ESCI School of International Studies vs Universitat CEU Abat Oliba - CEU UAO vs ESIC Business & Marketing School vs UIC Barcelona vs EINA

Side-by-side comparison from 134 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Neuro Business School - NBS (5.00)
ESCI School of International Studies: wins 0/7 categories
Universitat CEU Abat Oliba - CEU UAO: wins 1/7 categories
ESIC Business & Marketing School: wins 0/7 categories
UIC Barcelona: wins 0/7 categories
EINA: wins 1/7 categories
Neuro Business School - NBS: wins 5/7 categories
Barcelona Technology School: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Accounting
Best programme: Business Administration
Best programme: Business Management and Marketing
Barcelona, Spain
4.20
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Best programme: University Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication
Barcelona, Spain
4.00
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1 reviews
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Best programme: Art and Design
5.00
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Best programme: BA in NeuroMarketing
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.50
4.14
4.09
4.17
3.00
4.86
Win
Not rated
Location
4.36
4.00
4.00
3.91
5.00
Win
4.67
Not rated
Professors
4.50
4.14
3.82
4.25
4.00
4.88
Win
Not rated
Internationality
4.06
4.00
3.64
3.83
1.00
4.88
Win
Not rated
Student life
4.47
4.00
3.82
3.75
4.00
4.86
Win
Not rated
Value
4.35
4.00
3.64
3.92
3.00
5.00
Win
Not rated
Accommodation
4.21
4.50
Win
3.64
3.33
1.00
4.29
Not rated
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +supportive and knowledgeable faculty
  • +engaging and relevant programmes
  • +strong community and campus life
  • +Excellent organization and clear, accessible courses.
  • +Supportive staff and personalized academic attention.
  • +Modern facilities and diverse international opportunities.
  • +Practical learning, real-world projects, and industry connections.
  • +Excellent teaching quality and knowledgeable professors.
  • +Supportive campus environment and strong academic/personal guidance.
  • +Excellent academic quality and well-prepared graduates
  • +Supportive and international student community
  • +Engaging and knowledgeable faculty
  • +Holistic, multidisciplinary design education
  • +Beautiful, peaceful, creative campus environment
  • +Prevailing Catalan language instruction
  • +International environment and diverse perspectives
  • +Practical application of neuroscience to business challenges
  • +Engaging and insightful learning with relevant skills

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Cons
  • -Unorganized and unclear professors.
  • -Program not as advertised or intensive.
  • -Lack of individual attention.
  • -Poor leadership and unprofessional management are prevalent.
  • -Ineffective teaching quality due to unqualified instructors is a significant problem.
  • -Poor administrative support and unclear communication regarding academic systems.
  • -Lack of orientation and support for international students.
  • -Misleading information about course delivery methods.
  • -Administrative and management issues.
  • -Unhelpful and indifferent staff.
  • -Deceptive financial practices.
  • -Administrative and management issues are frequently cited.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of necessary resources are common complaints.
  • -Ineffective teaching methods and insufficient student support are also areas of concern.
  • -Students dislike the administrative and management issues.
  • -Outdated facilities and lack of resources are a major concern.
  • -The curriculum is often perceived as irrelevant and poorly delivered.

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Rating summary
What students say

This institution demonstrates a well-rounded academic experience, with exceptional marks in Facilities and Professors, both receiving 4.5 stars. Student Life also scores highly at 4.47. The university's Location and Value are similarly strong, both around 4.35. Internationality, while still a solid rating at over 4.0, represents the comparatively weakest area among the surveyed categories.

This university garners excellent scores across most aspects. Accommodations stand out as the strongest area, receiving a high rating of 4.5. Facilities and Professors are also rated highly at 4.14. Location, Student Life, Internationality, and Value all received a solid score of 4. This indicates a well-rounded institution with particular strengths in student living arrangements and academic personnel.

This institution demonstrates strong performance in its **facilities**, which received a high rating. Conversely, **accommodation**, **internationality**, and **value** represent areas that received comparatively lower scores. Other aspects like professors, location, and student life fall within a moderate range of satisfaction.

Overall, the university garners positive feedback, with **Professors** receiving the highest marks at 4.25, followed closely by **Facilities** at 4.17. **Student Life** is rated a respectable 3.75, while **Internationality** scores 3.83. Areas for potential improvement include **Accomodation**, which received the lowest rating of 3.33, and **Location** at 3.91. The university also scores well in **Value** at 3.92.

This institution excels in its **location**, receiving a perfect score. **Professors** and **student life** are also strong points, both earning solid 4s. However, **accommodation** and **internationality** are significant weaknesses, each scoring a low 1. **Facilities** and overall **value** are rated moderately at 3.

Overall, the university receives very positive feedback, with exceptional scores in value (5), professors (4.875), and internationality (4.875). Facilities and student life are also highly rated at 4.857. The weakest area identified is accommodation, scoring 4.285, though still a solid rating. Location also scores well at 4.667.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

Approximately 95.6% of 45 reviews are positive, with students praising highly qualified faculty, engaging classes, and a strong sense of community. A small percentage of negative feedback noted issues with program intensity and professor organization.

University reviews are predominantly positive (~75%), highlighting excellent academic environments, helpful staff, and good organization. One reviewer mentioned unprofessional director and unqualified staff.

With 4.13 stars from 55 reviews, ~85% of students praise the collaborative learning, practical projects with real companies, and good teaching quality. One review found the university experience poor.

With a 4.2/5 average rating from 15 reviews, ~93% are positive, highlighting strong academics, supportive classmates, and good job preparation. ~7% of feedback is negative, citing issues with unhelpful administration.

One review gave a 4/5 rating. The feedback highlights the university's beautiful location and holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to design education. No negative feedback was provided.

All ten reviews are positive, with students praising the program's international environment and practical application of neuroscience to business. They highlight the valuable knowledge gained, career impact, and engaging classes.

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Rating distribution
5★
56%
75%
31%
47%
0%
100%
0%
4★
38%
0%
55%
40%
100%
0%
0%
3★
2%
13%
13%
7%
0%
0%
0%
2★
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1★
0%
13%
2%
7%
0%
0%
0%
Most useful review
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ESCI-UPF

ESCI es una escuela de negocios seria, donde existe un contacto cercano entre el alumno y el profesor. Disponen de una alta variedad de clases donde en algunos casos, si es cierto que necesitan terminar de pulir el temario para que resulte mas práctico y aplicable al ámbito laboral. Pero, en la mayoría de casos, ofrecen un temario exigente, riguroso, y una alta calidad de docencia. La escuela es pequeña, por lo que no siempre da la sensación de estar viviendo la experiencia universitaria, pero a la vez esto resulta en un muy agradable ambiente entre los estudiantes. Los puntos fuertes en mi opinión se resumen en: el programa de idiomas, el programa de prácticas, las buenas intalaciones y la gran valoración que tiene el título de negocios y marketing en el mercado.

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Esic university Valencia is the worst university ever 😡

Worst university ever, I’m an İNTERNATİONAL student who came just for one semester for ERASMUS from another institution. It was the worst experience ever in my life, Esic university treated me so badly. The ERASMUS coordinator is really disrespectful and he didn’t even do a welcoming day for the new students. We didn’t get any training on how we can adapt to the university's system. First, they told us it is a hybrid system, which is not the case. This is the first lie from a higher education institution. They are really trying to push me to fail administration and also teachers I really feel it’s a religious problem about where I come from , plus I did all of my exams perfectly. Now I’m surprised that one teacher wants me to fail because I didn’t do one exercise ( just one in all semester lol) , my exam was perfect now she doesn’t want to show me my results and told me that she will make me fail because of one exercise. It is not fair and no one from the administration wants to help me as an Erasmus student, but I feel there is a difference between me and Spanish nationalities. Now I will take my legal right. They really discriminated against me in every way I’m really sad how I got used and treated this badly and also this issue has now become a personal issue, I really don’t recommend any İNTERNATİONAL students to join ESIC Valencia it’s the worst university on planet earth 😡

ADE Course

Classes are good, I would try to make them more interactive and with more practices in class. Professors normally are good, in the english course I believe the english of the teachers could be better specially if the course is taught in that language. I also believe professors could interact more with their students and try to get in contact with students they see may be struggling. Otherwise the campus, although a bit small is fine, really nice, the library could be a little bigger.

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The attitude and the atmosphere

The classes are so intresting I love how they they teach you about psychology and business strategy, I really like how the teachers are real professionals in terms of marketing , buisness... overall I really enjoy it.

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