Released are the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings for the Best Student Cities in 2024. According to the QS world’s best rating, Mumbai is placed 118, the highest among Indian cities for students. The second most cheap city for students is Delhi, which is ranked 132nd. Bengaluru is ranked 147th, while Chennai is ranked 154th. All major Indian cities have seen a decline in their worldwide rankings as compared to the rankings from the prior year, which is a cause for worry.
Furthermore, none have entered the top 100 worldwide. It is concerning that none of the Indian cities have achieved success on the Desirability metric. According to the QS rating, the Desirability indicator takes into account elements like the pollution index, safety precautions, and safety as well as the propensity of prospective students to choose a city for their experience.
London is the greatest student city in the world for students to live in, compared to the other cities. For the sixth time in a row, the nation remained at the top. The study highlighted the top cities for overseas students. Seoul came in third, Tokyo took second, and so on. Munich drops to fifth, while Melbourne jumps to fourth. The other cities in the top ten were, in that order, Boston, Berlin, Zurich, Berlin, Sydney, and Paris.
2024 QS World’s Best Student Cities: Ranking Procedure
Global higher analytical professionals are in charge of the QS World University Rankings. The rankings analyze 1,500 universities in 104 regions using data from 1,750,000 academic publications, 2,40,000 academic faculty members, and employers. Each city must have a population of at least 250,000 and at least two institutions that are included in the most current QS World University Rankings in order to be eligible for inclusion.
According to a press release, the Best Student Cities 2024 were evaluated based on six criteria, including institution rankings. The most important criteria for selecting the top student towns were a safe and friendly environment for foreign students (79%) followed by excellent teaching (63%), a solid reputation for academics (57%), a decent way of life and recreational opportunities (57%) and cost of living (55%) in that order. Employer activity, affordability, student diversity, attractiveness, and student input were all taken into account.
The 20th edition of our rankings arrives at a time when priorities in higher education are changing, according to the QS Rankings blog post. In the enviable position of connecting millions of students, hundreds of thousands of academics and employers, and thousands of institutions globally, Quacquarelli Symonds is a hub for the higher education industry.