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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.

1. Rankings
2. Student Mix
3. Desirability
4. Employer Activity
5. Affordability
6. Student View

QS BEST STUDENT CITIES 2018

RANK — CITY — COUNTRY

1. London — United Kingdom
2. Tokyo — Japan
3. Melbourne — Australia
4. Montreal — Canada
5. Paris — France
6. Munich — Germany
7. Berlin — Germany
8. Zurich — Switzerland
9. Sydney — Australia
10. Seoul — South Korea
11. Vienna — Austria
12. Hong Kong — Hong Kong
13. Boston — United States
14. Toronto — Canada
15. Singapore — Singapore
16. Edinburgh — United Kingdom
17. Vancouver — Canada
18. New York — United States
19. Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe — Japan
20. Taipei — Taiwan
21. Brisbane — Australia
22. Canberra — Australia
23. Auckland — New Zealand
24. Manchester — United Kingdom
25. Buenos Aires — Argentina
26. Beijing — China
27. Amsterdam — Netherlands
28. Moscow — Russia
29. Shanghai — China
30. Prague — Czech Republic
31. Barcelona — Spain
32. Madrid — Spain
33. Stockholm — Sweden
34. Dublin — Ireland
35. Los Angeles — United States
36. Milan — Italy
37. Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia
38. San Francisco — United States
39. Perth — Australia
40. Chicago — United States
41. Adelaide — Australia
42. Lyon — France
43. Glasgow — United Kingdom
44. Coventry — United Kingdom
45. Copenhagen — Denmark
46. Ottawa — Canada
47. Nottingham — United Kingdom
48. Brussels — Belgium
49. Budapest — Hungary
50. Lisbon — Portugal
51. Birmingham — United Kingdom
52. Mexico City — Mexico
53. Warsaw — Poland
54. Bangkok — Thailand
55. Aberdeen — United Kingdom
56. Newcastle Upon Tyne — United Kingdom
57. Gothenburg — Sweden
58. Philadelphia — United States
59. Stuttgart — Germany
60. Washington DC — United States
61. Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman — United Arab Emirates
62. Atlanta — United States
63. Brno — Czech Republic
64. Santiago — Chile
65. Oslo — Norway
66. Rome — Italy
67. Istanbul — Turkey
68. Pittsburgh — United States
69. Christchurch — New Zealand
70. Sao Paulo — Brazil
71. Cape Town — South Africa
72. Riyadh — Saudi Arabia
73. Hsinchu — Taiwan
74. Tomsk — Russia
75. Helsinki — Finland
76. Athens — Greece
77. St. Petersburg — Russia
78. Toulouse — France
79. Johannesburg — South Africa
80. San Diego — United States
81. Bogota — Colombia
82. Ankara — Turkey
83. Monterrey — Mexico
84. Vilnius — Lithuania
85. Graz — Austria
86. Daejeon — South Korea
87. Gold Coast — Australia
88. Nanjing — China
89. Quebec — Canada
90. Balti — United States
91. Valencia — Spain
92. Brighton — United Kingdom
93. Nagoya — Japan
94. Cairo — Egypt
95. Manila — Philippines
96. Novosibirsk — Russia
97. Houston — United States
98. Montpellier — France
99. Mumbai — India
100. Miami — United States
101. 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.

|GlobalGiants.Com|

Ahead of Tokyo and Melbourne. Read more: https://t.co/FdFFyb1zYe pic.twitter.com/LSIBbCCpjm

— World Economic Forum (@wef) May 9, 2018

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