Munich

QS Best Student Cities ranking: 6^th

In accordance with Germany’s growing status as an international study destination, the country has not just one but two entries in the top 10 of the QS Best Student Cities, with the latest edition seeing Munich climb three places, overtaking capital city Berlin in the process.

Munich’s improved spot in this year’s ranking was no doubt helped by Munich’s impressive climb in the student view indicator, for which it climbed a whopping 24 spots to now be ranked as the second most popular city with students after Montréal, showing that students are appreciating factors in the city such as affordability, ease of getting around, nightlife and friendliness.

Munich also ranks among the best in the world for desirability, which draws on a broad selection of sources designed to assess quality of life.

Most notably, however, Munich has the second highest score for affordability out of all the top 10 cities, behind Berlin. This is due to the fact no tuition fees are charged for undergraduate students at public universities in the majority of Germany, regardless of nationality. Although living costs tend to be slightly higher in Munich than Berlin, the incentive of free tuition combined with the distinctive Bavarian culture combines to make Munich one of the most appealing study destinations in Western Europe.

As for universities in Munich, the city’s highest entrant in the QS World University Rankings® 2018 is Technische Universität München at 64^th, followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 66^th place – Germany’s top two representatives in the world rankings this year.

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