Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA vs Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM vs The Northcap University - NCU vs Waterford Institute of Technology - WIT vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris

Side-by-side comparison from 19 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA: wins 0/4 categories
Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM: wins 0/4 categories
The Northcap University - NCU: wins 1/4 categories
Waterford Institute of Technology - WIT: wins 0/4 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 3/4 categories
London Training for Excellence: wins 0/4 categories
Universidad Católica San Pablo - UCSP: wins 0/4 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Economics
Best programme: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Best programme: BA (Hons) Fashion Design
4.60
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.00
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4.50
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3.00
4.40
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Location
4.00
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4.00
3.50
4.70
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Professors
3.50
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4.50
3.75
4.60
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Internationality
3.00
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2.50
3.00
4.60
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Student life
4.00
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4.00
3.75
3.90
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Value
4.00
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4.00
3.25
3.90
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Accommodation
4.00
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4.00
3.25
3.00
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +University offers personal growth and opportunity discernment.
  • +Free tuition and a sense of belonging are appreciated.

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  • +Practical, industry-focused learning and critical thinking encouragement
  • +Well-equipped labs and industry projects
  • +Enriching academic experience and strong technical foundation
  • +Supportive and helpful tutors
  • +Valuable educational and practical knowledge
  • +Positive peer recommendations
  • +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 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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  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of resources hinder learning.
  • -Poor communication and unclear expectations create confusion.
  • -Administrative and management issues, including timetable changes and unorganized lecturers.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor infrastructure like unreliable WiFi and non-functional printers.
  • -Lack of engagement with students not on the main campus and shifting academic requirements.
  • -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 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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This institution scores highly across several key metrics, with particular strengths in its **Facilities** and **Professors**, both receiving 4.5 stars. **Location**, **Student Life**, **Accommodation**, and **Value** all garnered a solid 4 stars. The standout area for improvement is **Internationality**, which received a lower score of 2.5 stars, suggesting this is the weakest aspect of the university's offerings.

This institution demonstrates a solid overall performance, with notable strengths in **Student Life** (3.75) and **Professors** (3.75). **Location** also receives a positive score (3.525). Conversely, areas requiring attention include **Internationality** (3.025) and **Facilities** (3.125), which received the lowest ratings among the surveyed categories. Accommodations and value are rated moderately.

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

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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With an average rating of 4/5 from two reviews, feedback is overwhelmingly positive. One student highlighted enriching experiences, strong technical foundations, practical applications, and critical thinking encouragement. No negative feedback was recorded.

University reviews are generally positive (~75%), with students appreciating helpful tutors and relevant course content. A small portion (~25%) of feedback notes issues with timetable changes, disorganization, and poor facilities.

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
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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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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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