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Should I use Abroad101?

Not disclosed - abroad101.com

· 1 month ago

Students should use it freely to research and review study abroad programs — it costs nothing. Institutions with vendor-security or data-processing requirements should hesitate: no security page and legal docs frozen in 2011/2014.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 public sources; many snippets truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Students

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • US students comparing study abroad programs
  • Study abroad offices gathering student evaluations
  • Program providers building review-based credibility
  • Scholarship seekers

Not for

  • Enterprise buyers needing vendor security reviews
  • Anyone requiring current, audited data practices
  • Buyers wanting independently verified review moderation
  • Teams expecting paid support or SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

shows no security page — demand data-handling details before institutional adoption.

medium

Legal terms date to 2011, privacy policy to 2014 — verify current data practices directly.

low

Abroad101's own Reddit account posts in travel subreddits — weigh community content critically.

low

Student side is free; university-facing (Global Learning Cloud) pricing isn't public — request a quote.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free for students to research programs
  • Program directory with student reviews and rankings
  • Scholarship directory with awarded money
  • Referenced by university study abroad offices
  • Long track record; acquired 2013, still active in 2026

Cons

  • No security page found on main domain
  • Terms of Use dated 2011; privacy policy 2014
  • Vendor account posts promotional comments on Reddit
  • No independent ratings of the platform itself surfaced
  • Self-described claims lack third-party verification

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x3news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free for students, no cost barrier
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Reviews, rankings, program finder, scholarships
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page; legal docs stale
  • $0 Student price Free of charge per vendor
  • Yes Free tier Research, reviews, scholarships at no cost
  • Dec 2013 Acquired By Ledra Capital / Mark Shay
  • 'TripAdvisor for study abroad' Category shorthand Per university career blog

Pricing

Students

Free

  • Program finder and reviews
  • Scholarship directory
  • Write program reviews

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Alternatives

Compare Abroad101 with each alternative.

  • GoOverseas

    Guess: larger student review community, similar model.

    Abroad101 vs GoOverseas

  • GoAbroad

    Guess: big directory with reviews and program search.

  • Reddit r/studyabroad

    Free, unfiltered student experiences without vendor curation.

Companies that use it

  • Tufts University⁸
  • Brandeis University⁹
  • CEA Global Education10
Full analysis

Based on 12 public sources; many snippets truncated.

Free TripAdvisor-style study abroad reviews — great free student research, but thin security and stale policies for institutions.

Methodology

Based on 12 public sources; many snippets truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Abroad101 — Study Abroad Reviews and Programsstudyabroad101.com
    official
  2. Pricing — Global Learning Cloud (Abroad101)globallearningcloud.com
    official
  3. Abroad101 — Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  4. Abroad101 security page checkabroad101.com
    security
  5. Abroad101 Terms of Use (2011)studyabroad101.com
    security
  6. Abroad101 Privacy Policy (2014)studyabroad101.com
    security
  7. Abroad101 acquired by Ledra Capital (2013)studyabroad101.com
    news
  8. Short-Term Programs Abroad — Tufts Universitystudents.tufts.edu
    official
  9. Brandeis Office of Study Abroad student profilebrandeis.edu
    official
  10. CEA partners with Abroad101 (2012)ceastudyabroad.com
    news
  11. Reddit r/LearnJapanese — vendor account activereddit.com
    review
  12. CIEE Taipei program review on Abroad101studyabroad101.com
    review

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