London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE vs ONCAMPUS Global vs Kingston Business School vs London School of International Business - LSIB vs University for the Creative Arts - UCA

Side-by-side comparison from 386 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: ONCAMPUS Global (4.80)
London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE: wins 2/7 categories
ONCAMPUS Global: wins 5/7 categories
Kingston Business School: wins 0/7 categories
London School of International Business - LSIB: wins 0/7 categories
University for the Creative Arts - UCA: wins 0/7 categories
London Academy of Trading - LAT: wins 0/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Economics
London, The United Kingdom
4.80
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Best programme: Undergraduate Foundation Programme
London, The United Kingdom
4.30
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4 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor in Management
Best programme: Business Administration
Best programme: Digital and Social Media Marketing
London, The United Kingdom
Not rated
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
Category ratings
Facilities
4.05
4.44
Win
4.25
3.00
4.11
Not rated
4.40
Location
4.78
Win
4.74
4.00
3.00
3.32
Not rated
4.70
Professors
4.26
4.75
Win
4.25
3.75
4.00
Not rated
4.60
Internationality
4.80
Win
4.60
4.00
4.00
3.81
Not rated
4.60
Student life
3.65
4.56
Win
4.25
3.00
3.37
Not rated
3.90
Value
4.05
4.50
Win
4.25
4.00
3.86
Not rated
3.90
Accommodation
3.80
4.32
Win
4.00
3.00
3.50
Not rated
3.00
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Knowledgeable and approachable faculty
  • +High-quality academic programs and clear feedback
  • +Excellent facilities and resources
  • +Supportive and knowledgeable faculty
  • +Excellent facilities and convenient location
  • +Strong academic and personal development support
  • +Supportive & engaged faculty
  • +Academic growth & new learning opportunities
  • +Prestigious location & student support
  • +Flexible and accessible distance learning
  • +Practical, real-world application of knowledge
  • +Ability to study at own pace while working
  • +Strong creative and innovative focus
  • +Abundant specialized equipment and resources
  • +Supportive and engaging learning environment

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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
Cons
  • -Poor teaching quality and unstructured courses.
  • -High fees combined with lack of support and career services.
  • -Limited social life and judgmental environment.
  • -Administrative and management issues are a recurring problem.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor upkeep frustrate students.
  • -Lack of resources and inadequate support services are common complaints.
  • -Inconvenient course scheduling and unclear academic policies.
  • -Insufficient and outdated facilities and resources.
  • -Lack of engagement from faculty and limited career support.
  • -Outdated or poorly developed course content.
  • -Ineffective instruction and lack of expert guidance.
  • -Poor communication and administrative issues.
  • -Poor teaching quality and unprofessionalism from staff.
  • -Frequent technical difficulties and unreliable class scheduling.
  • -Lack of student focus and engagement from the university.

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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.
Rating summary
What students say

Examining the university's performance reveals a diverse set of scores. The strongest areas are **Internationality** and **Location**, both receiving very high marks. **Student Life** stands out as the weakest performing category. Other areas like **Professors**, **Accomodation**, and **Facilities** received solid, above-average ratings, with **Value** also scoring positively.

Overall, the university garners strong ratings across various aspects. Professors are exceptionally well-regarded, achieving the highest score. Location and Internationality also stand out with excellent marks. Student Life, Facilities, and Value also reflect positive sentiment. Accommodation, while still strong, receives the lowest rating among the surveyed categories.

Across multiple aspects, the institution receives commendable feedback. Facilities, Professors, Student Life, and Value are particularly strong areas, all scoring 4.25. Location and Accommodation are rated well at 4, with Internationality also receiving a solid 4 rating. The university demonstrates a consistent level of quality throughout these evaluated areas.

The university presents a varied profile, with its strongest aspects being internationality and value, both scoring a solid 4 out of 5. Conversely, facilities, location, student life, and accommodation are rated at a respectable but average 3. The academic environment, indicated by professor ratings, falls slightly above average at 3.75. Overall, the institution excels in global appeal and affordability, while other areas maintain a consistent performance level.

This university demonstrates a notable strength in its **Facilities**, receiving a high rating of 4.11. **Professors** are also well-regarded with a rating of 4. Opportunities for **Student Life** and the **Location** present areas for improvement, both scoring below 3.5. **Accomodation**, **Internationality**, and **Value** fall within a moderate range, suggesting a solid but not exceptional performance in these aspects.

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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.

Reviews summary
Highlights

Approximately 96.6% of reviews are positive, praising knowledgeable professors, supportive learning environments, and strong academic reputations. A small percentage (around 3.4%) of negative feedback cites issues with lecturing, grading, and course structure.

University reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with ~100% of 20 feedback entries rating 4–5 stars. Students praise friendly, supportive teachers, excellent facilities like the library, and effective student support services that build confidence.

All four reviews are positive, resulting in an average rating of 4.25/5. Students highlight supportive staff and professors, academic growth opportunities, and manageable workloads as key strengths.

Most university student reviews (approximately 75%) are positive, highlighting accessible distance learning and program applicability. A smaller portion (about 25%) express frustration with course content and delivery.

~74% of reviews are positive, praising creativity, well-taught courses, supportive environment, and abundant resources. A small ~5% of feedback indicates unprofessionalism and poor teaching.

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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.

Rating distribution
5★
34%
75%
25%
75%
24%
0%
60%
4★
44%
25%
75%
0%
43%
0%
40%
3★
18%
0%
0%
0%
29%
0%
0%
2★
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1★
1%
0%
0%
25%
5%
0%
0%
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.

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A Deeply Frustrating and Misleading Experience

I rarely leave reviews, but I felt compelled to share my experience to help others make an informed decision before enrolling in this school. What was promised as a professional, expert-led learning journey turned out to be an extremely frustrating and misleading experience from start to finish. Firstly, the course content itself was a major red flag. It became quickly apparent that the material was not developed or delivered by qualified human experts. The writing style, structure, and overall quality is regurgitate and regenerated AI—often incoherent, repetitive, and lacking the depth and critical insight one would expect from an accredited educational provider. They admitted in writing to me their courses where generated by OpenAI. I could have simply gone on ChatGPT and asked for the course, without paying for it. There was little to no evidence of real academic or industry expertise behind the materials, and attempts to clarify or engage with instructors were met with vague, generic responses that did not address the content or questions raised. Secondly, and more alarmingly, this school advertises affiliations and accreditations with well-known awarding bodies to bolster its credibility. Out of concern, I contacted several of these organisations directly to verify their connection to the school. Every single one I reached out to confirmed that they have no affiliation whatsoever with the institution. This level of misrepresentation is not only unethical but borders on fraudulent, especially for prospective students relying on these claims to make decisions about their education and future. This experience has been both disappointing and infuriating. I invested time, money, and trust into this course, only to discover that it fails to meet even basic standards of legitimacy and academic integrity. To anyone considering enrolling: please do thorough research. Ask for proof of accreditation and human-led instruction. Do not rely solely on what’s displayed on the website or in promotional materials. There are many credible, high-quality educational providers out there—but unfortunately, this is not one of them.

Highly Unprofessional University

I found this to be a highly unprofessional university with very little interest in its students and their education. I undertook an MSc here and found the level of teaching to be extremely poor and not on par with the degree level. During my year at the university, I experienced the following: - The majority of lessons started off with technical difficulties that resulted in lessons losing half an hour.  - Tutors scheduled classes and then did not show up for them. Tutors were significantly late to lectures and then laughed about it. Tutors took annual leave during term time.  - Students were out of control and extremely disruptive, tutors did very little to resolve this issue and on numerous occasions laughed at and therefore encouraging their disruptive behaviour.  - I had lessons that were scheduled to be 2 hours long with 45-minute breaks, reducing the lesson time significantly.  - I attended lessons where the lecture was pre-recorded and played to us on the screen. I had to go to the university to watch a pre-recorded lesson over zoom.  - Lectures were not present at their own classes and took them over zoom, again we had to attend a class to sit and watch a lesson over zoom. In some cases, it took a number of weeks before I saw the tutor physically present in the classroom.  - The blended learning ended halfway through the year, and all students were required to attend all lectures in person with no exception. Which would have been fine had it not been extremely contradictory to the fact that half of the lessons were online classes as it was "more convenient” due to classes having 300+ students in with rooms only able to hold around 100. - I witnessed a significant number of students (I would estimate at around 50) being turned away from a class that they were scheduled to attend as the room held fewer students than were enrolled in the class , and the room was already full. I heard them being told they had to go to another room where the lesson was being streamed on a zoom call. I expressed concerns over marking as I felt that some of the feedback given was not in line with the work that was submitted. I felt that none of my queries were taken seriously and as a result of this, I feel that I have come away with less than I worked for.  I found that this university often made mistakes regarding the publications of awards. My records were updated with a mark that was significantly lower than the one stated on the work and when receiving my final publication I was being given the wrong degree. I felt as though the requirement for an MSc from this university was extremely low and not on par with what I would expect from a post graduate degree. The national average for a MSc Dissertation is between 15,000 and 20,000 words. The maximum word count for my MSc dissertation was 4000 - this is less that I was required to write for my BA. When I raised my concerns to the university I felt that I was met with a very detached and defensive approach and I was made to feel as though I was at fault. After this interaction, I felt cast aside and treated very differently by staff members. I feel that I have spent in excess of £10,000 to learn absolutely nothing. I am very ashamed to say that I attended this university and plan to keep that fact as hidden as possible. If I could go back I would avoid UCA and attend a faculty that takes education seriously. 

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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.

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