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Direct Enrollment/Exchange

Direct Enrollment/Exchange is a program provider offering 1872 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, Costa Rica, Italy, and Ecuador.

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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December 22, 2025
Past Review Study A Broad In Dublin! American College Dublin: Irish Language & Culture Program

"ACD is a great place to spend a few weeks in the summer. The program allows you to live in the center of Dublin and experience the city like you couldn't otherwise. Night life is phenomenal, and the country is small enough to have every significant sight within a short bus ride at most. I would recommend this program to absolute..."

University of Minnesota
Past Review Expensive Yet Worth It The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Australia was amazing and I had the best time! The program wasn't the best and the school academics were not what I expected, but I also didn't expect too much for being abroad. Australia was the best place and has so much to offer! I would suggest Sydney Uni if you want more challenging academics."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Great Food, Even Better Culture. The American University of Rome: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Studying abroad is a once in a lifetime experience. Being immersed in another culture and language is something invaluable. I loved every minute of being abroad and I love all the friends I made. I will never forget the memories I made in Rome."

University of Maryland - College Park
Past Review Cliché Life Changing Experience In Florence Study Abroad at SRISA: Accredited Semester - Fine Arts, Liberal Arts and Design

"This could go on forever with the numerous things I gained and learned from my study abroad experience. To save time, I will just say that it was indefinitely worthwhile and I would go back in a second."

Santa Reparata International School of Art
Past Review Incredible! Tel Aviv University: Undergraduate Semester / Year in Israel

"It was an incredible learning experience for me and my Jewish religion. I was able to experience Shabbat dinners and all Jewish culture that I had never witnessed before. I absolutely loved the Israeli people and was so welcomed into the community there. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review The Smartest Thing I Could Have Done, I Made So Many New Friends. Victoria University of Wellington: Wellington - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned to meet a lot of new people and interact with different cultures. It was the most worthwhile thing I have done while in school."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Worth It American College Dublin: Irish Language & Culture Program

"I learned so much about functioning independently and how to adapt myself to new surroundings. I feel I grew up a lot and really learned how to take care of myself. "

Seton Hill College
Past Review I Created So Many Memories That I'll Hold Onto Forever. American College Dublin: Irish Language & Culture Program

"I gained experience living in another country with different people. Its certainly a change going from home to another country and I'm glad I got to experience it. It was definitely worthwhile."

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Past Review Semester In Australia University of Sydney: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was interesting considering issues outside the lens of the American media."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Rome = My Second Home The American University of Rome: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about the world. It's so much bigger than my school, than FL, than the US. That other cultures can teach us so much more than we ever imagined. That you can make friends in just one short semester and consider them friends for the rest of your life. It was %1000 worthwhile. I grew as a student, as a friend and ..."

Rollins College
Past Review Brisbane Is The Best City In Oz If You Love Warmth And Proximity To Beaches! The University of Queensland: Brisbane - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes! Made friends from all over the world and would even considering going to graduate school back in Australia."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Amazing! University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Most definitely worthwhile. Probably the best experience of my life. I learned so much about the Scottish culture and about other cultures through my friends from other European countries. "

Wellesley College
Past Review An Incredible Eye Opening Experience Which Allowed Me To Grew Personally. University of Otago, New Zealand: Study Abroad Programme

"I learn a new way of living and gained a better understanding of what people value. I realized that I take many things for granted but developed a new appreciation for those things. I was able to explore new territories and create lasting friendships. "

Wellesley College
Past Review Really Expensive But Worth It The University of Queensland: Brisbane - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned what is is like to live in another English speaking country half-way across the globe. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review An Outstanding Semester In Turkey. Duke In Istanbul Bogazici University: Istanbul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned an immense amount about Turkey and about the region - I can't wait to go back. It was incredibly rewarding to venture to a study abroad location that I had previously studied in classes at my home university. My Turkish skills improved throughout the semester and I was able to take classes that were challenging and int..."

Middlebury College
Past Review What Happens In Roraima, Stays In Roraima Universidade Federal de Roraima / UFRR: Roraima - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was absolutely worthwhile. I learned how to be more independent, how to bug people until they help you, how to get out of my comfort zone, how to cook more dishes, how to take care of my health, how important your health is."

Pitzer College
Past Review Priceless! European University Viadrina: Frankfurt - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I will never forget it and I recommend it to any person wanting to study abroad, especially in Germany because of the low cost for the program."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Amazing American College Dublin: Irish Language & Culture Program

"This experience taught me a lot about myself and gave me the courage to try new things and meet new people. It was an absolutely amazing experience, and I would go back in a heartbeat. "

Johns Hopkins University
Past Review A Most Excellent Year St Anne's College, University of Oxford - Visiting Students Program

"It was *definitely* worthwhile, and I do hope to be able to go back for graduate study. Among the things I gained from my year at St. Anne's is probably the experiential realisation that learning is far more enjoyable when it is conducted within an academic system that stresses in-depth, consistent work as well as in-depth discu..."

Wellesley College
Past Review A Pretty Good Time In Scotland University of Stirling: Stirling - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Somewhat worthwhile. I learned a bit about myself and what I want in life/ what types of places I would want to live in. "

Clark University - Worcester
Past Review Tuscany Is Beautiful Siena School for Liberal Arts: Siena - Semester & Summer Programs

"I learned a lot about the culture and made some great friends "

Clark University - Worcester
Past Review A Whirlwind Of Emotions Bogazici University: Istanbul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"awesome friends, and constantly trying to learn from everything that happened to me. everything will not be peachy, things will go wrong. and you'll learn so much about a new place and culture."

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Fantastic American College Dublin: Irish Language & Culture Program

"Studying abroad you not only learn about the cultural but about yourself. It was worth it. "

Lynn University
Past Review International School Akita International University: Akita - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot about myself, and I gained many valuable experiences and made a lot of friends from around the world besides Japan. It was worthwhile as an experience, but if I had to do it all over again I would have definitely gone somewhere else."

Western Washington University
Past Review Learning More Than Language J. F. Oberlin University: Tokyo - Reconnaissance Japan Program

"I learned a great deal about myself and how I react to different situations of stress. I also learned about what I believe defines American culture."

Western Washington University