GBSB Global Business School vs Universidad Complutense de Madrid - UCM vs Universidad Europea - UE vs Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris

Side-by-side comparison from 306 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Universidad Europea - UE (4.90)
GBSB Global Business School: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Complutense de Madrid - UCM: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Europea - UE: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP: wins 0/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 0/7 categories
Schiller International University: wins 2/7 categories
TETR College of Business: wins 5/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation
Best programme: Psychology
Best programme: Business Administration in Management
Best programme: Advertising and Marketing
Best programme: Culinary Arts
Tampa, Florida, United States
4.60
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Best programme: BA International Relations and Diplomacy
New York City, United States
4.80
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Best programme: Bachelor of Management & Technology
Category ratings
Facilities
3.25
3.55
4.33
3.68
4.40
3.92
4.50
Win
Location
4.42
4.36
4.00
3.63
4.70
4.93
Win
4.50
Professors
4.13
3.91
4.29
3.82
4.60
4.64
4.67
Win
Internationality
4.64
3.74
4.60
3.30
4.60
4.93
Win
4.33
Student life
3.69
4.36
4.11
3.59
3.90
4.15
5.00
Win
Value
3.62
3.99
3.78
3.59
3.90
4.29
4.67
Win
Accommodation
2.76
3.42
3.87
3.16
3.00
3.62
4.50
Win
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +High-quality and engaging programs taught by knowledgeable professors.
  • +Opportunity for cultural immersion and personal growth in a diverse international environment.
  • +Strong focus on business mindset development and entrepreneurial support.
  • +Challenging and valuable academic programs
  • +Knowledgeable and supportive professors
  • +Professional development and engaging learning experiences
  • +Modern teaching and attractive campus
  • +Strong business opportunities and practical learning
  • +Supportive faculty and international exchange programs
  • +Practical, real-world skills training
  • +Professional, industry-experienced faculty
  • +Supportive and welcoming atmosphere
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Diverse student and educator backgrounds
  • +Opportunities for personal and career growth
  • +Supportive and organized academic environment
  • +Experiential learning and practical application of business concepts
  • +High-quality instruction and direct industry leader engagement
  • +International exposure and strong peer networking opportunities
Cons
  • -Poor academic quality and ineffective degrees
  • -Administrative and organizational issues
  • -Lack of support and unclear academic direction
  • -Outdated facilities and technology are a recurring issue.
  • -Poorly organized curriculum and evaluation methods cause dissatisfaction.
  • -Lack of practical application and disconnect from professional needs are noted.
  • -Unresponsive and unhelpful administrative staff.
  • -Teachers are indifferent and unsupportive of student learning.
  • -High costs for course materials.
  • -Low professor English proficiency and lack of student/teacher engagement.
  • -Poor organization and administrative issues.
  • -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.
  • -Limited extracurriculars and career opportunities.
  • -Poor quality of facilities and overall environment.
  • -Lack of academic rigor and student engagement.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor resources detract from learning.
  • -Lack of clear communication and support from staff is a recurring problem.
Rating summary
What students say

This university demonstrates considerable strengths, particularly in its high ratings for **Internationality** and **Location**. Student life and professors also received solid scores. However, **Accomodation** stands out as a weaker area, receiving the lowest rating. The facilities, while not a weak point, are rated moderately.

This institution demonstrates notable strengths in its **Location** and **Student Life**, both receiving scores around 4.36. **Value** is also highly rated at nearly 4.0. Conversely, **Accomodation** emerges as the area with the lowest score, approximately 3.42, with **Facilities** also scoring moderately lower at around 3.55. Other aspects like Professors and Internationality fall within a mid-range to good performance.

Overall, the university receives strong marks, particularly in **Internationality (4.6)** and **Facilities (4.33)**. Student Life and Professors also score well, both above 4.2. The weakest areas identified are **Accomodation (3.87)** and **Value (3.78)**, though these still represent a moderately positive rating.

This institution garners a solid academic reputation, with professors receiving a strong rating of 3.82. While facilities and student life also score well around 3.6, accommodation emerges as the weakest area, rated at 3.16. Internationality and value also present as moderate aspects of the university experience.

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.

The university exhibits exceptional strengths in its location and internationality, both scoring a near-perfect 4.93. Professors also receive high marks at 4.64, complemented by strong student life (4.15) and value (4.29). The weakest areas are facilities, rated at 3.92, and accommodation, which received a 3.62.

This institution garners exceptionally high marks, particularly excelling in Student Life with a perfect score. Facilities, Location, and Accomodation are also strong, all receiving 4.5 ratings. Professors and Value are rated highly at 4.67. The lowest score, though still solid, is for Internationality at 4.33.

Reviews summary
Highlights

~74% of reviews are positive, highlighting quality education, cultural expansion, and strong business mindsets. A smaller ~14.6% of feedback mentions administrative support issues and perceived low educational standards.

The university receives predominantly positive reviews (~74%) praising high academic demand, knowledgeable and supportive professors, and valuable professional development. Negative feedback (~4%) highlights outdated facilities and some organizational issues.

Nearly 74% of 54 reviews are positive, highlighting modern teaching methods, spacious campuses, and good career opportunities. A small amount of negative feedback (~3.7%) notes administrative issues and unengaged instructors.

Approximately 74% of 28 reviews are positive, highlighting professional, sector-active teachers and practical, real-world facilities. A small portion of feedback (~7%) expresses disappointment with low English proficiency among some professors and organizational issues.

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.

University reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with 13 out of 14 (93%) giving high ratings. Students praise the diverse educators and peer networks, cultural exposure, and opportunities for personal and academic growth. A small percentage of feedback (around 7%) mentions a lack of extracurricular activities and internship availability for earlier years.

With an average rating of 4.75/5 from four reviews, feedback is overwhelmingly positive (~100%). Students highlight hands-on learning, business idea development, and valuable connections with industry leaders and peers as significant benefits. Minimal negative feedback was present.

Rating distribution
5★
22%
17%
36%
21%
60%
71%
75%
4★
44%
48%
62%
46%
40%
21%
25%
3★
20%
30%
18%
25%
0%
0%
0%
2★
7%
2%
2%
4%
0%
7%
0%
1★
7%
2%
2%
4%
0%
0%
0%
Most useful review
Most liked
Its ok

The overall experience was ok. Yet I dont feel that it was worth 10k€ a year for what I received. Starting from repetitive classes in each year but with a different name until not having bathrooms for almost 6 months. The quality of the majority of classes was 2/5. The content of the classes was not deep enough to teach you about tools, appliances, ways of solving, what should be taken into consideration. On my 2 last years. I took the exact same class of public relations but named differently. Not even the professor knew what to say any more. I didn’t saw not event one tool that is used in public relations. We analyzed just one case of public relations in the whole semester. And it was a mention not event a full analysis. I do not recommend GBSB. The internships they say the help you with on their webpage its a lie. They do not help you in any way to connect you with no company. They are not event informed in how to help you with the visa.

Quality is not always up to the teachers

The Universidad Complutense de Madrid is an old and big University. This comes with good and bad things. The best is that it has very very very good teachers and a good quality of studies with a huge variety of choices. But, at the same time the teachers, even though they are very good, they've been teaching for a very long time. Sometimes more than they should and they should have retired a long time ago. Also the bureaucracy is slow and exasperating. The university doesn't even respect their own deadlines and they tend to be a little botchy. In summary, a good university that needs to be renovated.

University Review

Excellent university, with experienced professors, professionals in the areas they teach and with an incomparable teacher-student proximity.It is a very good university for International students since thet offer Portuguese classes and some subjects are in English. In terms of infrastructure, despite being small and not having all the conditions and equipment, it brings together a pleasant environment for studying - in addition to very good cleaning conditions and modern rooms. At the administrative level, it is organized. As for the students, many are very interested in being there, excellent students and enormous dedication.

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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.

The cultural mix and the great atmosphere.

I loved being at Schiller in Heidelberg. The setting and the city were very serene and the exposure to all those students and teachers from such different and diverse backgrounds was a great learning experience. Additionally, the ease of accessing the Schiller campuses in the other countries was a great additional bonus to studying at Schiller. I would most definitely recommend Schiller to other students who are looking for a very culturally fulfilling experience.

Loving it here!

Being here has been such a wild ride. Moving to a new country every semester and learning local languages has been both fun and challenging, but it's kinda exhausting too. Still, that hustle gives me an adrenaline rush I low-key love! The best part has been seeing our business ideas come to life and when people genuinely appreciate and engage with something we’ve built, it makes all the hard work worth it.

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