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Top 25 Study abroad programs worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,820 study abroad programs worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 36,754 professional contacts across them, including 7,648 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Madrid the largest hub.
This list covers study abroad programs worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026. Country and city lists for study abroad programs follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest study abroad programs worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,198 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1965 in Sweden, EF (Education First) is a global association of education companies that share a common mission of opening the world through education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,771 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CIEE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing peace through people-to-people intercultural exchange.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 866 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “IES Abroad offers more than 140+ study abroad programs worldwide for college students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 851 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded by two Aussie backpackers in 1979, we started with mullets and a mission, to create affordable adventures for awesome humans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 805 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The world’s most successful institutions and determined nations work with American Councils for International Education through cultural exchange, language training, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 782 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Embark on a transformative educational journey with CEA CAPA Education Abroad!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 500 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “DIS is a non-profit study abroad foundation established in Denmark in 1959, with locations in Copenhagen and Stockholm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 283 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1964, the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) is one of the oldest and most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 274 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Our mission of connecting people and planet to create global leaders drives all that we do in each of our branches: Greenheart Exchange (international programs to study, work…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 228 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Com 60 anos de experiência no Brasil, a Experimento é a única empresa de intercâmbio eleita 5 vezes como a Melhor Agência da América Latina pela Star Awards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 199 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Academic Programs International promotes lifelong learning through global experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 195 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “More than 30 years of changing lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 185 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Sprachcaffe Languages PLUS is one of the leading organizers of language courses abroad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 180 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Intrax is a global multi-brand organization that provides high-quality educational, work, travel, and volunteer programs that connect people and cultures and prepare students to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 178 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We assure you that Torun is a great place to study and to live because of many reasons: its gothic architecture, cultural events, historical atmosphere, rich students life and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 161 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Headquartered in Indianapolis, the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) was founded in 1988 as a provider of study abroad programming for U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 160 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CET Academic Programs is a study abroad organization that has been developing and operating innovative educational programs abroad since 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 159 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Verto Education helps students discover themselves and the world around them by making education abroad a foundational and accessible part of a four-year college plan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 133 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Oxford Royale, we believe education goes beyond the classroom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 131 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Edulab is a global platform committed to providing experiential learning opportunities for students from 15 to 29 Years of age.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 112 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Una década impulsando puntos de inflexión.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 108 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mission: To cultivate meaningful connections through immersive and responsible travel Vision: To foster a more compassionate, just, and inclusive world Dragons has been…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 105 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “LeadAbroad is an innovative, purpose-driven organization focused on leading transformative experiences at home and abroad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 102 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 95 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ICES is a nonprofit youth exchange organization committed to educational study abroad programs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: study abroad programs. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names study abroad programs.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of study abroad programs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name study abroad programs. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Study abroad programs worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among study abroad programs, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for study abroad programs are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “study abroad programs”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names study abroad programs), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among study abroad programs, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,648 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Study abroad programs by location
9 lists · largest firstEvery Study abroad programs list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Study abroad programs based in the United States262
- Study abroad programs based in Spain136
- Study abroad programs based in Brazil119
- Study abroad programs based in India117
- Study abroad programs based in the United Kingdom82
- Study abroad programs based in Italy70
- Study abroad programs based in France63
- Study abroad programs based in Germany44
- Study abroad programs based in Ireland28
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names study abroad programs, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many study abroad programs are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,820 study abroad programs worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
EF, headquartered in Zurich, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most study abroad programs?
The United States leads with 262 companies, followed by Spain (136) and Brazil (119). Every study abroad programs list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most study abroad programs?
Madrid leads with 37 headquartered companies, followed by London (35) and Sao Paulo (35).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,648 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,820 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.