IE University vs Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - UNED vs Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP vs Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia - UCAM vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris

Side-by-side comparison from 265 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: Tie
IE University: wins 1/7 categories
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - UNED: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad CEU San Pablo - CEU USP: wins 0/7 categories
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia - UCAM: wins 0/7 categories
Le Cordon Bleu Paris: wins 0/7 categories
TETR College of Business: wins 3/7 categories
Advantere School of Management: wins 3/7 categories
Comparing
Madrid, Spain
4.30
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155 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Business Administration
Best programme: Advertising and Marketing
Best programme: Communication
Best programme: Culinary Arts
New York City, United States
4.80
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4 reviews
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Best programme: Bachelor of Management & Technology
Best programme: Master’s in International Management (MIM)
Category ratings
Facilities
4.34
2.81
3.68
3.50
4.40
4.50
4.61
Win
Location
4.53
3.50
3.63
4.00
4.70
4.50
4.78
Win
Professors
4.37
3.88
3.82
4.33
4.60
4.67
4.83
Win
Internationality
4.76
Win
3.44
3.30
3.83
4.60
4.33
4.52
Student life
4.35
2.56
3.59
4.17
3.90
5.00
Win
4.77
Value
4.22
3.88
3.59
3.83
3.90
4.67
Win
4.57
Accommodation
3.78
2.38
3.16
3.83
3.00
4.50
Win
4.23
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +excellent education, facilities, and supportive faculty
  • +encouragement for individual success and career guidance
  • +strong marketing and business programs with practical application
  • +Flexible online learning with excellent support and tools
  • +Great teachers and attentive staff
  • +Ideal for working students and self-paced study
  • +Practical, real-world skills training
  • +Professional, industry-experienced faculty
  • +Supportive and welcoming atmosphere
  • +Supportive and attentive faculty
  • +High-quality, well-organized programs
  • +Diverse and international community
  • +Exceptional teaching quality from passionate, experienced instructors
  • +Unmatched precision, emphasis on quality, and professional skill development
  • +Welcoming environment, strong support, and valuable alumni network
  • +Experiential learning and practical application of business concepts
  • +High-quality instruction and direct industry leader engagement
  • +International exposure and strong peer networking opportunities
  • +Practical, real-world projects with companies
  • +Strong professor and mentor relationships with personalized support
  • +International and collaborative community environment
Cons
  • -Academic deception and low educational standards
  • -Marketing promises not matching reality
  • -Corporate campus lacking traditional college experience
  • -Poor communication and organizational issues are prevalent.
  • -Limited student interaction and lack of support from instructors are significant drawbacks.
  • -The learning experience often feels superficial, focused on passing exams rather than acquiring knowledge.
  • -Low professor English proficiency and lack of student/teacher engagement.
  • -Poor organization and administrative issues.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are recurring problems.
  • -Inconsistent teaching quality and curriculum concerns are frequently mentioned.
  • -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.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and poor resources detract from learning.
  • -Lack of clear communication and support from staff is a recurring problem.
  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and equipment hinder learning.
  • -The curriculum is perceived as irrelevant and poorly structured.
Rating summary
What students say

Remarkably strong performance is evident across most assessed aspects. The university excels particularly in **Internationality**, achieving a rating of 4.76, closely followed by **Location** at 4.53. Conversely, **Accomodation** stands out as the lowest-rated area, receiving a score of 3.78. Other categories like Professors, Student Life, and Facilities also received favorable scores above 4.3.

Academic and career prospects stand out, with professors and value receiving the highest marks at 3.875. The university also scores well in location and internationality, both above 3.4. However, student life and accommodation present areas for improvement, with ratings of 2.5625 and 2.375 respectively. Facilities also lag behind, scoring 2.8125.

This institution garners a solid academic reputation, with professors receiving a strong rating of 3.82. While facilities and student life also score well around 3.6, accommodation emerges as the weakest area, rated at 3.16. Internationality and value also present as moderate aspects of the university experience.

Reviewing the university's performance reveals a mixed but generally positive picture. The strongest area for the institution is clearly its professors, who received an excellent rating. Students also appear to be well-served by the location and student life. Areas with slightly lower, though still respectable, scores include facilities, accommodation, internationality, and value for money.

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.

This institution garners exceptionally high marks, particularly excelling in Student Life with a perfect score. Facilities, Location, and Accomodation are also strong, all receiving 4.5 ratings. Professors and Value are rated highly at 4.67. The lowest score, though still solid, is for Internationality at 4.33.

This institution demonstrates notable strengths in its academic offerings and campus environment. Professors receive an outstanding 4.83 rating, closely followed by location at 4.78 and student life at 4.77. Facilities and value are also highly regarded. The weakest area appears to be accommodation, with a rating of 4.23. Internationality is rated well at 4.52.

Reviews summary
Highlights

~85% of 155 reviews are positive, praising excellent education, facilities, and faculty support. A small percentage (~3.2%) of negative feedback mentions issues with academic standards and program management.

Approximately 85% of reviews are positive, praising flexible online learning, supportive teachers, and good resources. Around 15% express concerns about outdated content, poor website functionality, and lack of student interaction.

Approximately 74% of 28 reviews are positive, highlighting professional, sector-active teachers and practical, real-world facilities. A small portion of feedback (~7%) expresses disappointment with low English proficiency among some professors and organizational issues.

With a 4.18 average rating from 11 reviews, students praise UCAM's high-level teaching, supportive faculty, and enriching academic and international environments. No negative feedback was provided.

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.

With an average rating of 4.75/5 from four reviews, feedback is overwhelmingly positive (~100%). Students highlight hands-on learning, business idea development, and valuable connections with industry leaders and peers as significant benefits. Minimal negative feedback was present.

Reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with ~100% giving 4-5 stars and an average rating of 4.75/5. Students praise the practical approach, real-world projects with companies, and supportive professors, highlighting personal and professional growth.

Rating distribution
5★
55%
18%
21%
27%
60%
75%
79%
4★
29%
45%
46%
64%
40%
25%
17%
3★
13%
21%
25%
9%
0%
0%
4%
2★
3%
9%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1★
1%
6%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Most useful review
Most liked
The teachers, the encouragement they give you,

I chose this university because some friends who had studied there had told me it was a great experience, and it's true. It has excellent facilities and a faculty that always encourages you to do your best. They motivate you a lot and guide you in a way I hadn't seen before. They are very approachable professors and are attentive to how they can optimize your studies. I made good friends there, I have good memories of that experience, and I might even pursue some further studies because it left a very positive impression on me.

Ideal for autodidacts

I am finishing the degree in ADE, in general, I believe that distance education is undervalued by society, when in my opinion it should be better qualified. In this university you learn to manage time and be constant. My experience has always been very good, although sometimes frustrating. The classes are one hour once a week in my case because I have a seat nearby, anyway the interesting thing is to be able to follow the classes with your computer from home, and see, in many of the subjects, more than one teacher explaining it It costs much more than a face-to-face one without a doubt, nevertheless you can combine it with the work or domestic tasks whenever you distribute yourself at least two hours of the day to the study. My advice: go slowly the first year, not throwing for the 10 subjects at once, then there is always time to expand enrollment if we can with more. Many luck and if you need more advice around here I will be.

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Good, but worthy of improvement

The life in Murcia is simply great! A lot of tapas bars, bars, clubs etc. which are affordable for students! During the courses at UCAM, I got to know so many international people who got really good friends in the meanwhile. The only shortcoming is that several professors have difficulties to explain their ideas in English, because of the language barrier. But this does not concern every teacher. Furthermore, the teaching staff is not only about professors but about people having their own business and talking about their own experiences. All in all the education is pretty good at UCAM. But the working-life balance is even better. "Savoir-Vivre!"

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.

Loving it here!

Being here has been such a wild ride. Moving to a new country every semester and learning local languages has been both fun and challenging, but it's kinda exhausting too. Still, that hustle gives me an adrenaline rush I low-key love! The best part has been seeing our business ideas come to life and when people genuinely appreciate and engage with something we’ve built, it makes all the hard work worth it.

Masters international Management

I enjoyed this programe, academically is it similar to other programs in other cities but it offers so much more. The personal connection with professors, strong guidance for future career and the international network is what separates it from other options!

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