SKEMA Business School vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris vs Ironhack vs Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto vs Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis

Side-by-side comparison from 197 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (5.00)
SKEMA Business School: wins 0/5 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 0/5 categories
Ironhack: wins 1/5 categories
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto: wins 0/5 categories
Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis: wins 0/5 categories
Ecole Intuit Lab: wins 0/5 categories
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos: wins 4/5 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Business Administration
Best programme: Culinary Arts
Barcelona, Spain
3.00
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Best programme: UX/UI Design (User Experience / User Interface Design)
Best programme: Animal and Environmental Biology
Marseille, France
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Best programme: School of Engineering/Technology
Category ratings
Facilities
4.22
4.40
5.00
3.00
Not rated
Not rated
5.00
Location
4.33
4.70
5.00
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4.00
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4.80
Professors
4.38
4.60
3.00
4.00
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5.00
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Internationality
4.44
4.60
3.00
2.00
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Not rated
4.80
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Student life
4.25
3.90
5.00
4.00
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Not rated
5.00
Value
4.10
3.90
3.00
4.00
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5.00
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Accommodation
3.70
3.00
4.00
3.00
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Not rated
4.80
Win
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +International environment and diverse student community
  • +Practical, hands-on learning and real-world business application
  • +Extensive international exposure and global campus options
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Practical, hands-on learning with immediate application
  • +Experienced, professional instructors with industry expertise
  • +Engaging hybrid learning format
  • +Excellent faculty and academic reputation
  • +Good research and outreach programs

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  • +High-quality professors with market experience
  • +Excellent infrastructure and facilities
  • +Practical, hands-on programs preparing for the market
Cons
  • -Administrative and management issues, including poor communication, exam, and results management.
  • -Concerns about teaching faculty and a perception of education being treated as a business.
  • -Lack of student guidance and support for career goals.
  • -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.
  • -Perceived lack of value for money.
  • -Outdated facilities and insufficient resources are a major concern.
  • -Inconsistent teaching quality and lack of student support are frequently criticized.
  • -Administrative and management issues create unnecessary frustration.

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  • -Administrative and management issues are a significant source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are consistently criticized.
  • -The curriculum and teaching methods are often perceived as unengaging and irrelevant.
Rating summary
What students say

Overall, the university garners positive feedback across most aspects. Strengths lie in **Internationality**, rated highest at 4.44, followed closely by **Professors** (4.38) and **Location** (4.33). **Facilities** (4.22) and **Student Life** (4.25) also received strong scores. The primary area for improvement is **Accomodation**, with the lowest rating of 3.70. **Value** sits at a respectable 4.10.

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.

With exceptional marks in Facilities and Location, this institution clearly excels in its physical environment and accessibility. Student Life also receives top scores, suggesting a vibrant campus experience. Conversely, the university's weakest areas lie in its Professors and Internationality, both rated a moderate three. Value also sits at this mid-tier rating, indicating areas for potential improvement.

Overall, this institution demonstrates a solid performance, with notable strengths in its **Professors**, **Location**, **Student Life**, and **Value**, all receiving a high rating of 4. Conversely, **Internationality** stands out as a weaker area, scoring a 2. The **Facilities** and **Accomodation** are rated moderately at 3.

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This institution garners exceptionally high marks in several key areas. It achieves a perfect 5 out of 5 for Facilities, Professors, Student Life, and Value, indicating outstanding strengths in these domains. Location, Accomodation, and Internationality also score very well at 4.8, representing areas of solid performance without any significant weaknesses.

Reviews summary
Highlights

With a 4.37 average rating from 179 reviews, approximately 90% are positive, highlighting a rewarding and transformative experience with academic knowledge, practical learning, and international exposure. A small percentage (~2.2%) of negative feedback cited management issues and poor communication.

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 3/5, feedback is evenly split, with ~50% positive and ~50% negative. Positive comments highlight practical, hands-on learning and professional instructors. Negative reviews express dissatisfaction with program value and staff.

This university receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with ~100% of reviews being favorable. Students praise the faculty and research programs, though some mention uneven resource allocation and infrastructure issues.

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All 5 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/5. Students highlight high-quality professors, practical education, and excellent campus infrastructure, including labs and libraries.

Rating distribution
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41%
40%
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3★
7%
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2★
1%
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1★
1%
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Most useful review
Most liked
Class of 2018, Int'l Business Administration

Studying at Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis was a fantastic experience. The campus is modern and located in a wonderful tech hub. The professors bring real-world business experience to the classroom. I loved the multicultural environment and the group projects. Skema gave me great friends, a strong global network, and the right skills for my career.

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.

Government-Funded "School" - You pay you regret

Here's the corrected version: I graduated from the remote full-stack web development bootcamp in April 2025, and I feel very stupid because I paid these people while others studied for free. On top of that (or probably for that reason), Ironhack staff is arrogant and inexperienced. Take a look at the images I uploaded on Google for IronHack Madrid. The first is of the Program Manager (some sort of head of the online courses), and the second image shows a "teacher" assistant mocking me by telling me to use my fingers to type. What you should also know is that almost nobody pays for their courses directly—instead, the governments of Germany, France, Netherlands, etc. pay for people who are unemployed, along with other forms of financing. For that reason, the quality is very low because students behave as if they have received a gift or favor (so they leave good reviews), and the "school" acts accordingly. For example, the materials are completely outdated, and they don't want to help students—they tell students to ask questions through an app called Slack. While students are struggling to understand and have to write their questions, teachers and management are having "meetings" or maybe playing video games ... feeding their cats ... who knows? What I know is that they don't like to help.

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