Comparison · Trading schools
Esprit School of Business (ESB) vs ESPAF Business School: which trading school is better?
As of November 1, 2026, Esprit School of Business (ESB) leads ESPAF Business School by 0.4 point in the 2027 trading school ranking: #776 internationally against #801. The gap comes mainly from the Visibility and Trust pillars. ESPAF Business School does better on Student reviews. On Recognition and employability, they are level.
2027 edition · updated November 1, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | Esprit School of Business (ESB) | ESPAF Business School |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
| International rank | #776 | #801 |
| Rank in Tunisia | #4 of 12 | #5 of 12 |
| Trust · 10 % | 3.47/5 | 3.01/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 2.45/5 | 2.09/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | 1/5 |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 2.50/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 2/5 | 5/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 2.74/5 | 2.91/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 1.75/5 | 1.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
Esprit School of Business (ESB): full listingESPAF Business School: full listing