holloway, University of London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that other countries aren't just places to be visited and explored, but that other cultures can be integrated into my personal experience and become a part of who I am. Traveling doesn't just provide voyeuristic opportunities, or chances for vacation; it opens up the possibility of living in different places and in dif..."

Trinity University
Past Review American College Of Greece American College of Greece: Athens - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"How to get around an unfamiliar place independently, basically just how to live independently. It was definitely worthwhile."

Augustana College - Sioux Falls
Past Review Studying Home Is Amazing. Universidad San Francisco de Quito: USFQ Cumbaya Program

"University is what you make of it, appreciate every experience and opportunity. Yes it was worthwhile."

Trinity University
Past Review Absolutely Incredible! University of Kent: Canterbury - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained so much more than culture and academics from this experience...it allowed me to discover who I am and what I am comfortable with."

University of California - Merced
Past Review Became Unafraid Of Befriending China For Who She Was. Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Shanghai - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Gained greater familiarity with Shanghai, and felt more integrated with the city than when I lived there for high school. The program was very worthwhile."

Trinity University
Past Review Rediscovery Beijing Foreign Studies University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot about my dad's culture (He's chinese) and even more about the culture. This was huge for me, being a dual heritage kid. "

Trinity University
Past Review Don't Regret But Wish I Could Have Done Things A Little Difefrently. University of Angers: Angers - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that I do not travel well and can't really be alone in unfamiliar places. I also learned that I can't be too far from my family or the ones I love (I was very homesick) "

University of Maine at Orono
Past Review People Are People, No Matter Where You Are. Universität Leipzig: Leipzig - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"So much. I learned new ways of understanding people given that I didn't always speak a language in common with the people I met (other than German, which we were learning). I learned most of all that people are always going to be people, and that we are all more or less the same no matter where we grew up when you get down to ou..."

University of Maine at Orono
Past Review Studying Geology In Brazil Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS): Porto Alegre - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Definitely worthwhile. I learned how to overcome many of my own insecurities in order to interact with people in a foreign language, which was a huge step."

University of Maine at Orono
Past Review Acedemically Unchalleging, Otherwise An Extremely Positive Experience. IADT - Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology: Dun Laoghaire - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained an understanding of the world outside of the united states. I really enjoyed my experience, but it is hard to say if it was worth essentially missing a semester of classes at home."

Loras College
Past Review Awesome University of Sussex: Brighton - International Summer School

"I had the opportunity to interact with international students and learn from their perspective about business matters. Also the opportunity of interacting with different professors who have been part of the business world and learn about their views made my experience worthwhile. "

University of California - Merced
Past Review Unforgettable. Stunning. Fantastic. It Went By Too Fast. Beijing Foreign Studies University: Beijing - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Was it worthwhile? Ridiculous. It was worth every last second. I learned how feel comfortable chatting in Chinese with complete strangers, bargain like no other, and to take things in stride, both the surprising, shocking, and extraordinary, and take none of it for granted. "

Trinity University
Past Review Eye Opener Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: Chengdu - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Cultural experience, Indirectness way of thinking, MORE Chinese language."

University of the Pacific
Past Review Unforgettable Experience With Heritage Greece American College of Greece: Heritage Greece Summer Program

"I am a Greek-American so it was an opportunity to connect with my heritage, other Greek-Americans, and young Greeks in their environment. I was always aware of the cultural history, but I learned so much about Modern Greece by being there. Totally worthwhile and I loved every moment. "

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Past Review Hong Kong Shenanigans University of Hong Kong / HKU: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Everything was worthwhile! I definitely learned how to be more flexible with my studies, and i met so many different people! Usually, I met with friends that tend to be either co-workers or classmates. However, studying abroad, I met a HUGE variety of people of different backgrounds and of different majors. "

University of California - Merced
Past Review Unforgettable, Fun, Priceless, Educating Experience I Ever Had In My Life. National Taiwan University: Taipei - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained so many friends from all over the world, including Taiwanese friends. I learned to appreciate different cultures and to embrace them. My Chinese listening skills definitely improved and I was so proud of myself that I understood most things. This program was definitely worthwhile because now I want to go back to Taiwan ..."

Trinity University
Past Review Discovering More About My Heritage And Myself American College of Greece: Heritage Greece Summer Program

"From this experience I learned a lot about my ancestors, heritage, and the Greek culture. I learned about the language, food, dancing, and people. I met fellow Greek-Americans as well as Greek students for the first time and could culturally relate to them, which was really cool. We learned from each other, from Greek class,..."

American College Greece
Past Review A Chance To Grow And Learn About Myself And The World Surrounding Me!! American College of Greece: Athens - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was very worthwhile; I gained insight about a culture completely different than mine, learned a new language, and learned how to live by myself and in a different country!"

Northwest Missouri State University