The following overseas foreign institutions are recognized in the US by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). English is used as the primary language of instruction and documentation.
- Abu Dhabi University
- Al Akhawayn University
- Alliant IU Hong Kong
- American College in Dublin
- American College of Greece
- American College of Thessaloniki
- American University Cairo (sometimes referred to as Cairo American University)
- American University in Paris
- American University in Rome
- American University in Sharjah
- American University of Armenia
- American University of Beirut
- American University of Bulgaria
- American University of Dubai
- American University of Madaba
- American University of Ras Al Khaimah
- Amity University Uttar Pradesh
- Anglo American University
- Bermuda College
- Cairo American University (sometimes referred to as American University Cairo)
- Central European University
- CETYS University
- École hôtelière de Lausanne
- Franklin University Switzerland (formerly known as Franklin College Switzerland)
- Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
- Glion Institute of Higher Education
- H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
- Hellenic American University
- INCAE Business School
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Lebanese American University
- Les Roches Global Hospitality Education
- Ming Chuan University
- Notre Dame University-Louaize
- Open University
- Perrotis College
- The University of the South Pacific
- United Arab Emirates University
- Universidad Andrés Bello
- Universidad de las Américas
- Universidad de las Américas, A.C.
- Universidad de Monterrey
- Universidad Mayor
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
- United States International University Africa – Nairobi
- Zayed University
The following US institutions have overseas campuses that are included in the institution's US-based accreditation, which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). English is used as the primary language of instruction and documentation
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
- Georgetown University in Qatar
- Hebrew Union College (Jewish Institute of Religion) in Jerusalem
- Hult International Business School – campuses in Dubai, London, and Shanghai
- John Cabot University in Rome
- McDaniel College in Budapest
- Northwestern University in Qatar
- Richmond, the American International University in London
- RIT-Kosovo (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- Temple University – Japan
- Texas A&M University in Qatar
- Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar