EF Gap Year
EF Education First
Costs you
$43,750
$43,750 for the 23-week gap year program, 2026-2027. This is a confirmed price for the 23-week option only. INCLUDED, unusually: round-trip flights from your home city at the start of each semester, all inter-city transit by bus/plane/train, hotel and hostel accommodation in fall, apartment-style housing in spring, and roughly 50% of meals in fall plus one group dinner per week in spring. EXCLUDED: roughly half of all meals (budget $1,500-$3,000 for food over 23 weeks), visa fees, personal spending, and any independent travel. EF also markets 40-week 'World Year', 24-week 'Build Your Year' and 12-week semester options; PRICES FOR THOSE WERE NOT PUBLICLY CONFIRMED and EF does not publish them on the website - you must call for a quote. Deposit amount not published. EF advertises scholarships and payment plans but does not publish award sizes or eligibility criteria online. Treat as full-pay unless you secure a written award.
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Multi-destination gap year and gap semester programs combining language study, city immersion and group travel across Europe, Asia and Costa Rica. Unusually for this category, EF includes flights in the tuition.
- Term
- 3 mo–9 mo
- Housing
- Provided
- Airfare
- Covered
- Selectivity
- Open enrollment
- Age
- 17+
- Citizenship
- Any citizenship
Deadlines
- 2027rollingRolling / no fixed deadline
Rolling enrollment by departure; popular itineraries fill early.
Verified 9/13/2026 · efgapyear.com