Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 vs IÉSEG School of Management vs emlyon business school vs SKEMA Business School vs Excelia Business School

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Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3: wins 3/6 categories
IÉSEG School of Management: wins 0/6 categories
emlyon business school: wins 1/6 categories
SKEMA Business School: wins 0/6 categories
Excelia Business School: wins 0/6 categories
ESSCA School of Management: wins 0/6 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 2/6 categories
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Best programme: Business Administration
La Rochelle, France
4.10
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Best programme: Master of Science (MSc)
Best programme: Programme Grande Ecole (PGE)
4.60
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
Category ratings
Facilities
3.70
4.08
4.15
4.22
3.97
3.81
4.40
Win
Location
4.71
Win
4.29
4.60
4.24
4.28
4.17
4.70
Professors
3.71
4.28
4.06
4.39
3.93
3.94
4.60
Win
Internationality
4.71
Win
4.55
4.60
4.40
4.29
3.88
4.60
Student life
4.14
4.25
4.25
4.15
4.25
4.13
3.90
Value
4.24
4.31
4.43
Win
4.07
3.93
3.75
3.90
Accommodation
4.07
Win
3.78
3.94
3.60
3.59
3.41
3.00
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Supportive learning environment and friendly professors
  • +Strong academic programs and research focus
  • +Vibrant student life and international community
  • +Engaging and practical learning experiences
  • +Strong international and diverse community
  • +Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • +Practical and international programs with diverse students
  • +Valuable professional experience through internships and work-study
  • +Supportive environment for personal and professional development
  • +Practical, industry-focused learning and career opportunities
  • +Diverse international environment and personal growth
  • +Excellent teaching quality and supportive student life
  • +Diverse and multicultural environment, international opportunities
  • +High-quality teaching, engaging professors, and practical curriculum
  • +Strong alumni network and enriching student experience
  • +Strong academic programs with international focus and practical experience.
  • +Approachable and supportive teachers fostering a positive learning environment.
  • +Vibrant campus life and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
Cons
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and technology hinder the learning experience.
  • -Lack of support and communication from staff is a major concern.
  • -Frequent last-minute changes disrupt scheduling and planning.
  • -Perceived lack of effort to improve the classroom experience.
  • -Concerns about course offerings and professor quality.
  • -Lack of practical value and shallow content in courses.
  • -Unfair and frustrating grading, especially for group projects.
  • -Disappointing professor engagement and program support.
  • -Administrative and management issues, including poor communication and exam management.
  • -Perceived focus on profit over student well-being and discriminatory practices.
  • -Disorganized programs and overwhelming course loads with inconsistent evaluation methods.
  • -Superficial course content and lack of practical value.
  • -Perceived unprofessionalism and inadequate career support despite high tuition.
  • -Mismatched course offerings with student expectations.
  • -Ineffective and unprepared professors with poor language skills.
  • -Poor organization and irrelevant, expensive courses.
  • -Lack of student engagement and focus on partying.
  • -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.
Rating summary
What students say

This university receives commendations across several key areas. Its strongest performances are in **Location** and **Internationality**, both scoring 4.7. **Value** also ranks highly at 4.2. Conversely, **Facilities** and **Professors** are the lowest-rated aspects, both around 3.7, suggesting areas for potential improvement compared to other surveyed categories. Student life and accommodation are rated favorably in the mid-4s.

This institution demonstrates notable strengths in several key areas, with Internationality receiving the highest score. Location and Value also received very favorable ratings. Conversely, Accomodation emerged as the area with the lowest score, indicating room for improvement in this aspect of the student experience. Overall, the university presents a compelling offering across most dimensions.

This institution demonstrates exceptional strength in its internationality and location, both scoring above 4.5. Student life and value also received positive marks, exceeding 4.2 and 4.4 respectively. However, accommodation presents as the weakest area, with the lowest rating of approximately 3.94. Facilities and professors also received solid, though slightly lower, scores in comparison.

With a well-rounded set of evaluations, this university demonstrates particular strengths in **Internationality** and **Professors**, both receiving exceptionally high scores. **Accomodation** stands out as the area with the lowest rating, suggesting room for improvement. Other categories like Facilities, Location, Student Life, and Value are all rated positively, indicating a generally favorable student experience.

This university demonstrates particularly strong performance in its Internationality (4.29), Location (4.28), and Student Life (4.25). Conversely, Accomodation appears to be its weakest area, receiving a rating of 3.59. Ratings for Facilities (3.97), Professors (3.93), and Value (3.93) fall within a moderate range.

Evaluations reveal a university with particularly strong offerings in **location** and **student life**, both exceeding a 4.1 rating. Conversely, **accommodation** stands out as the weakest area, scoring significantly lower at 3.41. Other aspects like professors, facilities, internationality, and value fall within a solid mid-to-high range, generally between 3.75 and 3.94.

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.

Reviews summary
Highlights

With a 4.25/5 average rating from 8 reviews, ~87.5% of students reported positive experiences. Recurring themes include a good learning atmosphere, strong academic culture, and enjoyable student life. Minimal negative feedback was noted.

Overwhelmingly positive feedback, with ~91% of reviews being 4-5 stars and an average rating of 4.38/5. A small ~0.8% expressed concerns about learning outcomes and last-minute changes.

The vast majority of university students have a positive experience, highlighting academic rigor, practical learning, and international environments. A small fraction of reviews mention disappointment with course content and grading.

The vast majority of reviews (~91%) praise the university for personal and professional growth opportunities, strong industry links, and excellent teaching quality. A small percentage of feedback (~2.4%) mentions poor management and communication.

~95% of reviews are positive, highlighting multicultural environments, strong alumni networks, and quality teaching. A small percentage of negative feedback mentions superficial course coverage and lack of practical value.

Approximately 74% of reviews are positive, highlighting enriching experiences, approachable teachers, and good knowledge transfer. A small percentage of negative feedback mentions unprepared professors and irrelevant courses.

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.

Rating distribution
5★
50%
49%
60%
50%
32%
34%
60%
4★
25%
44%
28%
42%
53%
41%
40%
3★
25%
8%
9%
7%
11%
19%
0%
2★
0%
0%
0%
1%
3%
3%
0%
1★
0%
0%
2%
1%
2%
3%
0%
Most useful review
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Licence information-communication

The University is pretty new, fresh building, but a bit small (The library is always full).The classes can be both interesting or very useless. Some professors are clearly not qualified to teach, some of them do not know how to engage with students and actually teach them something. The students at this university are pretty cool, from all kinds of places, but you won't necessarily engage with a lot fo them as it is a big city and there aren't much social places on campus.

A formative and enriching experience

IÉSEG offers interactive teaching and international opportunities. I had the chance to go on an exchange to another country, which opened up new perspectives for me. The courses in Lille are stimulating, and the professors are very involved in our success.

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Class of 2018, Int'l Business Administration

Studying at Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis was a fantastic experience. The campus is modern and located in a wonderful tech hub. The professors bring real-world business experience to the classroom. I loved the multicultural environment and the group projects. Skema gave me great friends, a strong global network, and the right skills for my career.

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Well-rounded programme

Overall, I had a positive experience at ESSCA. The programme is well organized and provides a solid foundation in business and management. The courses were generally of good quality and covered a broad range of topics, helping students develop both academic knowledge and practical skills. One of the aspects I appreciated most was the international exchange during the third year. ESSCA has a good network of partner universities, and the opportunity to study abroad was a valuable part of the programme. Student life is also a real strength of the school. The associative environment is active and offers many opportunities to get involved outside the classroom, meet new people, and gain additional experience. Like any programme, some courses were more engaging than others, but overall I found the experience enriching and would recommend it to students looking for a business school with a strong international dimension and a good balance between academics and extracurricular activities.

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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