QS Best Student Cities ranking: 1st
Counteracting any fears about Brexit affecting its appeal to international students, the 2018 edition of QS Best Student Cities sees London overtake Montréal to rank as the world’s number one student city for the first time – helped in part by its improved score for the desirability and student view indicators, climbing 10 places for the latter this year to now rank 13th.
Of course, London is not exactly a cheap option for international students, home and EU students alike. In addition, rent and living costs are significantly higher in London compared to the rest of the UK. Yet thanks to the concentration of world-class universities, professional and social opportunities, and a mind-boggling cultural confluence that mixes the corporate and the alternative, the historical and the cutting-edge, studying in London may well be worth every penny.
Few cities in the world can rival London's credentials as a nerve-center of global academia. Among its fleet of internationally ranked universities, the current leaders are UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London, which rank seventh and eighth respectively in the QS World University Rankings® 2018.
King’s College London is also featured in the global top 25, and a whole host of other prestigious institutions are scattered throughout the metropolis – along with world-leading facilities such as the British Library, which constitutes one of the most extensive and significant collections of books and manuscripts in the world.
And of course, the UK's capital is not just an academic hub – it’s an epicenter of international finance and business, culture and creativity, famed for its museums, arts scene, nightlife and diversity. Anything you want to try, see, eat, learn or experience: it’s here.
Are you dreaming of studying in London? Tell us why.
Internationally ranked universities in London
More about London
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Number of universities ranked by QS
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17
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Highest-ranked institution
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UCL (University College London) (7th in the world)
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Population
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13,880,000
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Average international fees (at ranked unis)
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US$21,200
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Desirability rank
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18th
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Employer Activity rank
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2nd
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Affordability rank
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113th
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Student View rank
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13th
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To find out how each of the above categories is calculated, view the methodology.
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