London School of Commerce - LSC vs University of Malta vs SMC Business School vs American University of Malta vs 'St. Cyril and St. Methodius' University of Veliko Tarnovo - VTU

Side-by-side comparison from 48 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: American Public University System (4.30)
London School of Commerce - LSC: wins 0/7 categories
University of Malta: wins 1/7 categories
SMC Business School: wins 0/7 categories
American University of Malta: wins 0/7 categories
'St. Cyril and St. Methodius' University of Veliko Tarnovo - VTU: wins 0/7 categories
American Public University System: wins 6/7 categories
International European University - IEU: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
London, The United Kingdom
3.80
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4 reviews
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Best programme: Administration
Best programme: Commerce
Zürich, Switzerland
Not rated
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0 reviews
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Best programme: Accounting and Business Finance
Best programme: International Economic Relationships
Charleston, West Virginia, United States
4.30
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3 reviews
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Best programme: Government and International Relations
Category ratings
Facilities
3.25
4.31
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1.00
4.00
5.00
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Location
4.75
4.60
Not rated
3.67
4.50
5.00
Win
Not rated
Professors
3.25
4.44
Win
Not rated
2.33
3.50
3.67
Not rated
Internationality
3.50
4.22
Not rated
2.33
4.00
5.00
Win
Not rated
Student life
3.75
4.06
Not rated
2.33
4.00
5.00
Win
Not rated
Value
2.75
4.28
Not rated
2.00
4.00
5.00
Win
Not rated
Accommodation
2.00
4.31
Not rated
2.00
3.00
5.00
Win
Not rated
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Accessible resources and supportive faculty
  • +Engaging learning environment and quality instruction
  • +Opportunities for exposure and growth
  • +Expert, passionate professors and strong academic programs
  • +Supportive faculty and staff fostering intellectual curiosity
  • +Beautiful campus and enriching student life

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  • +Engaging professors and diverse extracurricular activities
  • +Affordable on-campus accommodation
  • +Pleasant campus environment
  • +Excellent professors and engaging teaching
  • +Smooth administrative processes
  • +Dedicated faculty and timely, detailed support.
  • +Quality courses with work-ready certifications and degree options.
  • +Flexible learning for busy lifestyles.

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Cons
  • -Administrative and communication issues cause stress.
  • -Lack of support is a recurring problem.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are a consistent problem.
  • -Administrative and management issues create unnecessary frustrations for students.
  • -Lack of effective communication and student support is a recurring concern.

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  • -Administrative and management issues indicate a focus on profit over education.
  • -Lack of qualified professors and frequent staff changes disrupt learning.
  • -Poor student life and disrespectful, unprofessional staff are significant problems.
  • -Administrative and management issues are a significant source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources hinder learning.
  • -The curriculum feels irrelevant and disconnected from real-world applications.
  • -Poor academic advising and lack of clear communication from staff create confusion.
  • -Outdated facilities and a general lack of maintenance detract from the learning environment.
  • -Limited and inconvenient course scheduling makes it difficult to manage academic and personal commitments.

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Rating summary
What students say

This institution shines brightest in its location, receiving a near-perfect score. Student life and internationality are also areas of moderate strength. Conversely, accommodation stands out as a significant weakness, along with the perceived value of the education. Ratings for facilities and professors are average.

This university garners positive feedback across various aspects, with **Location** standing out as its strongest area, achieving a perfect 4.6 rating. **Student Life**, while still solid at 4.06, is the comparatively weakest, though still generally favorable. Other categories like Facilities, Professors, Accomodation, Internationality, and Value all fall within a strong mid-range, indicating a well-rounded experience for students.

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This institution presents a mixed bag of ratings. Its strongest area is **Location**, receiving a respectable 3.67. In contrast, **Facilities** stand out as a clear weakness, scoring a low 1. Other areas, including Professors, Student Life, Internationality, and Value, fall into the mid-range with scores around 2.33. Accommodation also scores on the lower side at 2.

This institution receives excellent marks in several key areas, notably its advantageous **location**, which scored a high 4.5. **Facilities** and **student life** also garnered strong reviews at 4.0. Conversely, **accommodation** emerged as the weakest point, with a rating of 3.0, indicating potential areas for improvement. The university also achieved solid ratings in **professors**, **internationality**, and **value**.

This institution receives exceptional ratings across several key areas, notably in its facilities, location, student life, accommodation, internationality, and overall value, all scoring a perfect five. The area receiving the lowest score, though still respectable, is professors, with an average rating of 3.67.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

The university receives predominantly positive feedback (~75%) with students praising supportive instructors and good facilities. A smaller portion of reviews (~25%) notes administrative delays and communication issues.

With an average rating of 4.08/5, ~97% of 36 reviews are positive. Students praise academic quality, supportive professors, and an attractive campus, while a small portion notes minor administrative delays.

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With an average rating of 2.33/5 from 3 reviews, feedback is predominantly negative (~67%). Concerns include a perceived "money grab" scheme, unqualified professors, and a lack of professionalism from staff. One positive review highlighted exciting experiences, friendly staff, and affordable accommodation.

With an average rating of 4/5 and 100% positive feedback, student reviews highlight strong programs and engaging teaching. Students are highly satisfied with professor expertise and a positive learning experience.

With a 4.33/5 average rating from three reviews, ~100% of feedback is positive. Students highlight dedicated teachers and high-quality, work-ready courses. Minor administrative struggles were noted in one review.

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Rating distribution
5★
50%
11%
0%
33%
50%
33%
0%
4★
25%
86%
0%
0%
0%
67%
0%
3★
0%
3%
0%
0%
50%
0%
0%
2★
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1★
25%
0%
0%
67%
0%
0%
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Worst decision of my life.

I absolutely do not recommend this place and regret giving it a chance in the first place despite all the rumours and media talk. Now I’ve seen it first hand for myself and its beyond anything an outsider can imagine. The university has clearly been setup as a scheme of a quick money grab and not for academic purposes. Almost all professors are unqualified to teach and are simply fillers which has resulted in frequent facility member changes every semester. Basic professionalism, manners, respect are not part of AUM at all. The provosts & staff members will go head to head with students by belittling and disrespecting them. They are unprofessional & disrespectful and cannot handle any questions asked with respect in regards to academic inquires. The university is run with serious homophobia and racism throughout and has gone as far as firing 2 homosexual professors. Some professors have continuously passed on racist, homophobic and sexual commentary to students on multiple occasions during lectures with little to no action taken as students feel scared to approach staff and send complaints. The class syllabus is there for decoration and is a useless piece of paper. Full presidential scholarships are given out like candy to students who do not attend or participate in classes all year around. The careless students are being pardoned by the universities founder from the sadden group as friendships are tired in between. Only a very few students with high GPAs and a high work ethic have received a well deserved full scholarships. Other students have gotten rejected every year for any scholarship application as the full scholarships are favoured to the Jordanian students since the founder is Jordanian. Students have dropped out of the “university” for its lack of professionalism and lack of experience in running an academic place. Its a circus and a fraudulent place. Under 300k euros in profit annual is made by this "international university" by sucking money from students pockets and 14.8 million euros in losses. Ex staff and professors have come forth to some students about the university's behind the scenes treatments and sketchy "plans" and operations. All social media engagement is purchased and promoted in underdeveloped countries in order to take advantage of the less fortunate by selling them fake hopes and dreams. 2019 - 2022 has been nothing short of a nightmare at AUM. If you are serious about your studies and future do not go to this place. Students including myself gave them a chance every semester for improvement and not one stone has been moved. They ask us for feedback and waste our time in meetings only to not acknowledge a thing we've said. I have very few semesters left in this place and cannot leave now unless I get the bachelor's certificate so I do not start from square one when going elsewhere to make up for lost time at this place. You will end up wasting your time, money, energy, mental, and emotional health on people who don’t know how to run anything other than their mouths. Avoid at all costs. I could go on but this is the tamest review about my university experience at AUM.

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