Paris is at the top of the UK QS list of Best Student Cities while Taipei in Taiwan is 23rd. The list of leading urban destinations for students was released by QS on Monday. The factors considered were university rankings, affordability, student mix, desirability, and employer activity.
Paris Sciences et Lettres Dean Thierry Coulhon said he was happy to see Paris at the top of the list for the fourth year in the row. Following Paris was Melbourne, Tokyo, and London, and Sydney. In Asia, Singapore ranked 6th in the world and Hong Kong 8th while Seoul came in 10th. Taiwan’s two listed cities were Taipei at 23rd and Hsinchu at 55. Beijing was 25th.
The US had 11 cities listed, the most best student cities of any country. Boston ranked 13th and New York was 20th.