Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics vs Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa: which trading school is better?
As of November 1, 2026, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics leads Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa by 7.6 points in the 2027 trading school ranking: #46 internationally against #184. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching and Trust pillars. Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa does better on Visibility. 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 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics | Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 78.1 | 70.5 |
| International rank | #46 | #184 |
| Rank in Portugal | #1 of 16 | #3 of 16 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.23/5 | 3.77/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 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 | 1/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 3.43/5 | 1.48/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.00/5 | not rated |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | n/a |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 4/5 | n/a |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 4.66/5 | 4.83/5 |
| 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 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.00/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 1/5 | 2/5 |
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.
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