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Thinking of studying abroad? Explore the world's most student-friendly locations with the QS Best Student Cities 2025.

This year, the top 10 cities for students are: London, Tokyo, Seoul, Munich, Melbourne, Sydney, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, and Montreal.

150 cities are ranked in this year's table in total. Find out more about all of these cities in the full QS Best Student Cities 2025 ranking below.

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QS Best Student Cities 2025

Thinking of studying abroad? Explore the world's most student-friendly locations with the QS Best Student Cities 2025.

This year, the top 10 cities for students are: London, Tokyo, Seoul, Munich, Melbourne, Sydney, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, and Montreal.

150 cities are ranked in this year's table in total. Find out more about all of these cities in the full QS Best Student Cities 2025 ranking below.

Or, find out more about how QS compiles rankings by reading our methodology.

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Published on: 18 June 2024

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Overall Score: 89
Boston Boston
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

96.8

Student Mix

86.3

Employer Activity

92.6

Desirability

76.9

Affordability

4.2

Rankings

75.9
Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.4
New York New York
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

96.3

Student Mix

86.6

Employer Activity

87.6

Desirability

72.2

Affordability

4.3

Rankings

77.8
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Overall Score: 83.8
San Francisco San Francisco
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

86.7

Student Mix

84.8

Employer Activity

91.3

Desirability

71.7

Affordability

5.2

Rankings

67.8
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Overall Score: 81.2
Los Angeles Los Angeles
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

91.5

Student Mix

76.4

Employer Activity

87.2

Desirability

69.8

Affordability

4.3

Rankings

65.5
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Overall Score: 78.3
Chicago Chicago
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

81.6

Student Mix

78.4

Employer Activity

79.7

Desirability

69.2

Affordability

5.2

Rankings

66.6
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Overall Score: 70.3
Philadelphia Philadelphia
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

61.7

Student Mix

72.9

Employer Activity

73.3

Desirability

60

Affordability

10.1

Rankings

63.9
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Overall Score: 69.2
San Diego San Diego
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

66.8

Student Mix

72

Employer Activity

50.8

Desirability

64.8

Affordability

31.1

Rankings

51
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Overall Score: 68.7
Washington DC Washington DC
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

80.8

Student Mix

65.6

Employer Activity

64.7

Desirability

69.4

Affordability

5.9

Rankings

47.5
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Overall Score: 66.4
Atlanta Atlanta
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

71.9

Student Mix

67.7

Employer Activity

59.7

Desirability

66.6

Affordability

8.2

Rankings

48.9
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Overall Score: 64.2
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

55

Student Mix

72.3

Employer Activity

60

Desirability

59.2

Affordability

14.4

Rankings

51.1
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Overall Score: 62.1
Seattle Seattle
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

56

Student Mix

74.3

Employer Activity

44

Desirability

70

Affordability

9

Rankings

48.5
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Overall Score: 60.8
Durham Durham
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

49.8

Student Mix

68.4

Employer Activity

60.1

Desirability

54.3

Affordability

13.7

Rankings

49.2
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Overall Score: 57.8
Houston Houston
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

60.3

Student Mix

69

Employer Activity

41.4

Desirability

56.7

Affordability

13.4

Rankings

40.2
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Overall Score: 56.8
Baltimore Baltimore
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

22.7

Student Mix

71.3

Employer Activity

59.7

Desirability

55.3

Affordability

14.2

Rankings

52.8
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Overall Score: 54.4
Miami Miami
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

75.5

Student Mix

52.3

Employer Activity

39.9

Desirability

69.3

Affordability

7.7

Rankings

19.7
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Overall Score: 49.7
Dallas Dallas
location United States
QS stars QS Stars

Student View

70.7

Student Mix

68.8

Employer Activity

19.3

Desirability

63.8

Affordability

12.7

Rankings

6.4

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