IE University vs Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - UPM vs Universidad Europea - UE vs Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP vs Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia - UCAM

Side-by-side comparison from 366 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Universidad Europea - UE (4.90)
IE University: wins 2/7 categories
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - UPM: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Europea - UE: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia - UCAM: wins 0/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 3/7 categories
TETR College of Business: wins 2/7 categories
Comparing
Madrid, Spain
4.40
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Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration
Best programme: Telecommunications Engineering
Best programme: Business Administration in Management
Best programme: Business Administration
Best programme: Communication
Best programme: Culinary Arts
New York City, United States
4.40
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5 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Management & Technology
Category ratings
Facilities
4.34
4.05
4.33
3.82
3.50
4.40
Win
4.33
Location
4.54
4.21
4.00
3.81
4.00
4.70
Win
4.67
Professors
4.37
3.67
4.29
3.90
4.33
4.60
Win
4.25
Internationality
4.76
Win
3.88
4.60
3.36
3.83
4.60
4.50
Student life
4.35
Win
4.30
4.11
3.75
4.17
3.90
4.33
Value
4.23
3.98
3.78
3.63
3.83
3.90
4.25
Win
Accommodation
3.79
3.62
3.87
3.40
3.83
3.00
4.50
Win
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Engaging professors with deep knowledge and professional experience
  • +Supportive and motivating environment with career guidance
  • +Strong international and interdisciplinary community
  • +Expert instructors and high academic standards
  • +Supportive lecturers and well-organized courses
  • +Engaging campus life and welcoming atmosphere
  • +Modern teaching and attractive campus
  • +Strong business opportunities and practical learning
  • +Supportive faculty and international exchange programs
  • +Practical, real-world learning and professional faculty
  • +Active campus life and cultural experience
  • +Comprehensive and complementary degree programmes
  • +Supportive and attentive faculty
  • +High-quality, well-organized programs
  • +Diverse and international community
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Experiential learning and business creation
  • +Industry leader insights and networking opportunities
  • +Diverse international environment and impactful outcomes
Cons
  • -Marketing promises do not align with academic reality.
  • -Program management is problematic and inflexible.
  • -The campus environment lacks traditional college experience aspects.
  • -Poor faculty interaction and supervision.
  • -Outdated curriculum and facilities.
  • -Lack of career relevance and unclear degree status.
  • -Unresponsive and unhelpful administrative staff.
  • -Teachers are indifferent and unsupportive of student learning.
  • -High costs for course materials.
  • -Low English proficiency of professors and lack of care for Erasmus students.
  • -Poor organization and administrative issues.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are recurring problems.
  • -Inconsistent teaching quality and curriculum concerns are frequently mentioned.
  • -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.
  • -Disorganized and unresponsive administration.
  • -Outdated and poorly maintained facilities.
  • -Unengaging and ineffective teaching methods.
Rating summary
What students say

This institution garners considerable praise, particularly in its **Internationality**, achieving a near-perfect score. **Location** also stands out as a significant strength. Conversely, **Accommodations** represent the lowest-rated aspect among the surveyed areas. Other categories such as **Facilities**, **Professors**, **Student Life**, and **Value** all received solid, positive evaluations, indicating a well-rounded experience overall.

Student life and location stand out as the university's strongest attributes, receiving the highest ratings. Conversely, accommodation and professor quality received the lowest scores. Internationality, facilities, and value fall within a mid-range of satisfaction.

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.

Academically and experientially, this institution receives solid marks. Professors and facilities are particularly well-regarded, scoring close to 3.9. Student life and value also present favorably. However, accommodation and internationality stand out as areas with lower ratings, suggesting potential for improvement in these aspects to match the university's otherwise strong performance.

Reviewing the university's performance reveals a mixed but generally positive picture. The strongest area for the institution is clearly its professors, who received an excellent rating. Students also appear to be well-served by the location and student life. Areas with slightly lower, though still respectable, scores include facilities, accommodation, internationality, and value for money.

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 garners strong overall evaluations, with location standing out as the highest-rated aspect at 4.67. Accommodations and internationality also received excellent scores of 4.5. Areas demonstrating solid performance include facilities and student life, both at 4.33, alongside value and professors, which are rated at 4.25.

Reviews summary
Highlights

Approximately 97% of reviews are positive, highlighting excellent professors, international environments, and strong networking opportunities. A small percentage of feedback mentions concerns about academic rigor and the campus experience.

Approximately 92.4% of reviews are positive, highlighting excellent teaching and academic rigor. A small portion of feedback (~7.6%) mentions issues with infrastructure and outdated course material.

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 94% of reviews are positive, praising practical learning and faculty expertise. A small percentage of negative feedback mentions low English proficiency from professors and a lack of organization.

With a 4.18 average rating from 11 reviews, students praise UCAM's high-level teaching, supportive faculty, and enriching academic and international environments. No negative feedback was provided.

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 4.4/5 from 5 reviews, students are highly satisfied. Recurring positive themes include practical, hands-on learning experiences and valuable networking opportunities. A minimal amount of feedback noted occasional scheduling issues with tutoring.

Rating distribution
5★
55%
23%
36%
27%
27%
60%
60%
4★
29%
51%
62%
45%
64%
40%
20%
3★
13%
18%
18%
21%
9%
0%
20%
2★
3%
4%
2%
3%
0%
0%
0%
1★
1%
4%
2%
3%
0%
0%
0%
Most useful review
Most liked
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

The importance of the title

This university is probably the best an engineering student could ever attend in Spain. It offers the best bachelors degree en Spain for most of its engineering programs, and some of them are at the top at Europe and even the whole world

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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Good, but worthy of improvement

The life in Murcia is simply great! A lot of tapas bars, bars, clubs etc. which are affordable for students! During the courses at UCAM, I got to know so many international people who got really good friends in the meanwhile. The only shortcoming is that several professors have difficulties to explain their ideas in English, because of the language barrier. But this does not concern every teacher. Furthermore, the teaching staff is not only about professors but about people having their own business and talking about their own experiences. All in all the education is pretty good at UCAM. But the working-life balance is even better. "Savoir-Vivre!"

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.

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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