Comparison · Trading schools
Università Bocconi vs Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore: which trading school is better?
As of November 1, 2026, Università Bocconi leads Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore by 4.6 points in the 2027 trading school ranking: #60 internationally against #137. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching and Trust pillars. On Student reviews and 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 | Università Bocconi | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 77.4 | 72.8 |
| International rank | #60 | #137 |
| Rank in Italy | #2 of 17 | #3 of 17 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.39/5 | 4.08/5 |
| 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 | 3/5 |
| 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 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 2.45/5 | 1.97/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | n/a | 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 | 4.13/5 |
| 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 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.75/5 | 3.50/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 3/5 | 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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