Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA vs Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM vs Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo - UNID vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris

Side-by-side comparison from 23 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Tie
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA: wins 0/6 categories
Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM: wins 0/6 categories
Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo - UNID: wins 0/6 categories
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI: wins 3/6 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 1/6 categories
Emory & Henry College: wins 2/6 categories
Universidad Católica San Pablo - UCSP: wins 0/6 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Economics
Best programme: Business Administration in Management
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
5.00
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Best programme: Maths
Best programme: Culinary Arts
Emory, Virginia, United States
5.00
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Best programme: Political Science
Category ratings
Facilities
4.00
Not rated
3.50
4.50
Win
4.40
4.00
Not rated
Location
4.00
Not rated
3.50
4.50
4.70
5.00
Win
Not rated
Professors
3.50
Not rated
3.20
4.50
4.60
5.00
Win
Not rated
Internationality
3.00
Not rated
2.20
4.50
4.60
Win
3.00
Not rated
Student life
4.00
Not rated
3.00
4.50
Win
3.90
4.00
Not rated
Value
4.00
Not rated
3.20
5.00
3.90
5.00
Not rated
Accommodation
4.00
Not rated
2.25
4.50
Win
3.00
4.00
Not rated
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +University offers personal growth and opportunity discernment.
  • +Free tuition and a sense of belonging are appreciated.

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  • +Personalized attention and accessible learning environment
  • +High quality teaching from knowledgeable and supportive professors
  • +Innovative programs and focus on student development
  • +Supportive professors and quality learning materials
  • +Pleasant campus atmosphere and ease of making friends
  • +Good academic support and approachable faculty
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Broadened worldview from liberal arts, valuable in life and career
  • +Small classes and professor interactions enable specialization

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Cons
  • -Administrative and management issues are a frequent source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are a recurring concern.
  • -The curriculum often feels irrelevant, unengaging, or poorly structured.

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  • -Poor academic quality and lack of support from staff.
  • -Unrealistic expectations and inconsiderate policies for students.
  • -Lack of professionalism and knowledge from some teachers.
  • -Administrative and management issues are a frequent source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and resources hinder the learning experience.
  • -Lack of effective communication and support creates challenges for students.
  • -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 are a common source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are frequently criticized.
  • -Ineffective teaching methods and poor communication from instructors are major concerns.

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Rating summary
What students say

This institution presents a well-rounded profile, with particularly strong ratings in **Facilities, Location, Student Life, and Accommodation**, all receiving a score of 4 out of 5. The university also scores well on **Value**. In contrast, **Internationality** is its weakest area with a rating of 3, while **Professors** received a solid 3.5.

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Analysis of these university ratings reveals a mixed picture. The strongest areas include **Facilities**, scoring 3.55, and **Location** at 3.5. **Professors** and **Value** also received respectable scores around 3.1. Conversely, **Accomodation** (2.125) and **Internationality** (2.08) present the most significant areas for improvement, alongside **Student Life** at 2.875.

This university garners excellent marks across the board, with a perfect score for value being its strongest area. Facilities, professors, location, student life, accommodation, and internationality all receive a high rating of 4.5, indicating a consistently positive experience for students. No specific weak areas are identified in these ratings.

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 exceptional strength in its teaching staff, location, and overall value, all receiving perfect scores. Student life, facilities, and accommodation are also well-regarded, earning solid four-star ratings. The university's weakest area appears to be its internationality, with a score of three.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

Two out of three reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.67/5. Students highlight opportunities for personal growth and value the university's legacy, though one notes a decline in academic standards.

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~74% of students provide positive feedback, praising personalized attention and good teachers. However, ~28.6% of feedback expresses concerns about slow administration and inconsistent teacher quality.

With a perfect 5/5 average rating, student feedback is overwhelmingly positive. Students highlight the supportive professors and enjoyable campus social life. Dining options are also considered not bad.

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.

The sole review is highly positive, giving a 5/5 rating. This student found their liberal arts courses and professor interactions superb, broadening their worldview and aiding specialization. No negative feedback was provided.

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Rating distribution
5★
0%
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57%
100%
60%
100%
0%
4★
67%
0%
14%
0%
40%
0%
0%
3★
33%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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2★
0%
0%
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0%
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1★
0%
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29%
0%
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Most useful review
Most liked
Tradicional University

San Agustín de Arequipa University is the most important university in Arequipa city. The reason? A lot of famous people were in that house of studies. Personally, I think that nowadays the university keeps their essence but not the academic level to the modern world. Anyway, studying there is free and is not bad to start! I feel agustina!

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Worst option, awful professors and service

If you are thinking about signing up here, I recommend that you better look for a serious university and not a duckling like this one. I tell you my experience: Of the teachers I had since the first semester, I can tell you that 3 are salvable, from then on the others leave much to be desired, from lack of professionalism to lack of knowledge about the subject they "taught". They are excellent collectors and they worry a lot because you pay in advance. They send you emails, SMS, WhatsApp, but when it comes to important information, like when your group is no longer profitable and you will have to take classes if you want with another career or to let you know that I do not know who happened to have 5 hours of a subject with only one teacher at a time is a good idea when you have 6 semesters there ... For that there is nothing, no emails, calls, WhatsApp, absolutely nothing. The truth is, if you enter this university, you must be ready to how badly they'll treat you, won't follow up, will make changes without notifying you, won't consult you, will lie constantly and won't look you in the eyes ... The last thing was that I asked for my monthly reimbursement since they never gave us an option that will work for us and that my transcript of matters has no cost to me since they were the ones who did not fulfill their part of the deal and Reyna dares to lie, saying that I would pass my leave, complaint, and request ... It never did, it took 3 weeks without a solution. Today I finally spoke with someone else and I hope to have my leave and papers soon. And if they do not return my money, I hope they ask their God to forgive them for all the ball of lies they say because on earth they are going to turn off. In the end, do not waste your money and time, it's not worth it.

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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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