London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE vs University of Central Lancashire - UCLAN vs Newcastle University vs Queen's University Belfast - QUB vs Hereford College of Arts

Side-by-side comparison from 586 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE: wins 2/6 categories
University of Central Lancashire - UCLAN: wins 0/6 categories
Newcastle University: wins 3/6 categories
Queen's University Belfast - QUB: wins 1/6 categories
Hereford College of Arts: wins 0/6 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 0/6 categories
Leeds Trinity University: wins 0/6 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Economics
Best programme: History
Newcastle, The United Kingdom
4.40
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134 reviews
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Best programme: Computer Science
Belfast, The United Kingdom
4.20
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60 reviews
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Best programme: Biomedical Science
Hereford, The United Kingdom
Not rated
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0 reviews
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4.60
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10 reviews
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
Leeds, The United Kingdom
4.10
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Best programme: Forensic Psychology
Category ratings
Facilities
4.05
4.47
4.52
Win
4.36
Not rated
4.40
4.20
Location
4.78
Win
4.31
4.75
4.27
Not rated
4.70
3.50
Professors
4.26
4.07
4.20
4.33
Not rated
4.60
4.60
Internationality
4.80
Win
4.25
4.29
4.12
Not rated
4.60
3.70
Student life
3.64
4.14
4.68
Win
4.33
Not rated
3.90
3.80
Value
4.04
4.08
4.12
4.19
Win
Not rated
3.90
4.00
Accommodation
3.79
3.91
4.22
Win
4.18
Not rated
3.00
3.40
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Expert, approachable faculty and high-quality teaching
  • +Strong career preparation and marketable skills development
  • +Excellent facilities and a supportive learning environment
  • +Practical learning and early industry exposure
  • +Supportive and experienced faculty
  • +Well-structured, relevant curriculum
  • +Strong academic programs with practical application
  • +Supportive professors and faculty
  • +Vibrant campus and city life with opportunities for friendship
  • +Practical, hands-on learning experiences
  • +Supportive and approachable faculty
  • +Valuable real-world experience opportunities

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  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Supportive and accessible staff, fostering a welcoming environment.
  • +Flexible course design and resources catering to diverse student needs.
  • +Small, community-focused campus with valuable practical experience.
Cons
  • -Poor teaching quality and unclear learning expectations.
  • -Lack of structure and significant workload.
  • -Disappointing careers service and limited social life.
  • -Inadequate support for disabled students and unclear communication from staff.
  • -Poor organization and perceived misallocation of university funds.
  • -Outdated facilities and unhelpful administrative processes.
  • -Lack of academic and personal support
  • -Minimal resources and effort from support teams
  • -Feeling of being a "money grab"
  • -Outdated curriculum and insufficient practical preparation for the workforce.

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  • -Administrative and management issues cause frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and lack of modern resources are disappointing.
  • -The curriculum feels irrelevant and disconnected from real-world needs.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and equipment hinder learning.
  • -Lack of clear communication and support is a recurring problem.
Rating summary
What students say

This institution demonstrates remarkable strengths in its **Internationality** and **Location**, both receiving scores nearing 4.8. **Professors** also score highly at 4.26. Conversely, **Student Life** is the lowest-rated area, with a score of 3.64, followed by **Accomodation** at 3.79. Other aspects like Facilities and Value fall within a solid mid-range.

This university demonstrates a strong performance in its **facilities**, earning a high rating. Conversely, **accommodation** received the lowest score among the surveyed categories. Other well-regarded aspects include location and internationality, while professors, student life, and value fall within a solid, mid-range performance.

This institution garners exceptional ratings, particularly excelling in **Location** (4.75) and **Student Life** (4.68). **Facilities** also stand out with a high score of 4.52. Areas performing slightly lower, though still strong, include **Professors** (4.2), **Accomodation** (4.22), and **Internationality** (4.29). The university achieves a respectable score of 4.12 for **Value**.

Across multiple categories, this institution garners favorable reviews. Facilities emerge as a standout area, closely followed by professors and student life, all receiving scores above 4.3. Accommodation and internationality represent the lower end of the spectrum, though still rated positively, with value also falling within the mid-4 range.

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This university demonstrates exceptional strength in its **location** (4.7), **professors** (4.6), and **internationality** (4.6). Students are particularly impressed with the quality of instruction and the global environment. Conversely, **accommodation** stands out as the lowest-rated area at 3.0, suggesting room for improvement in this aspect. Student life and value for money also received moderate scores.

This institution demonstrates notable strengths in its academic offerings, with professors receiving an outstanding 4.6 rating. Student life also scores well at 3.8. Conversely, the university's weakest areas lie in accommodation and location, both rated at 3.4 and 3.5 respectively, suggesting these are aspects that could be improved. Facilities and internationality present a solid middle ground, with ratings of 4.2 and 3.7.

Reviews summary
Highlights

Nearly 74% of reviews are positive, highlighting a supportive environment, knowledgeable faculty, and excellent facilities. A small percentage (around 3.4%) mention issues like poor lecturing, inconsistent grading, and lack of social life.

Nearly all reviews (approximately 95.6%) are positive, highlighting well-structured courses, helpful lecturers, and practical learning experiences. A small percentage (~4.4%) mention issues with support for disabled students and organizational problems.

With ~92% positive feedback and an average rating of 4.37/5, students highlight strong academic programs, supportive professors, and a positive campus environment. A single negative review noted a lack of master's level support.

Most reviews (approximately 98.3%) are positive, highlighting well-structured modules, approachable lecturers, and a welcoming campus environment. A small percentage of feedback noted outdated course content.

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Students highly praise the exceptional quality of teaching and knowledgeable instructors. Facilities are noted as impeccable and the learning environment welcoming, contributing to professional and personal growth for ~100% of reviewers.

With an average rating of 4.1/5 and ~80% positive feedback, students highlight supportive staff, good study materials, and accommodating environments for diverse needs. Minor points on course content choice were mentioned.

Rating distribution
5★
34%
43%
46%
33%
0%
60%
30%
4★
44%
46%
46%
50%
0%
40%
50%
3★
18%
7%
7%
15%
0%
0%
20%
2★
2%
4%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1★
1%
0%
0%
0%
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Most useful review
Most liked
Great Experience

LSE is a great place to create life-long connections and friends. There's a certain sense of community that is special to the university. The staff are hands-on and approachable. The facilities are modern and well-equipped.

Hands-on practicals

The school is competitive and you have to be pretty well up on the basics of the subject as the course is fast-paced and has no time for slow coaches. Good layout for both disability and wheelchair users, clean and up to date technology, providing lots of pastoral activities, student union and support excellent.

Quite a good university with a bit messed up Computer Science course

The facilities of the school of computing are great - very modern building, newest equipment, campus located in the city centre (most likely you don’t need to commute there by metro or a bus). One major thing however that is lacking is the organisation. Being a third-year student I still have the same feeling - the program is written very chaotically. In 2019 there was that revolution of the programme (to keep learning the newest technology) to which lectures and demonstrators still feel a bit unadapted. I hope this will get better in the next year or two years. However, after that time, the taught technology may change again (which is good) and it will take another couple of years for the lecturers to be fluent in what they teaching (which is not good).

Exploring Cloud Computing: A Game-Changer

The Cloud Computing module was one of the highlights of my course at Queen’s. It covered the fundamentals of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud in detail. The best part was the group project where we designed and deployed our own cloud-based application. The hands-on experience was invaluable, and the support from the faculty was excellent. I would highly recommend this module to anyone interested in this field.

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Student in 2013

I really enjoyed my time at LCB! I've found that my skills when I entered the work force were much higher than others. I think though there was a big portion missing in recipe development and composition. True- we did learn it through memorizing the recipes, but we really were missing classes on how different ingredients affect the final textures.. how you can change them... etc. That I still am not an expert in .. and I create recipes! Ouf! Also, I don't know if you still do a month of sugar work... but that really wasn't necessary and should be either cut or minimized to just 2 lessons. It's such a niche skill to know that I would have really preferred more technical skills. I loved the old location. The "rumors" I'm getting about the new location are that it's not as good, unfortunately - that i's become more of a money focused/marketing machine. I really hope that this image can be fixed as I love LCB and enjoyed my time there! Oh also - there should be more help for students to get jobs and featuring old students accomplishments - from cookbook launches to new bakeries so that current and old students can support them.

Good

I liked the respect toward students and modules, and the course was designed to help busy parents and workers. Excellent staff on campus to take care of students' needs and professional tutors. Library and IT lab in our campus, good study material and one to one tuition.

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