ESIC Business & Marketing School vs IE University vs Escuela International de Gerencia - EIG vs UIC Barcelona vs Universidad de Granada - UGR

Side-by-side comparison from 390 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
ESIC Business & Marketing School: wins 0/7 categories
IE University: wins 2/7 categories
Escuela International de Gerencia - EIG: wins 0/7 categories
UIC Barcelona: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad de Granada - UGR: wins 2/7 categories
ESADA – Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía: wins 0/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 3/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Business Management and Marketing
Madrid, Spain
4.40
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160 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration
Best programme: Administrative and Accounting Systems
Barcelona, Spain
4.20
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15 reviews
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Best programme: University Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication
Best programme: Applied Physics
4.60
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10 reviews
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
Category ratings
Facilities
4.09
4.35
3.71
4.17
3.66
Not rated
4.40
Win
Location
4.00
4.55
3.80
3.91
4.39
Not rated
4.70
Win
Professors
3.82
4.36
4.47
4.25
3.64
Not rated
4.60
Win
Internationality
3.64
4.76
Win
3.33
3.83
4.31
Not rated
4.60
Student life
3.82
4.36
3.21
3.75
4.60
Win
Not rated
3.90
Value
3.64
4.24
Win
3.80
3.92
3.91
Not rated
3.90
Accommodation
3.64
3.77
3.71
3.33
4.03
Win
Not rated
3.00
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Practical learning, real-world projects, and industry connections.
  • +Excellent teaching quality and knowledgeable professors.
  • +Supportive campus environment and strong academic/personal guidance.
  • +Engaging professors with deep knowledge and professional backgrounds
  • +International and interdisciplinary environment fostering networking and diverse perspectives
  • +Practical learning and strong support for student success
  • +Outstanding faculty support and engaging teaching.
  • +Excellent facilities and resources for learning.
  • +Guidance and opportunities for future career development.
  • +Excellent academic quality and well-prepared graduates
  • +Supportive and international student community
  • +Engaging and knowledgeable faculty
  • +Strong academic level and knowledgeable professors
  • +Vibrant city, culture, and affordability
  • +Positive student-teacher relationships and social atmosphere

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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 administrative support and unclear communication regarding academic systems.
  • -Lack of orientation and support for international students.
  • -Misleading information about course delivery methods.
  • -Academic standards and course quality are frequently criticized.
  • -Marketing promises, particularly regarding technology and flexibility, do not align with reality.
  • -The campus environment lacks traditional college experience and diversity.
  • -Outdated facilities and resources hinder learning.
  • -Poor communication and administrative support cause frustration.
  • -Lack of engagement and relevance in curriculum.
  • -Administrative and management issues.
  • -Unhelpful and indifferent staff.
  • -Deceptive financial practices.
  • -Administrative & management issues cause disorganization and lack of student consideration.
  • -Poor teaching quality and outdated academic practices are prevalent.
  • -Exam scheduling and distribution of holidays are poorly managed.

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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

This institution demonstrates strong performance in its **facilities**, which received a high rating. Conversely, **accommodation**, **internationality**, and **value** represent areas that received comparatively lower scores. Other aspects like professors, location, and student life fall within a moderate range of satisfaction.

This institution garners significant praise for its exceptional internationality, achieving a rating of 4.76. Location is also a strong suit, rated at 4.55. Student life and professors are well-regarded, both scoring 4.36, closely followed by facilities at 4.35. Value for money is rated at 4.24. The weakest area identified is accommodation, with a rating of 3.77.

Academic strengths significantly outshine other aspects, with Professors receiving the highest rating. Conversely, Student Life and Internationality represent areas with lower scores. Facilities and Accommodation are rated moderately well, while Location and Value fall within a similar mid-range.

Overall, the university garners positive feedback, with **Professors** receiving the highest marks at 4.25, followed closely by **Facilities** at 4.17. **Student Life** is rated a respectable 3.75, while **Internationality** scores 3.83. Areas for potential improvement include **Accomodation**, which received the lowest rating of 3.33, and **Location** at 3.91. The university also scores well in **Value** at 3.92.

This institution receives its highest marks for Student Life, with a score of 4.59, closely followed by its Location and Internationality. Conversely, the university's weakest areas are Professors and Facilities, both scoring around 3.64 and 3.65 respectively. Accomodation and Value also show solid, above-average performance.

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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

With 4.13 stars from 55 reviews, ~85% of students praise the collaborative learning, practical projects with real companies, and good teaching quality. One review found the university experience poor.

Around 74% of reviews highlight positive learning experiences, strong business and networking skills, and an international environment. A small percentage (3.1%) of reviews express concerns about academic deception and the educational experience.

With a 4.07 average rating from 15 reviews, students praise the university's excellent facilities, engaging lecturers, and diverse program offerings. All feedback was positive, with no negative reviews received.

With a 4.2/5 average rating from 15 reviews, ~93% are positive, highlighting strong academics, supportive classmates, and good job preparation. ~7% of feedback is negative, citing issues with unhelpful administration.

~74% of reviews are positive, highlighting academics, affordability, and the enriching city experience. Approximately 14% of feedback is negative, citing disorganization and administrative issues.

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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★
31%
55%
7%
47%
12%
0%
60%
4★
55%
29%
93%
40%
40%
0%
40%
3★
13%
13%
0%
7%
34%
0%
0%
2★
0%
3%
0%
0%
9%
0%
0%
1★
2%
1%
0%
7%
5%
0%
0%
Most useful review
Most liked
Esic university Valencia is the worst university ever 😡

Worst university ever, I’m an İNTERNATİONAL student who came just for one semester for ERASMUS from another institution. It was the worst experience ever in my life, Esic university treated me so badly. The ERASMUS coordinator is really disrespectful and he didn’t even do a welcoming day for the new students. We didn’t get any training on how we can adapt to the university's system. First, they told us it is a hybrid system, which is not the case. This is the first lie from a higher education institution. They are really trying to push me to fail administration and also teachers I really feel it’s a religious problem about where I come from , plus I did all of my exams perfectly. Now I’m surprised that one teacher wants me to fail because I didn’t do one exercise ( just one in all semester lol) , my exam was perfect now she doesn’t want to show me my results and told me that she will make me fail because of one exercise. It is not fair and no one from the administration wants to help me as an Erasmus student, but I feel there is a difference between me and Spanish nationalities. Now I will take my legal right. They really discriminated against me in every way I’m really sad how I got used and treated this badly and also this issue has now become a personal issue, I really don’t recommend any İNTERNATİONAL students to join ESIC Valencia it’s the worst university on planet earth 😡

The review

ie university is the best university in the world, they education system is the best and infrastructure. It's the best university to put your child to I'm very happy with it i dont wanna lie l. Please go for it

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ADE Course

Classes are good, I would try to make them more interactive and with more practices in class. Professors normally are good, in the english course I believe the english of the teachers could be better specially if the course is taught in that language. I also believe professors could interact more with their students and try to get in contact with students they see may be struggling. Otherwise the campus, although a bit small is fine, really nice, the library could be a little bigger.

Master in criminology and social intervention with minors

The academic content of the master has been very interesting to me and I think I have learned a lot. Coordination I think it can improve since in the subjects taught by more than one teacher I have identified a lack of coherence. In relation to the practices, several problems have arisen since, when working with the juvenile protection or penal system, on several occasions it has taken more than the appropriate period to accept the practices. Also the list of centers that were offered last year, at which point I had to choose, this year they were not offered. However, the content of the master seems very good to me.

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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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