Comparison · Trading schools
IE University (IE Business School) vs Esade Business School: which trading school is better?
As of November 1, 2026, IE University (IE Business School) leads Esade Business School by 1.7 point in the 2027 trading school ranking: #27 internationally against #48. The gap comes mainly from the Visibility and Teaching pillars. Esade Business School does better on Recognition and employability. On Student reviews, 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 | IE University (IE Business School) | Esade Business School |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 79.8 | 78.1 |
| International rank | #27 | #48 |
| Rank in Spain | #1 of 62 | #3 of 62 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.08/5 | 3.62/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 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 | 1.97/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | 1/5 | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.50/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 4.31/5 | 4.83/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 4.50/5 | 4.00/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 3/5 | – |
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.
IE University (IE Business School): full listingEsade Business School: full listing