Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA vs Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM vs University College of Northern Denmark - UCN vs UMIO Maastricht University vs Universidad Católica San Pablo - UCSP

Side-by-side comparison from 24 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: University College of Northern Denmark - UCN (4.10)
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa - UNSA: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Católica de Santa María - UCSM: wins 0/7 categories
University College of Northern Denmark - UCN: wins 6/7 categories
UMIO Maastricht University: wins 1/7 categories
Universidad Católica San Pablo - UCSP: wins 0/7 categories
Ecole Polytechnique Sousse: wins 0/7 categories
Sarala Birla University: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Economics
Best programme: Accounting
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Facilities
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4.80
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Location
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4.20
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3.00
Professors
3.50
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4.20
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Internationality
3.00
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4.60
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Student life
4.00
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4.75
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4.00
Value
4.00
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4.20
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Accommodation
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4.20
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4.00
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +University offers personal growth and opportunity discernment.
  • +Free tuition and a sense of belonging are appreciated.

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  • +Dedicated and helpful faculty support
  • +Accessible facilities and flexible study hours
  • +Vibrant campus community and engaging activities

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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  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are a recurring concern.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 frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and resources hinder learning.
  • -Lack of practical application and relevance in curriculum.

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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 university exhibits exceptional performance in its **Facilities**, achieving a score of 4.8. Student life also garners a very strong rating at 4.75, and internationality is well-regarded at 4.6. The university's **Professors**, **Location**, **Accommodation**, and **Value** are all rated consistently at 4.2, indicating solid, though less outstanding, areas.

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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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University reviews are overwhelmingly positive (~95%), highlighting excellent faculty support, helpful professors, and great campus facilities like 24/7 access and charging stations. A small amount of negative feedback exists.

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Rating distribution
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Most useful review
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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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Natural and Cultural Heritage Management (NAKU), Great as an idea, juvenile in reality

To begin with, I think that problem-based learning -method is a fantastic way to go. Learning through projects based on real-life problems give a good opportunity to educate yourself in an environment which prepares you for the future. Also, minimizing the amount exams and increasing the number of projects is definitely something positive especially when comprehension and understanding are what is needed in the modern society. I believe that educations based on memorising and scoring well on countless exams are not really measuring anything else than how good one is memorising a lot of detailed information in a short time. UCN's approach is more up to date in today's world -offering students a way to show their overall understanding by intertwining subjects to a whole, just like in real life. And isn't real life our goal with education? However, there are a few points which have made me to give only 2 stars to NAKU. Firstly, I think that I was expecting a higher level of the teaching. It has felt like that only every now and then I leave a class with a feeling that it was worth to come instead of just reading the material for the day. I am expecting more in-depth teaching as well as higher-level English in institutions for higher education. Secondly, I think NAKU is lacking in sufficient feedback. Sometimes I feel that students are treated a bit like little ducklings that have to be protected from "negative"/constructive feedback. However, it is difficult to perform better and reach bigger goals and even think about surviving in Masters programs if constructive feedback is missing. Also, the lack of individual assignments leads to a situation where some students work a lot harder than others but are given the same feedback/grades. Unfortunately, it is true that there are students that have completely ridden on the wave of other students without moving a finger with very insufficient skills. Lastly, I must complain about structure. It seems to me like there are many organizational problems at UCN/NAKU. It is very difficult to get information about lectures, important dates, projects etc. on time. Because of that, at least my own stress levels have risen high. Planning life around the school can be difficult when information is very hard to get on time. All of these things together have made me come to a conclusion that UCN is a bit like a juvenile as an organization. It has potential to grow up but at the moment it still needs to put its energy into fixing fundamental problems. I feel like it is very easy to get a degree out but I would not feel very proud of it.

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