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StudentUniverse has a rating of 3.9 stars from 5,415 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with StudentUniverse most frequently mention good experience, customer service, and easy process. StudentUniverse ranks 1st among Student Travel sites.

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Thumbnail of user stephenb846
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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April 19th, 2020

The issues I have had with seat selection and with the airlines continuing problems with rerouting/cancellations could be better. We need to talk to a real person and now more than ever. Websites can handle some issue but not all. I do believe I will use StudentUniverse again in the future.

Date of experience: April 17, 2020

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Thanks for your feedback! We are always trying to improve and make things easier for everyone. You can always reach us via phone or by DM on Facebook or Twitter if you need to talk to a real person from our team :)

Thumbnail of user colleent236
California
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May 7th, 2024
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I received my booking confirmation and can now see my reservation on the airline website. On the airline website, it says I have no seats. When I checked on the student universe about the seats It shows pending, and I can't find any information about a timeline or if I will actually get the seats that I paid extra for.

Reason I chose this business:

Great deal.

Date of experience: April 24, 2024

Thumbnail of user kirar20
Canada
1 review
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December 12th, 2020

I booked a flight though here and everything was fine until I needed to change it to an earlier date. (Halifax to Calgary) I called to change it, was very clear with what flight I wanted, and they booked me to fly out of Toronto! I called to fix this and the new ticket they sent me had an extra return flight that I didn't ask for. I only got ~$60 refund for this once I cancelled it. Now my ticket has been suddenly changed to an earlier time that complicates my whole plans. The customer service is terrible, they won't listen to you and sound annoyed when you need to change anything. Huge waste of money, just book directly through the airline.

Date of experience: December 12, 2020

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hi there, we're sorry to hear you encountered so many difficulties changing your flight. We'd like to check into this and see what went wrong so we can make sure this doesn't happen again. Can you please DM us your reservation code and email address? Thanks!

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Australia
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June 23rd, 2020

This company is extremely unprofessional and unable to provide basic customer service. I have been dealing with Charlotte in the Brisbane office and my experience has been frustrating. She has not provided me with the things I have requested including a copy of the company complaints process so that I can escalate my matter to be resolved.

Student Universe is a terrible, unhelpful and unprofessional company that is to be avoided.

Date of experience: June 23, 2020

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hi there, we're sorry this was your experience! We'd be happy to help resolve your situation—could you message us privately on here and provide your StudentUniverse reservation code, email address and date of birth and we'll be happy to look into it for you!

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California
1 review
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August 15th, 2024
Verified purchase

Easy to use and the best way to find affordable flights especially if a student

Reason I chose this business:

Someone recommended me the app

Date of experience: August 5, 2024

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Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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April 19th, 2019

I have spoken to 3 different people and even received an email that stated something completely different than everyone was saying. All of the people I spoke to in regards to cancelling my reservation were not helpful what so ever. The first person wanted to charge me everything for my flight even though I am canceling days in advance due to financial situations and I lost my job. The second person was willing to work with me and try to mitigate the fees because of my situation and then we got disconnected. Then the last lady I spoke to was completely terrible wanted to charge me more than what the previous lady quoted me because I used a discount code? A discount code is coupon that takes money off. I should not be charged that! This is the worst company to book with for airlines and just in general. Everyone tells you something completely different and has no sympathy. Staff lacks general customer service skills. Would not recommend this to anyone.

Date of experience: April 19, 2019

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hi Renee, We're sorry you were disappointed with your experience—and sorry that you needed to cancel your ticket under the circumstances given. However, we can only offer free cancellation for tickets within the first 24 hours after booking. Anytime after that, the ticket will be subject to change/cancellation fees, which are standard across the travel industry. If you could DM us your StudentUniverse reservation code or email address, we'd be happy to look into this further for you.

Thumbnail of user janines238
Liberia
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September 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

The representative was knowledgeable and updated the information right away. She was very helpful.

Reason I chose this business:

Travel with school.

Date of experience: September 10, 2024

Thumbnail of user vijays169
North Carolina
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June 24th, 2024
Verified purchase

I could neve get a straight forward flight details, itinerary ALONE that I could send out. Every time your money making preferences shall appear several times.

Reason I chose this business:

Somebody reference

* StudentUniverse attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Date of experience: June 14, 2024

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Canada
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January 18th, 2022

I thought I was getting a good deal from this site and seriously thought they were helping students save money. I was told by my friend that I got ripped off with the price I paid. What surprised me as well was that I received a charge right after I booked! I have booked from other sites and never ever was charged!
Seriously research before your book with this site! Try googling who is StudentUniverse... no answer but some generic marketing selling comment.

Tip for consumers:
definitely check other sites for pricing and see if there are charges.

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Date of experience: January 18, 2022

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hi there, we're sorry you weren't happy with the price you got. Most of our flights are discounted up to 30% off for verified students, but we can't always guarantee we'll have the cheapest prices, as airlines or other travel agencies may run deals as well. The only charge you should have received after booking was the cost of your flight—if you feel you were charged more than the cost of your flight, please reach out to us directly and we will remedy it for you.

Thumbnail of user dhruvas
Pennsylvania
1 review
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March 13th, 2020

I am trying to call you guys since last afternoon, after every 4 hour of waiting on call, it just get cut. I dont expect this from you guys, and I am still trying to contact you guys about my flight which is in next 40 hours. Is there any other way to contact you guys where you can just pick up call in atleast 5 hours of waiting line.

Date of experience: March 13, 2020

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Rachel B. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hi there, we sincerely apologize for the delays you've encountered as we experienced extremely high call and message volume due to the coronavirus outbreak. We received thousands of messages at once and have not been able to provide the level of service we would have liked. You may also email us or DM us on Facebook or Twitter, however, please note that there will be a wait no matter where you contact us. Thanks for your patience!

Thumbnail of user emmal613
Colorado
1 review
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June 4th, 2023
Verified purchase

Overall, I got the flights I needed for a price that worked with my scholarship. However, the filters and the search function could be improved. For example, when I was filtering by airline, flights I had just been viewing from the intended airline vanished altogether. All in all, good experience.

Date of experience: June 4, 2023

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Texas
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September 14th, 2018

I was booking a flight and as soon as I was ready to purchase, their website crashed. I made sure it wasn't my internet connection or my laptop as I refreshed both multiple times, so then I had to have someone in another city help me book my flight. Other than that, booking with them was easy. Hopefully there won't be an issue when it's time for my flight.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018

Thumbnail of user kaitlynw101
Hong Kong
1 review
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January 15th, 2024
Verified purchase

I've used Student Universe multiple times to book flights and most of the time it gives me the best deal I can find! The website is super easy to navigate and once I make the booking I can rest assured it will be confirmed. Customer service over the phone is amazing too.

Date of experience: January 15, 2024

Thumbnail of user shannong94
Massachusetts
1 review
9 helpful votes
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September 14th, 2018

This is the first time I've used SU. I booked a very expensive Christmas time flight from Brisbane to Boston. Had I booked through Qantas it would have spent 1700. 00 USD more since I waited until August. The flight times changed, which is typical (I've flown this route many times at this time of year). I called SU, the agent was able to change my reservation, I was already familiar with other flight times so I made the suggestions as to what to book, and that's what they did. Everything is confirmed, I'd have had the same experience calling Qantas direct.

Date of experience: September 13, 2018

Thumbnail of user alethiab8
Pennsylvania
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May 2nd, 2023
Verified purchase

I loved how this website was able to book me multi-flight travel without me having to bounce back and forth button airlines trying to find the cheapest flight. It found the best prices and gave me a large number of options. It was remarkably cheaper than the airline websites themselves and even cheaper than some of the airline deal finders. Overall I am a big fan of Student Universe and I hope to use it again in the future.

Reason I chose this business:

I chose Student Universe due to its reputation of having discounted prices and being easy to maneuver.

Date of experience: May 2, 2023

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Taylor T. – StudentUniverse Rep

Thanks for the kind review! Feel free to let us know if you have any questions. Have a great trip!

Thumbnail of user manideepd
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 23rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Good work am glad that you are impressed with my work. I am still under development, but I am learning new things every day. I am excited to see what the future holds for me, and I hope to be able to help people in many different ways.

I appreciate your feedback, and I will continue to work hard to improve my skills.

Date of experience: April 23, 2023

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Taylor T. – StudentUniverse Rep

Hello world. Hello my colleague. Humans are great! They've added some new features on me. Go to www.studentuniverse.com or the app and find out more!

Thumbnail of user rubyb259
Washington
1 review
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August 17th, 2024
Verified purchase

I had to get experience booking my flight and getting help I needed to book on the correct dates

Date of experience: August 7, 2024

Thumbnail of user f.l3
South Sudan
1 review
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March 2nd, 2024
Verified purchase

Dealing with online travel agencies comes with challenges once the booking is completed. For my first experience with StudentUniverse, I was very positively impressed with the answering time after sending questions. A clear difference with other OTAs.

Reason I chose this business:

Price difference with other websites, including airline ones.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024

Thumbnail of user gopab3
California
1 review
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September 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

Good experience with the website. There was no issues to report.

Date of experience: September 10, 2024

Thumbnail of user mohammadm234
Canada
1 review
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September 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

Thank you so much i loved my experience booking with your company

Reason I chose this business:

To help me with my money issue

Date of experience: September 10, 2024

Thumbnail of user maevez1
Pennsylvania
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August 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

It's a cool site, I'll definitely be using it for future trips

Reason I chose this business:

Referred from sister

Date of experience: August 9, 2024

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Viet Nam
1 review
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August 19th, 2024
Verified purchase
• Updated review

I am very happy with the price that Student Universe provided me.

Reason I chose this business:

My colleague friend recommend it to me

Date of experience: August 9, 2024

NEED to improve website design.
July 6th, 2024
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Please give more options and details in My Account set up. It is a little bit hard for me to find my flight confirmation with details.

Date of experience: June 26, 2024

Thumbnail of user moiram68
Connecticut
1 review
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August 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

It was very easy and efficient to book through the site! Great experience!

Reason I chose this business:

I had a flight discount code.

Date of experience: August 9, 2024

Thumbnail of user risay2
Sweden
1 review
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August 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

It was very smooth flights, I had no problems with the trip :)

Reason I chose this business:

Main reason is cheaper cost!

Date of experience: August 9, 2024

Thumbnail of user clarat97
California
1 review
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August 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

Worked good, it's great for saving money! Will use again

Date of experience: August 9, 2024

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StudentUniverse empowers students & youth to see the world with our exclusive travel discounts. Save up to 30% on flights, hotels, rental cars & more.

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