THE-ICE Global Premier Ranking
In partnership with i-graduate, THE-ICE conducts an annual THE-ICE International Student Barometer and Student Barometer (ISBSB)™ Student Satisfaction Survey measuring student satisfaction across 80 elements of student experience related to Arrival, Learning, Living and Support. THE-ICE Global Premier Ranking is the first ranking system based solely on quantititave data of student satisfaction and provides ranking of over 120 higher education institutions worldwide.
2022 Global Premier Ranking Results
The 2022 survey was open from April to July 2022 and attracted over 180,000 student responses, and THE-ICE member institutions achieving #1 Global Premier Rankings in 75 of the elements:
Institut Paul Bocuse, France
- Learning Overall
- Living Overall
- Support Overall
- Arrival Overall
- Overall Satisfaction
- Overall Happiness
- Information
- Advice
- Training
- Support
- Placement
- Training facilities
- Host friends
- Learning support
- Employability
- Careers advice
- Other friends
- Living cost
- Host culture
- Visa advice
- Tutorials
- Face-to-face orientation
- Opps for work experience
- Careers Advisory Service
- International Office
- Personal Tutors
- Student Advisory Service
- Careers fairs/networking Opp.
- Opp. to network with alumni
- Representation
- Employment
- Recommendation
- Happiness
- Career Goal Preparation
- Accommodation Office
- Campus eating places
- Campus wellbeing services
- Campus environment
- Meeting academic staff
- Enrolment / academic registration
- Formal welcome at the institution
- Intro to campus and facilities
- Orientation (finding my way around the local area)
- Making friends from this country
- Condition of accommodation on arrival
- Feeling safe and secure on campus
- Making good contacts for the future
- Access to suitable accommodation
- The quality of accommodation
- Surroundings outside the institution
- Accommodation and living orientation
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
- Pre-arrival info
- Social orientation
- Study sense
- Introduction to support services
- The cost of accommodation
- Financial support
- The social activities (organised events)
- Student Unions
César Ritz Colleges Switzerland, Switzerland
- Communicating with tutors
- Communication with students
- On campus facilities access
EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, Switzerland
- First night
- Housekeeping & Maintenance
- IT Support
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, United Arab Emirates
- Studying with people from other cultures
- Language support
- Online study materials
Hotelschool The Hague, The Netherlands
- Introduction to clubs and societies
- The size of classes
- Making friends from other countries
Lyceum of the Philippines University, Philippines
- Group work
- Net Promoter Score
Dusit Thani College, Thailand
- Topic selection (postgraduate)
Vistula School of Hospitality, Poland
- Virtual onboarding
2019 Global Premier Ranking Results
The 2019 survey was open from March to June 2019 and attracted over 100,000 student responses, and THE-ICE member institutions achieving #1 Global Premier Rankings in almost half (37) of the elements:
MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
- Living Overall
- Support Overall
- Living Average
- Expert Lecturers
- Class Size
- Social Facilities
- Safety
- Accommodation Quality
- Home Friends
- Host Friends
- Other Friends
- Campus Buildings
- Campus Environment
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Propensity to Recommend
- Good Teachers
- Programme Content
- Language Support
- Employability
- Health Centre
César Ritz Colleges Switzerland, Switzerland
- Careers Advice
- Arrival Average
- First Night
- Health Insurance
- University Orientation
- Formal Welcome
Swiss Hotel Management School, Switzerland
- Work Experience
- Graduate School
- Academic Learning Unit
- Accommodation Office
- Finance Office
Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland
- Arrival Overall
- Good Contacts
- Visa Advice
- Application to Offer
Lyceum of the Philippines University, Philippines
- Financial Support
- Earning Money
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, United Arab Emirates
- Meeting Staff