StudentUniverse is one of the world's leading travel booking sites for students and young adults under 26. We’re partnered with more than 90 airlines including United Airlines, British Airways, Air China and more to give you exclusive student flight discounts that can’t be found anywhere else. On top of that, we also offer frequent promo codes to make your flight the cheapest it can possibly be. A little history: we launched the site in 2000 and students liked us so much that we were acquired by Flight Centre Travel Group in 2015.
Studentuniverse (studentuniverse.com) has 682 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5.
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2026
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This is the best website ever ☺️
10\10 I recommend student universe
Response from StudentuniverseAug 13, 2020
Hi Romina, thank you for your review! We hope to keep helping you find more cheap flights in the future!
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Laurene
Worst travel booking service! Save yourself the money and energy!
I wish I had read through reviews on this site before booking my flight with Student Universe! Absolute worst travel booking service ever. For all students, please don't be penny wise and pound foolish -- you are better off paying a little more and buying directly from the airline or using a more reputable booking service.
I booked my Turkish Airlines flight for May 30th through Student Universe. A few days to the flights, I received a notification that my flight had been canceled. I called Student Universe, asking what would happen. They said there wasn't any alternative flight they could offer. So I asked about a refund because I read through their policy, which had stated that I would only forfeit my payment should I be the one to cancel the flight. They said they would offer a refund after deducting a $40 processing fee. I pushed back because there was no mention of such a fee in their policy, to which they offered a "discounted" fee of $25. I also pushed back again, referring to their policy. After being placed on hold forever, they came back and said they would waive the cancellation fee. I asked when I would receive my money but to which they mentioned that it could take 4-6weeks because the money had been passed to the airline. Before contacting Student Universe, I had actually called Turkish, who had informed me that the flight had been canceled and explained that Student Universe would be responsible for issuing a refund because Turkish had not received any money yet. So I pushed back and told the Student Universe customer rep what Turkish said. He said he understands my frustration and that they had received so many similar complaints and that to be guaranteed a refund, I should go ahead and file a dispute with my bank.
I went ahead and disputed the charge. Two days later, Student Universe calls and says I should go ahead and tell the bank that I had mistakenly disputed the charge so they can quickly issue a refund to me. I guess this is because of reputation issues. I told them I would not do that because that would be a lie as the dispute claim was not false, and actually, their representative was the one who told me to file the dispute.
Fast forward August 7th, I receive communication from my bank that Student Universe says they will not go ahead to issue the refund because I was the one that canceled my flight. I am baffled!!! Why would they choose to lie? Honestly at this point, should I not be able to find resolve through my bank, I think the next step should be taking them to court.
So for anyone looking to use them, please don't. But in the event, you have to use them, keep all documents and record all phone calls because you don't know when you will need it.
Response from StudentuniverseAug 10, 2020
Hi there, we do apologize for the frustration you experienced while using our services. Your refund has been issued and we reached out to you directly to confirm and explain. If there's anything else we can do for you, please let us know.
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Priscila
It was AWESOME!!!
It was good. I have been watching the prices back and forth hourly and they went down exactly when I needed it. The prices was good, and student universe made it super easy to be updated on the best prices. I buy all of my flights from this app.
Response from StudentuniverseAug 13, 2020
Hi Priscila, thank you so much for your review. We're so glad to help you find the best possible price for your flights. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you!
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Varun A.
Very customer focused company
StudentUniverse has credited 352.2 USD that they had charged extra due to an airline misunderstanding of policy, and I am very pleased with their customer service. If you have any problems with their service, contact StudentUniverse corporate and they shall solve the problem for you.
Response from StudentuniverseAug 13, 2020
Hi Varun, thank you for your review. We're glad to hear our team was able to help you get everything sorted!
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Eduard T.
Great experience
Great experience! I have been booking for a long time with StudentUniverse and thought that they deserve a 5* review. One of the best customer service and really good fares!
Response from StudentuniverseAug 13, 2020
Hi Eduard, thank you for your review and loyalty! We're so happy to help you find great prices on flights and always happy to hear that you've had good experiences with our customer service team.
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Brandy H.
Great airfare rates
Found better rates on this site than anywhere else.
Response from StudentuniverseAug 13, 2020
Hi Brandy, thank you for your review! We're so glad we were able to help you find a great deal and look forward to helping you find more discount flights in the future!
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S. A P.
So far so good.
So far so good.
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Jennifer S.
StudentUniverse gave me the best price…
StudentUniverse gave me the best price among the rest of the sites. plus the service has been excellent. I had concerns regarding my seat and they managed to assign me my preferred seat right away. From now on I will purchase mine and my loved one's tickets with StudentUniverse with joy;-)
Response from StudentuniverseJul 20, 2020
Hi Jennifer, thank you for your review! We're so glad we were able to help you find what you needed and look forward to helping you find more discount flights in the future!