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May 9, 2018
Mumbai among World's Best Student Cities for 2018, London Tops the Ranking
Photo: Tower Bridge, London. Image Credit: Tuomo Lindfors.
Photo: Gateway of India, Mumbai. Image Credit: Wessel Venter.
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LONDON, May 8, 2018: London is the world’s best student city. The fifth edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking, released today, sees London replace Canada’s Montreal as the world-leader.
London rises to the first position primarily as a result of increasingly positive responses to QS’s student survey, which asks students about the quality of experience in a city, and their willingness to remain there after graduating.
Ben Sowter, Research Director at QS, said: “The 2018 ranking highlights the enduring quality of the student experience available in London. The city benefits from outstanding employment prospects, more world-class universities than any other city, and excellent lifestyle opportunities. These factors mean that the capital remains a great place to study despite eye-watering costs - as more than 50,000 student respondents to QS’s survey have made clear.”
The QS Best Student Cities index, published annually, showcases the best urban destinations for international students. The index assesses cities for its University Rankings, Student Mix, Desirability, Employer Activity, Affordability, and Student View.
Key Observations:
- Tokyo reaches 2nd, its highest-ever position.
- Melbourne rises from the 5th to the 3rd position.
- No US city achieves a top-10 rank.
- US cities see declines in their ranks for Affordability, Employer Activity, and Student Mix.
- Zurich (8th) enters the top ten, rising five places.
- Germany and Australia both achieve two top-ten ranks.
- Latin America’s best student city is Buenos Aires, which rises from the 42nd to the 25th position.
- In total, QS rank the world’s top 100 cities.
Methodology
QS use six indicator groups to compile the ranking, each analyzing a different aspect of concern to prospective students.
- Rankings
- Student Mix
- Desirability
- Employer Activity
- Affordability
- Student View
QS BEST STUDENT CITIES 2018
RANK — CITY — COUNTRY
- London — United Kingdom
- Tokyo — Japan
- Melbourne — Australia
- Montreal — Canada
- Paris — France
- Munich — Germany
- Berlin — Germany
- Zurich — Switzerland
- Sydney — Australia
- Seoul — South Korea
- Vienna — Austria
- Hong Kong — Hong Kong
- Boston — United States
- Toronto — Canada
- Singapore — Singapore
- Edinburgh — United Kingdom
- Vancouver — Canada
- New York — United States
- Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe — Japan
- Taipei — Taiwan
- Brisbane — Australia
- Canberra — Australia
- Auckland — New Zealand
- Manchester — United Kingdom
- Buenos Aires — Argentina
- Beijing — China
- Amsterdam — Netherlands
- Moscow — Russia
- Shanghai — China
- Prague — Czech Republic
- Barcelona — Spain
- Madrid — Spain
- Stockholm — Sweden
- Dublin — Ireland
- Los Angeles — United States
- Milan — Italy
- Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia
- San Francisco — United States
- Perth — Australia
- Chicago — United States
- Adelaide — Australia
- Lyon — France
- Glasgow — United Kingdom
- Coventry — United Kingdom
- Copenhagen — Denmark
- Ottawa — Canada
- Nottingham — United Kingdom
- Brussels — Belgium
- Budapest — Hungary
- Lisbon — Portugal
- Birmingham — United Kingdom
- Mexico City — Mexico
- Warsaw — Poland
- Bangkok — Thailand
- Aberdeen — United Kingdom
- Newcastle Upon Tyne — United Kingdom
- Gothenburg — Sweden
- Philadelphia — United States
- Stuttgart — Germany
- Washington DC — United States
- Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman — United Arab Emirates
- Atlanta — United States
- Brno — Czech Republic
- Santiago — Chile
- Oslo — Norway
- Rome — Italy
- Istanbul — Turkey
- Pittsburgh — United States
- Christchurch — New Zealand
- Sao Paulo — Brazil
- Cape Town — South Africa
- Riyadh — Saudi Arabia
- Hsinchu — Taiwan
- Tomsk — Russia
- Helsinki — Finland
- Athens — Greece
- St. Petersburg — Russia
- Toulouse — France
- Johannesburg — South Africa
- San Diego — United States
- Bogota — Colombia
- Ankara — Turkey
- Monterrey — Mexico
- Vilnius — Lithuania
- Graz — Austria
- Daejeon — South Korea
- Gold Coast — Australia
- Nanjing — China
- Quebec — Canada
- Balti — United States
- Valencia — Spain
- Brighton — United Kingdom
- Nagoya — Japan
- Cairo — Egypt
- Manila — Philippines
- Novosibirsk — Russia
- Houston — United States
- Montpellier — France
- Mumbai — India
- Miami — United States
- Rio de Janeiro — Brazil
Mumbai (99th) represents India in the QS top 100 student cities for 2018. Located on the west coast at the site of a deep natural harbor, Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is India’s commercial, financial and entertainment capital. It is home to the Bollywood film industry and the highest number of millionaires in India.
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