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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.


studentuniverse.com
Founded in 2000
Montvale, NJ, United States
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StudentUniverse Reviews Summary

StudentUniverse generally enjoys a positive reputation for providing affordable travel options, particularly for students and young travelers. Customers frequently commend the competitive pricing and ease of booking, often highlighting significant savings on flights. However, the company faces notable criticism regarding its customer service, particularly during high-demand promotions, where long wait times and difficulties in reaching support representatives are common concerns. Issues with confirmation and communication further detract from the overall experience. While customers appreciate the value offered, enhancing customer service responsiveness could significantly improve satisfaction levels.

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Netherlands
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Satisfied but still uneasy.
May 13, 2025

I had to cancel a flight booking. I had discovered that the booking I had just done was without a checked bag. It was impossible to correct my booking online, nor through the SUN site, nor the airline's. I had to call the SUN's center in UK from Greece. I explained my problem, and later in the same day, I had my cancellation via email. But my cancellation had a different reference code than the original. I replied to the mail expressing my worries, but I never got an answer.

Date of experience: April 30, 2025
Arkansas
1 review
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Awesome!
May 11, 2025

Student Universe gave me the best deals with my student discount! They were also super speedy compared to multiple other sites I've used.

Date of experience: May 1, 2025
Massachusetts
1 review
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Awsome
May 9, 2025

For a broke college this is one of the best website that could exist

Date of experience: April 29, 2025
New York
1 review
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Cheap good flight tickets
May 8, 2025

I bought two tickets. Very satisfied. I hope the flight will be good and no issues will arise.

Date of experience: April 28, 2025
New York
1 review
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Fraudulent charges?!?!
May 7, 2025

Horrible. Just like… you can find WAAAAYYYY cheaper tickets or the same from reputable sources. This is just baaaaddd. Like run away. I had to have my credit card company deal with them.

Date of experience: April 27, 2025
Virginia
1 review
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Worst experience ever
May 5, 2025

Very disappointed with the dishonesty regarding checked bags—both the policy and the customer service response were misleading.

Date of experience: April 25, 2025
Sweden
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Thieves
May 5, 2025

Initial booking state something else later once paid it is different. No discount also

Date of experience: April 23, 2025
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
3 months ago

Hi Ensa, thanks for your review. I have checked this and the dates that were booked are the same as what were signed off on at the end of the booking flow. If you do need to cancel or change this please get in contact with us and we will be happy to help. Regarding discounts I can see that what was paid was about 10% cheaper than booking with the airline directly. Some flights have more discounts than others depending on what fares are in market currently. Kind regards, Brad

California
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Best prices online
May 4, 2025

Best prices online, even if you are not a student. I got a $200 ticket cheaper than elsewhere!

Date of experience: April 24, 2025
California
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Very disappointed… long long long long hold on line. Once customer service receive their call they put on hold me for 40 min it's a lot.

Date of experience: April 22, 2025
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
3 months ago

Hi Priyanka, thanks for your review. I would like to investigate this further for you, are you able to provide your itinerary number or the date/time of this call please? Thanks, Brad

California
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Could Not Input Trusted Traveler Information
April 29, 2025

Everything was easy and user friendly when I purchased my international ticket, however at one point there are 2 boxes asking for passport, in one box, and "trusted traveler" info in another, I clicked the passport box, added my information and expected to enter my trusted traveler info next. The website did not give me the opportunity to enter this information. Now I have to spend time getting this information to the airlines so that I can bypass the TSA inspection at the US airport.

Date of experience: April 19, 2025
Connecticut
1 review
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Misleading claims about baggage
April 29, 2025

I thought a checked bag was included in the price of the tickets but it wasn't.

Date of experience: April 19, 2025
Nevada
1 review
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Change flight
April 27, 2025

Easy and pleasant experience changing my flight date. I would recommend using this company.

Date of experience: April 17, 2025
Canada
1 review
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Where's the student discount?
April 26, 2025

If I book tickets from Air India official website they charge mai 2200CAD and student universe charged me 2300CAD for same ticket. So where is the student discount?

Date of experience: April 16, 2025
West Virginia
1 review
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Questions
April 25, 2025

Very nice rep who was polite and answered my questions. Thank you!

Date of experience: April 16, 2025
New Zealand
1 review
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Overpriced - not a student discount at all
April 25, 2025

The flights were more expensive than looking on skyscanner

Date of experience: April 16, 2025
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
3 months ago

Hi Emily, thank you for your review. Sorry to hear of your experience. Ill have baggage added on for you asap. Please keep an eye out for an updated eticket, should be with you in the next 48 hours. Kind regards, Brad

Illinois
1 review
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Fast and cheap
April 25, 2025

The best for now I will tell more after trip because it's my first time with you

Date of experience: April 15, 2025
Indiana
1 review
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Great rates!
April 25, 2025

Was checking a few websites for booking my trip but the rates that SU gives is cheaper than others for a last minute international booking. Would highly recommend! But the app is a bit not that user-friendly and hard to find bookings and others on the app, so would be nice those will get fixed.

Date of experience: April 15, 2025
New York
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Simple and direct
April 22, 2025

Simple, clean and direct format to book tickets. Doesn't overwhelm with ads

Date of experience: April 12, 2025
California
1 review
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Great experience
April 19, 2025

I was looking for a domestic flight in USA for a business trip. I previously checked other search engines and I end up here giving me the best option.

Date of experience: April 8, 2025
Maryland
1 review
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Airline Cancelation
April 18, 2025

I am a student customer that was introduced to Student Universe through my study abroad program ISA. I was originally so excited with how many different options there were for flights. Unfortunately, my excitement diminished once my flight needed to the canceled. I have called now 5 times with no resolution, continued refusals of escalated the calls and a repeated line of "rest assure this will be handled in 24-48hrs." This has been the worst experience with international flight and customer service I have experience. I will no longer be utilizing this company. This matter has gone on for over 2 months and my flight that needs to be cancelled is now less than a month away. It is very unfortunate that the customer service and follow up is not existent when students traveling abroad already have a lot to manager.

Date of experience: March 8, 2025
Taylor T. StudentUniverse Rep
3 months ago

Hi Ashlyn, thanks for your review. Im sorry to her this cancellation is taking longer than expected. Rest assured you will receive the refund, unfortunately we are heavily dependent on the airline for this process and any delays in their responses mean the overall process is delayed. Ill follow up with the team handling this now in hopes we can get this sorted for you asap. Kind regards, Brad