University of South Wales - USW vs Cardiff Metropolitan University vs EM Normandie - EM Normandie vs Cardiff University vs Cardiff Business School

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Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Le Cordon Bleu Paris (4.60)
University of South Wales - USW: wins 0/7 categories
Cardiff Metropolitan University: wins 0/7 categories
EM Normandie - EM Normandie: wins 0/7 categories
Cardiff University: wins 3/7 categories
Cardiff Business School: wins 1/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 3/7 categories
Learna: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Cardiff, The United Kingdom
4.30
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59 reviews
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Best programme: Business Administration
Cardiff, The United Kingdom
4.20
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79 reviews
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Best programme: Software Engineering
Best programme: MSc International Logistics and Port Management
Cardiff, The United Kingdom
4.50
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224 reviews
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Best programme: Law
Cardiff, The United Kingdom
4.30
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23 reviews
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Best programme: Marketing
4.60
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Best programme: Culinary Arts
Cardiff, The United Kingdom
Not rated
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.22
4.35
4.22
4.56
Win
4.43
4.40
Not rated
Location
4.13
4.26
3.89
4.65
4.43
4.70
Win
Not rated
Professors
4.21
4.32
4.11
4.47
4.35
4.60
Win
Not rated
Internationality
4.04
4.29
4.22
4.47
4.04
4.60
Win
Not rated
Student life
4.06
4.30
3.78
4.63
Win
4.38
3.90
Not rated
Value
4.09
4.18
4.00
4.42
Win
4.26
3.90
Not rated
Accommodation
3.77
3.94
3.75
4.25
4.57
Win
3.00
Not rated
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Practical, relevant courses with real-world application
  • +Supportive, knowledgeable lecturers with industry experience
  • +Welcoming, student-friendly environment and strong community
  • +Vibrant city location and modern facilities
  • +Supportive faculty and student life services
  • +Strong, practical courses and career preparation
  • +Practical, industry-relevant programmes
  • +International environment and global opportunities
  • +Inspiring professors and strong teaching quality
  • +Strong teaching quality and well-structured courses
  • +Abundant extracurricular activities and social opportunities
  • +Excellent student support and campus facilities
  • +Excellent, supportive lecturers and creative teaching methods.
  • +Strong student support services and good career prospects.
  • +Interesting course content and a good learning experience.
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network

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Cons
  • -Poor faculty attitude and harsh grading practices.
  • -Lack of qualified lecturers and outdated course content.
  • -Communication and feedback are poor.
  • -Limited accessibility to offered services.
  • -Mediocre teaching and perceived lack of educational value.
  • -The institution feels like a money-making scheme rather than a place of learning.
  • -Ineffective teaching and poor quality of educational content.
  • -Insufficient support during disruptive periods like COVID-19 and strikes.
  • -Negative impact on overall university experience due to external disruptions.
  • -Administrative & management issues created chaos and imbalance.
  • -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.

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Rating summary
What students say

This institution performs exceptionally well in academic and campus-related aspects, with Facilities and Professors receiving the highest scores (4.22 and 4.21 respectively). Location also scores highly at 4.13. Student life and Internationality are rated positively around 4.06 and 4.04. Value for money is also strong at 4.09. The weakest area identified is Accomodation, which has a considerably lower rating of 3.64.

Overall, the university garners positive feedback across most aspects. Facilities and Professors are exceptionally well-regarded, both scoring above 4.3. Student Life and Internationality also receive strong marks. The weakest area, Accommodation, falls below a 4.0, indicating room for improvement in this category, while Value remains a solid, above-average performer.

This university achieves excellent scores in its facilities and internationality, both receiving a 4.22 rating. Professors are also highly regarded with a 4.11 score. Value for money is rated a solid 4. The weakest areas appear to be student life and accommodation, with ratings of 3.78 and 3.75 respectively, suggesting room for improvement in these aspects.

This institution garners impressive scores across multiple facets, with **Location** and **Student Life** standing out as its strongest areas, both exceeding 4.6. **Facilities** also receive a very high rating. Conversely, **Accomodation** emerges as the weakest point, though still receiving a solid score above 4.2. Overall, the university demonstrates a well-rounded performance with particular strengths in its environment and student experience.

Overall, this institution garners positive evaluations. Its strongest areas are Facilities and Location, both receiving a rating of 4.43. Accommodations also score well at 4.38. Student Life is the weakest area surveyed, with a rating of 4.00, followed closely by Internationality at 4.04. Professors and Value also received solid scores, indicating a well-rounded university experience.

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.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

Nearly 97% of reviews are positive, highlighting practical courses, supportive lecturers, and a student-friendly environment. A small portion of feedback notes issues with faculty behavior and course specialization.

With a 4.15/5 average rating from 79 reviews, ~74% are positive, highlighting a modern campus, vibrant city, and helpful Career Service. Minimal negative feedback (~1.3%) points to communication issues.

About 78% of reviews are positive, highlighting academic and professional growth, practical application of knowledge, and an international environment. A single negative review criticized the institution as a money-making scheme with mediocre teaching.

With a 4.49 average rating from 224 reviews, ~98% are positive. Students praise valuable experiences, independence, strong teaching, good facilities, and vibrant social life in Cardiff. A small amount of negative feedback mentions poor content or teaching.

With a ~96% positive sentiment, students praise remarkable lecturers, supportive services, and engaging course material. One negative review noted poor overall management and inconsistent workload.

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.

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Rating distribution
5★
53%
29%
44%
63%
52%
60%
0%
4★
32%
58%
33%
25%
35%
40%
0%
3★
12%
11%
11%
10%
9%
0%
0%
2★
2%
1%
0%
1%
4%
0%
0%
1★
2%
0%
11%
1%
0%
0%
0%
Most useful review
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Exceptional

Professors were very insightful, i formed a good network with my fellow students. The staff really welcomed me in a friendly manner. Business management degree was amazing. I did learn alot in this course, be it basic things or common practices needed in progression for your career. The city is beautiful, it's a student city which really helps you settle in quite easily.

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High class

A fantastic university of high class, high ambition and high prospects for the future. I'm proud to have cardiff on my cv and am privileged to be part if such a fantastic institution, I wouldn't have rather spent my four years at undergraduate level anywhere else.

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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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