EF College Study Competitors

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's foremost research universities. The University is made up of 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions. Its mission is 'to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence'.

Kaplan is a global educational services company that provides individuals, universities, and businesses with a diverse array of services, including higher and professional education, test preparation, language training, corporate and leadership training, and student recruitment, online enablement and other university support services. Our company was founded in 1938 in Stanley Kaplan’s Brooklyn, NY home with a mission to help children of immigrants advance their dream of going to college. From those humble beginnings, Kaplan has grown into an enterprise operating in 28 countries and serving nearly a million students and thousands of corporate and university clients. Throughout our history, Kaplan has remained committed to our founding mission of expanding educational access and transforming learning through new technologies. We are always moving forward—innovating, adapting, and bringing education into the future. The vast breadth and scale of our capabilities and diverse offerings set us apart, allowing our students and partners to advance further, faster. Kaplan is a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings Company.

A nonprofit, non-governmental organization, CIEE is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization. Since 1947, CIEE has helped thousands of people gain the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available. CIEE operates 67 study centers in 45 countries that support more than 286 study abroad programs for 10,000-plus students from 340 U.S. colleges and universities annually. In 2015, CIEE launched its innovative Open Campus model – an affordable, flexible academic programming option that allows students to design their ideal international experience in multiple locations during one semester – at CIEE Global Institutes in Berlin, London, Paris, and Rome. As the largest sponsor for U.S. Department of State J-1 Visa programs, CIEE also helps nearly 35,000 international students participate in U.S.-based exchange programs each year. CIEE programs and services span study abroad, teach abroad, international faculty training, and various specialty and custom programs for secondary, post-secondary, and international students.