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BridgeU
BridgeU Limited lists its registered address as 85 Great Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7LT.
What it is
BridgeU is a free web-based careers and university guidance platform for international schools, supporting students from career exploration through university applications. Students can explore universities around the world and get university and course recommendations based on their grades and preferences. Career exploration combines labour market data with assessments and personality tests to help students consider their strengths and skills. Counsellors can manage deadlines, application stages, milestones and required documents in one system. The platform also sends and tracks transcripts, reference letters and other application documents, with Common App and Parchment integrations. IB schools using ManageBac can access BridgeU with single sign-on. Dashboards and four pre-formatted reports let counsellors follow university preferences and application outcomes. Supported curricula include the International Baccalaureate, UK pathways such as A Levels, AS Levels, BTECs and Pre-U, the US National Curriculum and Advanced Placement. BridgeU states that it complies with UK and EU data protection requirements, and describes database encryption at rest and encrypted server connections. The free plan is for schools, which arrange access through BridgeU; it has no annual licence fees, per-student charges or subscription renewals.
For and against
For
- Free for schools, with no per-student charges.
- Matches university suggestions to grades and preferences.
- Tracks application deadlines and documents.
- Supports Common App and Parchment integrations.
Against
- Access is arranged through BridgeU for schools.
- Available on the web only.
- Support hours are Monday to Friday.
The verdict
BridgeU combines student career and university exploration with counsellor application tracking and reporting. Its school-based access model is worth considering when evaluating fit.
Who it suits
BridgeU suits international schools whose students are exploring careers and applying to universities abroad. It is designed for students and counsellors, including schools using the listed curricula.
Plans and prices
Free platform
For international schools · demo required to start
Read 15 Oct 2026 · bridge-u.com
BridgeU
For schools; access is arranged through BridgeU
Read 29 Sep 2026 · bridge-u.com
On the record
- AI assistant
- Bree is an embedded AI assistant trained for university and careers guidance that helps students and counsellors find answers and generate ideas.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Analytics provides dashboards and downloadable reports for subject interests, shortlisted universities, applications and offers.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Analytics history
- Counsellors can view eight years of historical data and use seven visualization filters.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Application management
- Counsellors can track deadlines, application stages and required documents for whole student cohorts in one system.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Assessments
- BridgeU supplies four Human eSources personality assessments and lets counsellors assign them, monitor progress and give feedback.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Career data scope
- The Careers Tool covers 24 job groups, 699 job profiles, 23,000 skills and more than 2,100 degree programmes.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Career planning
- The Careers Tool provides job-group exploration, skills, salary and degree requirements, labour-market information and linked degree programmes.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Careers and assessments
- The platform offers career exploration using labour market data, plus assessments and personality tests to help students explore their strengths and skills.bridge-u.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- China privacy limitation
- BridgeU says it is still rolling out changes needed for China’s Personal Information Protection Law.help.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Common App and Parchment
- Counsellors can submit documents to Common App and Parchment universities directly and track delivery status.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- BridgeU says it was founded in 2014 by Lucy Stonehill.bridge-u.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Company size and headquarters
- LinkedIn lists BridgeU as a privately held London company with 51–200 employees.uk.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- BridgeU states that it complies with the UK Data Protection Act, EU GDPR, and UK GDPR.help.bridge-u.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Data sharing control
- Student information is shared with a university when the student explicitly applies or expresses interest, and BridgeU says it does not sell personal data.help.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The public Help Center lists 40 advisor articles, 26 student articles, four teacher articles, one troubleshooting article, one Comet article and 23 document-management articles.help.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Document sending
- The document workflow handles transcripts, recommendations, school profiles and reports, with delivery tracking.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documents processed
- BridgeU reports 11.8 million total documents submitted to universities and more than 30,000 students using its Common App and Parchment integrations since 2020.bridge-u.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Founders listed independently
- Crunchbase lists Hywel Carver and Lucy Stonehill as founders.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
