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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 The Great Scandinavian Experience Lund University: Lund - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was definitely worth it. I learned an indescribable amount about different cultures, sports, languages, weather, geography, currency, history etc..."

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
Past Review St Andrews It's Like W&M, Just In Scotland University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was definitely worthwhile - I think the most significant thing I gained was a greater perspective on my field. I'm an English major, and having four months to explore and study the UK in person, physically visiting locales from stories I read, added a new layer to my perception I didn't have before. "

The College of William and Mary
Past Review A Learning Experience American Business School - Paris: Paris - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Gained a lot of independence and got to spend time in a beautiful city, so yes overall experience was worthwhile. "

The College of William and Mary
Past Review London Is A Great City To Study In Queen Mary University of London Study Abroad programme

"I learned so much about myself. I grew into a lot of things as a person, and I learned to love a culture that's different from my own and feel at home in it. It was 100% worthwhile."

Barnard College
Past Review The Best Time Of My Life! Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"How to be independent"

Illinois State University
Past Review Tac Tac Tac Bim Bim Pouf Paf Pouet Pouet! Tassep In Grenoble Université Grenoble Alpes: Grenoble - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The things that I learned from my experience abroad is to understand how it is to live and study in a different environment and atmosphere. I felt that I have grown as a person and am more independent. I also see my own country in a different perspective. I am more appreciative of certain things we take for granted here in the U..."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Paris Dreaming American Business School - Paris: Paris - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was totally worthwhile, but this program's academic system is not so pleasing. The school admin is very messed up. Not flexible with dates and absences."

The College of William and Mary
Past Review Australia I Report From A Land Down Under! The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learnt about different cultures, how to function on my own in a foreign country and how to be even more independent- even though I've been abroad on my own before"

Barnard College
Past Review A Taste Of Europe University College London (UCL): London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained insight into the perspectives and experiences of an entirely different population than my own. While I did not go somewhere that required that I use a foreign language, I was able to take classes on subjects I had studied at home, but explore them from a completely different perspective. Through studies and travels, I..."

Barnard College
Past Review An Examination Of Social Classes, International Life, And Self University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that I, and only I, am the only one in the way of my own progression. Regardless of what I liked and disliked about the program, the experience I had in St Andrews, Scotland is a reflection of my own choices. If I could go back, I definitely would! With maybe a few tweaks here and there, but overall I am so glad I did ..."

The College of William and Mary
Past Review My Overseas Adventure University of Hull: Hull - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained the experience of living in another, rather different, culture then the one I was raised in. It was a terrific experience and I'd recommend it to anyone."

University of Northern Iowa
Past Review Unforgettable Semester James Cook University - Townsville: Townsville - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Independence and an understanding of a different culture. It was absolutely worth while."

Roger Williams University
Past Review Camp Australia James Cook University - Townsville: Townsville - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"friends, independence, understanding of a new field not offered at home "

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Past Review Idk Goldsmiths, University of London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I enjoyed the london lifestyle."

Wellesley College
Past Review A Life Changing Experience! University of Westminster: London - Study Abroad Semester or Year with an Optional Internship

"I learned to be much more independent and self-sufficient. I learned how to make new friends in a strange place, figure things out on my own, and stick to a budget. "

Roger Williams University
Past Review The Best Once In A Lifetime Opportunity University of Limerick: Limerick - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Going abroad was worthwiled and I would do it all over again if I could. I learned so much about myself while abroad and just how the other side of the world lives. I loved living in a different country and immersing myself in their culture."

Roger Williams University
Past Review Surreal Semester Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"The world is huge. It was the greatest experience of my life."

Illinois State University
Past Review Sweden The Bank Breaker Uppsala University: Uppsala - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned that I love home yet I love traveling and experiencing other cultures and it was a great experience. Definitely worth the home sickness I felt."

Illinois State University
Past Review Singapore The Perfect Study Abroad Experience National University of Singapore: Singapore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was incredibly worthwhile; I gained an increased familiarity with other cultures and patterns of thinking, and I ended up learning more than I could possibly communicate in this space."

The College of William and Mary
Past Review Getting Lost In Japan Kansai Gaidai University: Hirakata - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I was able to learn about many cultures, not just Japan. I also got the chance to understand the culture a lot more by living it rather than hearing about it. There's some things you don't learn about by just watching television shows or reading books about it."

Illinois State University
Past Review My Korean Adventure Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"By studying abroad, I learned Korean, made a lot of friends (both exchange and local), gained cultural information about living in a foreign country, and made memories that will last a lifetime! It was definitely worthwhile and I highly suggest studying abroad!"

University of Hawaii - Manoa
Past Review Great Personal Development Journey In The International Asian Studies Programme Chinese University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was definitely worthwhile. I gained so much in personal development, professional networking, and learned so much about Hong Kong. The opportunity to be in an environment where you can create yourself again because no one knows who you are is a pretty liberating."

Chinese University of Hong Kong / CUHK
Past Review Good And Bad. University of Haifa: Study Abroad at Haifa International School

"I learned how other people are in another culture and what they deal with on a day to day basis; what they worry and what they don't worry about. and it was worthwhile."

Brandeis University
Past Review Amazing Maynooth University: Maynooth - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"of course! i made lifelong friends, as well as learned a lot about myself. I also know a lot about Irish culture, which is nice :)"

Sarah Lawrence College
Past Review Academics Take A Backseat To Culture Study Abroad in Egypt at the American University in Cairo

"The language and culture experience made every problem with the program itself worthwhile."

Austin College