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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 18, 2025
Past Review I Can't Imagine Not Having Had This Study Abroad Experience. University College London (UCL): London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I have lived outside of my home country since I was 5 years old, and I have felt like a perpetual foreigner wherever I lived. London is incredibly diverse, international, and full of students, and I learned that I am most at home in this environment. "

Wellesley College
Past Review Professional Experience In Spain Nothing Short Of Amazing! CEU San Pablo University: Madrid - Business & Internships Semester

"There is much to be gained from such a holistically developmental experience. Not only did I leave the program with a more developed language proficiency in my pocket, but I also was able to be extremely immersed in a culture unlike any other! Not only is Madrid famously known for being a gastronomic paradise, but I also made a ..."

University of Connecticut
Past Review Amazing Experience, Would Totally Recommend London School of Economics (LSE): London - General Course, Year-Long Study Abroad Programme

"- Different schooling system, more independence, less rigorous but gets hard at the end - Great vibe, friendly General course body - Lovely city, can do so much: eat, drink, go out, party, walk around, go to museums, theatres... "

Wellesley College
Past Review Frisbaes, Flights And Finals: A Full Year At The Lse London School of Economics (LSE): London - General Course, Year-Long Study Abroad Programme

"I learned to navigate one of the largest cities in the world! TFL is very comprehensive but still, i'm proud. This year taught me a lot about independence and adulthood and i'm grateful for that."

Wellesley College
Past Review The Most Amazing Time Of My Life! University College Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained confidence and came back extremely refreshed. It was absolutely worthwhile."

Wellesley College
Past Review Great Experience Singapore Management University: Singapore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot about the local cultural and Singapore's fantastic urban planning. It was worthwhile."

Brandeis University
Past Review It Was Fantastic American College of Norway (ACN): Moss - Summer School

"international experience. "

University of North Dakota
Past Review A Great Place To Eat, Experience Night Life, Relax, And Learn To Love Coffee. American College of Thessaloniki (ACT): Gap Year Program

"I learned how people in the EU and more specifically people in Greece who celebrate the same culture that my family does (Greek American) live. Seeing it first hand has amazed me and allowed me to think more freely. Being at this age, it's better to live in Europe because it is more free for the younger people who live there an..."

University of Hartford
Past Review Amazing Pantheon Institute: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned how to budget and travel for 15 weeks on a limited budget"

Pennsylvania State University - University Park / Penn State
Past Review Lebanon, You Have My Heart American University of Beirut: Beirut - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Was it worthwhile?! It was more than worthwhile. It not only helped me determine I want to live in Lebanon and report there, it helped me discover parts of me I didn't know existed. "

Northeastern University
Past Review I'm Not Even Close To Where I Need To Be, But Now I Know. British American Drama Academy: London/ Oxford - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"LOTS of gains in my skills with Shakespeare, text analysis, and physical comedy. And weirdly, my writing ability got a good deal better as a result of Dramatic Criticism."

Brandeis University
Past Review A Wild And Busy Time With Some Academics Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Rothberg International School: Undergraduate Study Abroad Program

"It was very worthwhile. I got to practice ebing an adult within a supportive community."

Brandeis University
Past Review I Miss You, Ulsan! University of Ulsan: Ulsan - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It was more worthwhile that I can explain. I gained so much confidence and so many useful skills. If you have the chance to go, please go."

Lewis-Clark State College
Past Review Learning In A Beautiful City Maastricht University: Center for European Studies, Semester Programmes

"I learned a lot about Europe; I had the opportunity to travel between classes and on most weekends and ended up visiting a total of seventeen cities across nine countries. Even locally, there were many students from different European countries that made the whole experience diverse and interesting. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Truly Studying In India FLAME University - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Making personal connections here was the most valuable part of my experience. The program was more academic in nature, but being able to make friends was the best part of it. I also gained so many insights into living in a particular part of India, about how India is seen in the eyes of young people my age, about real hard-hitti..."

Wellesley College
Past Review Study Abroad In Scotland: Better Than I Could Have Dreamed University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I wanted my study abroad experience to be a time of exploration and self-reflection, with less focus on academics than I have at home. I only had three classes (unless you're in the sciences, you'll likely have 3 classes max), and was pleasantly surprised when one of them ended up being my favorite class of all time. The other t..."

Wellesley College
Past Review Go For The Experience, Not The Academics University of Hong Kong / HKU: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned so much about HK's identity, history, & politics (esp. pertinent today). I also got to travel & experience East Asia, which was absolutely fantastic - it gave me a far richer understanding for Asian affairs & cultures."

Wellesley College
Past Review Kind Of Regretted Studying Abroad Here, Wouldn’t Come Back. University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Learned a lot about other cultures and experienced what it was like to live in the UK. Parts of Edinburgh are magical."

Wellesley College
Past Review Good Craic Trinity College - Dublin: Dublin - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I learned a lot more about being independent and speaking up for myself, which was definitely useful"

Wellesley College
Past Review Great Program For Immersion In A New Language And Culture Instituto Franklin-UAH: Alcalá de Henares - Study Abroad in Spain

"better language skills, how to adapt to a new environment which were both very worthwhile"

The College of New Jersey
Past Review An Incredible Way To Learn And Get To Know Such A Diverse Country! Tel Aviv University: Undergraduate Semester / Year in Israel

"Don’t sweat the small stuff and live in the moment Yes it was worth it! "

University of Hartford
Past Review Reality Check, Learning Expirence, Incredibly Fun, Would Do It Again Instituto Franklin-UAH: Alcalá de Henares - Study Abroad in Spain

"I learned a lot about myself both as a person and academically. I matured and gained a lot of confidence in the time I was in Spain. I also improved on my academics and had some great professors. It was definately worthwhile."

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Past Review Unforgettable Pantheon Institute: Rome - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"The different cultures of the world."

Pennsylvania State University - University Park / Penn State