Curtin University vs University of Southern Queensland - USQ vs Melbourne Business School vs University of New England vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris

Side-by-side comparison from 67 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Melbourne Business School (5.00)
Curtin University: wins 0/6 categories
University of Southern Queensland - USQ: wins 0/6 categories
Melbourne Business School: wins 5/6 categories
University of New England: wins 0/6 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 1/6 categories
Roffey Park Institute: wins 0/6 categories
University Southern Queensland: wins 0/6 categories
Comparing
Perth, Australia
4.40
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35 reviews
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Best programme: Accounting and Finance
Best programme: BA (hons) Psychology
Melbourne, Australia
5.00
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2 reviews
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Best programme: Business and Marketing
Armidale, Australia
4.20
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21 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Business
Best programme: Culinary Arts
Horsham, Australia
Not rated
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.42
Not rated
5.00
Win
4.45
4.50
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Location
4.06
Not rated
4.00
4.21
4.75
Win
Not rated
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Professors
4.29
4.00
5.00
Win
4.33
4.63
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Internationality
4.38
5.00
5.00
3.86
4.63
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Student life
4.33
Not rated
5.00
Win
4.29
3.88
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Value
4.41
4.00
5.00
Win
4.29
4.13
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Accommodation
3.88
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5.00
Win
4.05
3.00
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Practical, hands-on learning and skill development
  • +Industry-relevant curriculum and experienced faculty
  • +Strong global reputation and graduate employment satisfaction
  • +Great support services (educational, mental, study)
  • +Flexible learning options for diverse needs
  • +Life-changing educational experience and career readiness
  • +Supportive community and valuable peer connections
  • +Excellent study environment and resources
  • +Flexible and accessible online learning options
  • +High-quality academic programs and experienced faculty
  • +Supportive student services and community focus
  • +Exceptional chef instructors and curriculum quality.
  • +Strong emphasis on skill development and practical experience.
  • +Valuable international reputation and alumni network.

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Cons
  • -Inefficient and unhelpful administrative processes.
  • -Lack of engagement and poor communication from instructors.
  • -Outdated resources and uninspiring learning environments.
  • -Administrative and management issues are a significant source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are frequently mentioned.
  • -The curriculum is often perceived as irrelevant or poorly implemented.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are a recurring problem.
  • -Lack of clear communication and administrative inefficiencies cause frustration.
  • -The curriculum is perceived as unengaging and disconnected from real-world applications.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and resources hinder learning.
  • -Lack of clear communication and support is prevalent.
  • -Outdated facilities and equipment.
  • -Poor communication and administrative support.
  • -Lack of practical application and relevance in coursework.

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Rating summary
What students say

This institution receives high marks in several key areas, with **Facilities** and **Value** standing out as its strongest performers. **Student Life**, **Internationality**, and **Professors** also earned very positive reviews. The university's **Location** is rated well, though not as highly as its top-scoring categories. **Accommodations** received the lowest score among the surveyed aspects, indicating a potential area for improvement.

This institution demonstrates exceptional strengths in **Internationality** (rated 5), suggesting a globally-connected environment. **Professors** and **Value** also receive positive marks at 4. However, **Facilities**, **Location**, **Student Life**, and **Accommodation** are all rated at 0, indicating significant areas requiring substantial improvement.

This institution receives outstanding marks across the board, with perfect scores awarded for facilities, professors, student life, accommodation, internationality, and value. Its only slight deviation from a perfect score is in location, which still garners a very respectable rating. The university's strengths are clearly in its comprehensive offerings and student experience.

This institution garners strong marks in several key areas, with Facilities being the standout at 4.45. Professors and Student Life also receive favorable scores, alongside a solid rating for Value. Conversely, Internationality presents the lowest rating at 3.86, indicating a potential area for growth. Accommodations and Location also fall slightly below the highest-rated aspects.

Performance varies across key aspects of university life. Outstanding ratings were awarded for Location (4.75) and Professors (4.625), alongside strong marks for Internationality (4.625) and Facilities (4.5). Student Life (3.875) and Value (4.125) received good scores. Accomodation stands out as the weakest area, with a rating of 3.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

University reviews are overwhelmingly positive (~92% of feedback), with students praising experienced faculty and practical, industry-relevant curriculum. There is minimal negative feedback.

With a 4/5 average rating, this university receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with approximately 0% negative reviews. Students highlight strong educational and mental support, along with flexible online options accommodating work and other commitments.

With an average rating of 5/5, reviews are overwhelmingly positive. Students highlight life-changing experiences, strong support systems, quality education, and career readiness. They also appreciate university events, study spaces, and library resources.

With a 4.24/5 average rating from 21 reviews, ~95% are positive. Students praise academic excellence, flexible remote/in-person options, and supportive faculty. No negative feedback was recorded.

All eight student reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.63/5. Students highly praise the knowledgeable instructors, quality curriculum, and enriching learning experience.

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Rating distribution
5★
46%
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100%
29%
63%
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4★
49%
100%
0%
67%
38%
0%
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3★
6%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
2★
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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1★
0%
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Most useful review
Most liked
Career-supportive!

Curtin University is greta for those who are very "career-centric"; the university itself places great emphasis on how to find internships and jobs and are very supportive in that regard. The university is also one that places importance on social networking, whether that be through clubs, discord servers and affordable or free social events. One thing I do dislike however is the disorganisation in some courses or how little spaces there can be for classes (this might be specific to my major/course though). Overall I have enjoyed my time here so far.

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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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