Democritus University of Thrace vs The American College of Greece vs University of Patras vs Hellenic Open University - HOU vs University of Piraeus - UNIPI

Side-by-side comparison from 287 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: The American College of Greece (4.40)
Democritus University of Thrace: wins 0/7 categories
The American College of Greece: wins 4/7 categories
University of Patras: wins 1/7 categories
Hellenic Open University - HOU: wins 0/7 categories
University of Piraeus - UNIPI: wins 0/7 categories
Western Greece University of Applied Sciences: wins 0/7 categories
Alba Graduate Business School: wins 2/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Best programme: Accounting
Best programme: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Best programme: Business Administration
Best programme: Economics
Best programme: Strategic Human Resource Management
Category ratings
Facilities
3.34
4.61
Win
3.18
2.50
3.33
Not rated
4.11
Location
3.32
4.14
4.18
3.00
3.27
Not rated
4.46
Win
Professors
3.67
4.54
Win
3.71
4.00
3.75
Not rated
4.22
Internationality
2.63
4.57
Win
3.31
2.89
3.08
Not rated
3.98
Student life
3.76
4.25
4.59
Win
2.40
3.50
Not rated
3.91
Value
3.90
4.00
4.11
3.44
3.42
Not rated
4.28
Win
Accommodation
2.93
4.18
Win
3.10
2.50
3.18
Not rated
3.82
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Supportive professors and helpful community
  • +Engaging courses and academic programs
  • +Vibrant student life and campus atmosphere
  • +Supportive and accessible faculty
  • +Abundant academic resources and opportunities
  • +Positive and engaging community atmosphere
  • +Diverse programs and strong academic level
  • +Friendly campus environment and student facilities
  • +Good career prospects and helpful professors
  • +Flexible distance learning
  • +Supportive and qualified academic staff
  • +Well-organized and high-quality programs
  • +Excellent professors and helpful staff.
  • +Well-organized programs and facilities.
  • +Engaging and flexible curriculum.
  • +Helpful staff and accommodating people
  • +Good food options
  • +Calm atmosphere
  • +Comprehensive and practical curriculum
  • +Flexible online learning
  • +Experienced faculty and industry connections
Cons
  • -Outdated and inadequate accommodation and classroom facilities.
  • -Poor teaching quality and lack of professor engagement.
  • -Limited course variety and insufficient academic resources.
  • -Excessive cost and a lack of transparency regarding finances.
  • -Poor location and limited access to off-campus amenities.
  • -Feelings of being uninformed and the university being boring.
  • -Outdated and poorly maintained facilities.
  • -Insufficient lab resources and staffing.
  • -Lack of professor engagement and support.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause disorganization and negatively impact students.
  • -Academic program quality and staff qualifications are frequently criticized.
  • -Program structure and degree validity are concerns for students.
  • -Lack of practical application and outdated course content.
  • -Poor professor engagement and disconnect from industry needs.
  • -Inadequate facilities and administrative inefficiencies.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are a recurring problem.
  • -Lack of clear communication and unresponsiveness are widely disliked.
  • -Lack of academic challenge and outdated facilities.
  • -Administrative and management issues.
  • -Limited value compared to international study opportunities.
Rating summary
What students say

This institution shines brightest in Value, closely followed by Student Life and Professors, indicating strong student satisfaction in these areas. Conversely, Accomodation and Internationality received the lowest scores, suggesting these aspects could benefit from improvement to enhance the overall student experience. Facilities and Location received moderate ratings.

With a solid overall performance, this institution excels particularly in its **Facilities**, receiving a high mark of 4.61. **Internationality** and **Professors** also garnered strong scores above 4.5. Conversely, **Value** stands out as the lowest-rated area at 4.0, alongside a slightly lower score for **Location** at 4.14. Student life and accommodation ratings fall within the mid-4 range, indicating general satisfaction in these aspects.

Student life stands out as the university's strongest asset, earning a high rating. Location and value also received positive scores. Conversely, facilities and accommodation represent areas with the lowest ratings, suggesting potential for improvement. Internationality and professor quality fall within the mid-range of the provided scores.

The university demonstrates its strongest performance in the quality of its professors, receiving a high rating. Conversely, student life and facilities represent areas where improvement could be beneficial, as indicated by lower scores. Other aspects, such as location, accommodation, and internationality, fall within a moderate range, with value for money also scoring reasonably well.

Across various aspects, the university demonstrates a range of strengths and areas for improvement. Professors received the highest rating at 3.75, indicating a strong performance in this area. Conversely, Internationality registered the lowest score with 3.08. Other evaluated categories such as Student Life (3.5) and Value (3.42) also scored well, while Facilities, Location, and Accomodation fell within the moderate range.

Presenting a uniform assessment, this institution received zero ratings across all evaluated aspects: facilities, professors, location, student life, accommodation, internationality, and value. As such, there are no standout strengths or weaknesses to highlight, with every area indicating a complete lack of assessment or an absence of positive data points.

Overall, this institution garners positive marks in most aspects. Its strongest area is **Location**, achieving a rating of 4.46, closely followed by **Value** at 4.28. Conversely, **Accomodation** receives the lowest score, at 3.82, with **Student Life** also scoring below average at 3.91. The remaining categories, including Facilities, Professors, and Internationality, fall within a respectable mid-range.

Reviews summary
Highlights

With a 3.8/5 average rating, ~74% of 44 reviews are positive, highlighting great tutors, modern facilities, and a supportive community. A small minority (~4.6%) noted issues with accommodation and teaching effectiveness.

Most reviews are highly positive, citing exceptional professors and a supportive academic environment. A small percentage noted financial concerns and location inconvenience.

Approximately 74% of 80 reviews are positive, highlighting good programs, organization, and environment. The remaining feedback is negative, with a few reviews noting issues with labs, facilities, and professor support.

~78% of reviews praise the university's flexible distance learning and helpful staff. ~22% of feedback highlights poor organization and administrative issues, including degree validation concerns.

Most reviews are positive (~74%), highlighting good professors, helpful staff, and excellent programs. Some students found it well-organized with great facilities. A few negative comments mentioned poor professor-student relationships and outdated course content.

With a 3.5/5 average rating from two reviews, positive feedback (~100%) highlights helpful people and food, while noting a calm atmosphere and limited activities.

With an average rating of 4.28/5 from 109 reviews, ~81% are highly positive, praising the comprehensive curriculum, online flexibility, and industry-expert faculty. A very small amount of negative feedback exists.

Rating distribution
5★
16%
54%
13%
22%
33%
0%
48%
4★
52%
36%
55%
44%
27%
50%
33%
3★
27%
7%
30%
11%
27%
50%
18%
2★
5%
4%
3%
0%
7%
0%
1%
1★
0%
0%
0%
22%
7%
0%
0%
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Happy to be here

I think a lot of people do not appreciate how Morden this university is in terms of productivity teacher to student reissue facilities. Everything is just a bit modernised, but at the same time is still keeps this vintage style, the locals are actually kind of friendly in case you are wondering if you’re an international student coming over the locals are friendly, they speak a bit of English. You could also try and learn build the local tongue all in all it’s a fairly good university. Tacoma study business course as well so.

Good level of studies - many opportunities!

The department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is considered as one of the most challenging departments in the University, and there is a lot of workload for the students. The professors are generally helpful, but there are many who do not really seem to care about their students and it is very difficult to come in touch with them. However, the academic content of the courses is quite decent. During the COVID-19 quarantine, most of them continued the lectures online after a few weeks, but there were some that refused to provide online lectures, so they demotivated the students. The University is located a little bit outside the center of the city in a very quiet and beautiful environment, but I cannot say the same thing for the dorms and the facilities of the University. Some buildings are very old, there are just few large auditoriums so sometimes there is not enough room for everyone and the labs in my department are not as modern as I like, especially for my field of studies. I should also mention that as a student, you have the opportunity to join several student groups, sports, music, dance and photograph teams and share your passion with other students, and apart from those, as a student in Patras you will definitely have a great time!

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Computer Science

It is one of the best Universities in our country. It is organized, with many valuable teachers who can help you. Both in the office and in the class they are available to answer and explain all your questions. Sure, highly recommended to complete your bachelor's degree in computer science at the University of Piraeus.

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Ying and Yang

The courses available and the method of delivery is really amazing. I love how the lecturers communicate and try their possible best to make you understand their viewpoint as as listen to yours. I also love the location of the university. It is located close to the city centre which offers a lot of fun activities because as much as I am a student, I need to blow off steam now and again and having various ways to do this is amazing.

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