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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, Venezuela, The United Kingdom, and Ireland.

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 20, 2025
Past Review Changing My Outlook University of Brighton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes! I learned a lot about other cultures and I learned a lot about myself."

Illinois State University
Past Review Le'ts Go Back! University of Brighton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely! I learned a lot about the differences of our school systems and it really helped open my eyes to how we can do things better. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Italy: Full Of Passion And Adventure Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"More global view, more confidence and independence "

Illinois State University
Past Review Worth Every Penny Experience Of A Lifetime Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"I feel it was very worthwhile because it provided me with knowledge on a foreign experience that I would have otherwise not got. "

Illinois State University
Past Review "University Of Brighton: When Can I Come Back?" University of Brighton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes! I learned how to be independent and also to be more accepting of other cultures. The way we live are lives are great... but it is not the only way to live. Not only did i see so many historic landmarks, i was able to expand a whole other horizon when it came to teaching in the classroom. We spent several hours on drama acti..."

Illinois State University
Past Review Studying In Manchester: Discovering Myself In A New City University of Manchester: Manchester - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Most definitely my study abroad experience was worthwhile. It gave me confidence and independence. I live an hour away from Wellesley so this was the first time I've spent a significant amount of time away from home, navigating a city on my own. I made amazing friends and experienced a wonderful culture. I'm so grateful to have ..."

Wellesley College
Past Review Mediterranean Paradise Inter University Centre Dubrovnik (IUC): Dubrovnik - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely. I would do it all over again."

Illinois State University
Past Review Bristol! An Experience You Will Never Forget! University of the West of England: Bristol - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I would have done a different program, no questions asked. I would have stayed for a semester in a more centralized European country, in which I could explore far more lands. The program I took did provide me with plenty of memorable experiences and sights I would have otherwise never seen, and I am grateful for that. Once you a..."

Illinois State University
Past Review Austria: My Second Home Salzburg College: Semester Study Abroad in Austria

"It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I will be talking about my travels for a long time and can't wait to go back."

Illinois State University
Past Review Five Weeks In French Canada Laval University: Quebec City - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained a lot of fluency from using French every day rather than two days a week in classes in my hometown. I appreciated speaking in my native language more after speaking French for five weeks; it's even become a little bit easier for me to communicate verbally in English than it was before I went to Quebec. I applied f..."

Illinois State University
Past Review Interstudy Ireland Simply Amazing University College Cork: Cork - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My study abroad experience was amazing. I think that everyone that has the opportunity to go abroad definitely should. I became a lot more confident and independent. In the aspect of cultural awareness it was really cool to talk about the differences between your home country and your country abroad, but how similar they actuall..."

Manhattan College
Past Review Best Month Of My Life! University of Limerick: Limerick - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about Ireland and it gave me such a new perspective on life."

Illinois State University
Past Review Essca: The Greatest Group I've Ever Known. ESSCA Business School: Angers - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"yes it was worthwhile. I got to see things that I've only been taught about, and I got to see them with some of the best people that I have ever met. The group I was placed with made the trip 100 times better. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Bristol, England You Have To Experience It Yourself University of the West of England: Bristol - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Best experience of my life. Made me appreciate how great America is."

Illinois State University
Past Review Mozart Just Had A Bad Attitude: Salzburg Is A Really Great City! Salzburg College: Semester Study Abroad in Austria

"It has made me more independent and more aware of how similar and different people from other cultures are at the same time. Organizing travel plans and experiences was great in gaining responsibility and resourcefulness."

Illinois State University
Past Review Ireland Trinity College - Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I had a great time. It made me look at America more and think about how we are different and look at positives and negatives. It has definitely made me want to travel more. "

Illinois State University
Past Review France: Studying Abroad! Novancia Business School Paris: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"yes! I hope to go back to Switzerland. We had a long layover in Zurich and I got a little taste of that country and I enjoyed it so much, I am planning a trip to go back!"

Illinois State University
Past Review Ireland: Definitely Worth It! University of Limerick: Limerick - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Definitely! Although the schooling was a little less school that expected the trip in itself was amazing. Traveling and having the free time to enjoy the country was just breath taking! I also met a lot of cool people from around the states and stay in contact with them today. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Angers: Best Time Ever ESSCA Business School: Angers - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Overall had a great experience and learned a lot. "

Illinois State University
Past Review You Will Find A Little Bit Of Everything In Japan! Tohoku University: Sendai - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My time in Japan made me realize that I definitely want to come back and work in Japan in the future. Every city is so different, yet similar that you can't go wrong wherever you go. Tokyo was pretty awesome, but I left my heart in Sendai."

University of California - Merced
Past Review Firenze: The Summer That Changed My Life. Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"Yes! It was an incredible month, made lots of great friends, and learned so much in such a short period of time."

Illinois State University
Past Review France Made Me A Better Person! Novancia Business School Paris: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"i think I gained a lot of insight into the cultural aspect of people and also I really made a lot of friends and learned a lot in classes. I think overall it was one of the best school experiences I've had"

Illinois State University