QS Best Student Cities Rankings 2026 | TopUniversities

Best Student Cities Rankings

Explore the QS Best Student Cities 2026 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
99.9 99.9
3
3
London
United Kingdom
97.1 97.1
4
4
Munich
Germany
96.3 96.3
5
5
Melbourne
Australia
95.7 95.7
6
6
Sydney
Australia
94.7 94.7
=7
=7
Berlin
Germany
93.3 93.3
=7
=7
Paris
France
93.3 93.3
9
9
Zurich
Switzerland
91.5 91.5
10
10
Vienna
Austria
90.8 90.8
11
11
Singapore
Singapore
90.6 90.6
12
12
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
90.3 90.3
13
13
Beijing
China (Mainland)
89.7 89.7
14
14
Taipei
Taiwan
89.1 89.1
=15
=15
Boston
United States
88.5 88.5
=15
=15
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
88.5 88.5
17
17
Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong SAR
88.3 88.3
=18
=18
Kyoto
Japan
87.8 87.8
=18
=18
Montreal
Canada
87.8 87.8
20
20
Amsterdam
Netherlands
87.4 87.4
21
21
Lausanne
Switzerland
87.1 87.1
22
22
Toronto
Canada
87 87
23
23
New York
United States
86.1 86.1
24
24
Stockholm
Sweden
85.2 85.2
25
25
Auckland
New Zealand
84.7 84.7