QS Best Student Cities Rankings 2027 | TopUniversities

Best Student Cities Rankings

Explore the QS Best Student Cities 2027 to find out which cities are the best in the world for international students. The student perspective is one of the key indicators used to compile this ranking.

Rank
City
Overall Score
1
1
Seoul
South Korea
100 100
2
2
Tokyo
Japan
98 98
3
3
London
United Kingdom
97.3 97.3
4
4
Melbourne
Australia
94.8 94.8
=5
=5
Munich
Germany
94.1 94.1
=5
=5
Sydney
Australia
94.1 94.1
7
7
Paris
France
92.5 92.5
8
8
Berlin
Germany
91.8 91.8
9
9
Vienna
Austria
90.9 90.9
10
10
Zurich
Switzerland
90.6 90.6
11
11
Singapore
Singapore
90.2 90.2
12
12
Beijing
China (Mainland)
89.2 89.2
13
13
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
89.1 89.1
14
14
Taipei
Taiwan
88.4 88.4
15
15
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
88 88
16
16
Kyoto
Japan
87.9 87.9
17
17
Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong SAR
87.7 87.7
18
18
Boston
United States
87.6 87.6
19
19
Amsterdam
Netherlands
86.8 86.8
20
20
Montreal
Canada
86.2 86.2
21
21
Shanghai
China (Mainland)
85.9 85.9
22
22
Toronto
Canada
85.8 85.8
=23
=23
Lausanne
Switzerland
84.7 84.7
=23
=23
New York
United States
84.7 84.7
25
25
Stockholm
Sweden
84.6 84.6

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