SKEMA Business School vs Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS vs Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris vs CESAR School

Side-by-side comparison from 194 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
SKEMA Business School: wins 2/7 categories
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS: wins 0/7 categories
Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE: wins 1/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 4/7 categories
CESAR School: wins 0/7 categories
Catholic University of Pernambuco - UNICAP: wins 0/7 categories
University of Pernambuco - UPE: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Supply Chain Management
Best programme: Acting
Best programme: School of Engineering/Technology
4.60
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.22
3.58
3.70
4.40
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Location
4.24
4.11
3.90
4.70
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Professors
4.40
4.31
4.30
4.60
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Internationality
4.39
3.41
3.60
4.60
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Student life
4.14
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4.03
3.80
3.90
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Value
4.05
4.28
4.60
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3.90
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Accommodation
3.59
Win
3.04
2.90
3.00
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Practical, skill-building programs with industry relevance
  • +Supportive and interactive faculty and staff
  • +Rich extracurricular activities and networking opportunities
  • +Experienced professors with practical application
  • +Accessible and diverse learning opportunities
  • +Quality education meeting student expectations
  • +Excellent, knowledgeable professors and strong teaching programs.
  • +Positive learning environment and supportive student resources.
  • +Well-structured, accessible infrastructure and facilities.
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network

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Cons
  • -Administrative & management issues, including poor communication and exam/result mismanagement.
  • -Concerns about financial focus over student well-being and discrimination.
  • -Unorganized programs and overwhelming course loads with varied evaluations.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause frequent problems.
  • -Outdated facilities and equipment hinder learning.
  • -Poor communication and lack of support are common frustrations.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance detract from the learning environment.
  • -Lack of support and unclear communication lead to dissatisfaction.
  • -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.

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Rating summary
What students say

This university garners strong ratings across several key areas, with **Professors** and **Internationality** standing out as exceptional strengths. Students also appreciate the **Facilities**, **Location**, and **Student Life**. The **Value** offering is also well-regarded. The **Accomodation** category received the lowest score, indicating a potential area for improvement.

This university receives its highest marks for Professors (4.32) and Value (4.25). Location (4.08) and Student Life (4.00) also scored well. Conversely, Accomodation (3.04) and Internationality (3.36) represent the weakest areas, with Facilities (3.58) falling in the middle. Overall, the university demonstrates considerable strengths in academic quality and financial benefit, while improvements may be considered in student living arrangements and global engagement.

This university demonstrates a strong showing in several key areas, particularly in **Value** (4.6) and **Professors** (4.3). Student life and facilities also received solid marks. Conversely, **Accommodation** stands out as the weakest aspect, with a significantly lower rating of 2.9. The university also scores moderately well in location and internationality.

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.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

Around 97.3% of reviews are positive, highlighting practical skills, career development, and enriching international experiences. A small percentage of negative feedback mentions program disorganization and communication issues.

Students highly recommend this university, with ~93% of feedback being positive. Recurring themes include dedicated, practical professors and valuable learning opportunities. A small amount of feedback (~7%) mentions infrastructure needing maintenance.

With a 4.3/5 average rating from 10 reviews, approximately 90% of feedback is positive. Students praise knowledgeable professors, a good learning environment, and helpful infrastructure. Some minor administrative and infrastructure improvement suggestions were noted.

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.

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Rating distribution
5★
50%
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42%
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3★
6%
7%
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2★
1%
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1★
1%
0%
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Most useful review
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Experience in School

My experience in SKEMA Business School is very much enriching. It definitely help me to shape my career aspirations which align with my personal value and even worldview. The management system in my university quite efficient and systematic. Every year, we, students are required to give personal feedback on our learning and courses for each semesters. It is very helpful as it could assist my university to improve its lacking in every aspects.

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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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