It is accredited by ASIC,[1] validated by Richmond, The American International University in London, and is an officially approved Learning Provider (UKPRN 10061489).

Admissions at ESE are carried out on a rolling basis for each particular intake, with only a limited number of places available in each campus.

Every year students also have to complete internships which are sourced by ESE, selecting from more than 1500 organisations around the world.

[13] In their annual review of the institution, the QAA highlighted these practices, noting the "opportunities for students to undertake comprehensive internships and transfer between international campuses (paragraph 2.7)[14] ...and the robust and systematic approach to the management of information, which is coordinated with partner campuses overseas (paragraph 3.4).

In 2014, a report by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education stated that the existing partnership agreement with the Buckingham University was terminated for strategic reasons.

In its Italian centers, ESE has a partnership with the Florence Academy of Art for the delivery of art programs,[23] and with the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality for a series of CTH-accredited diplomas and foundation programmes in the hospitality and tourism industry.