QS Best Student Cities 2025: Which cities are new to this year's ranking?
This year's QS Best Student Cities ranking features some new entrants. Let's take a closer look at some of this year's entrants and their areas of strength according to our ranking which measures a range of indicators (which you can read about in...
This year's QS Best Student Cities ranking features some new entrants. Let's take a closer look at some of this year's entrants and their areas of strength according to our ranking which measures a range of indicators (which you can read about in our methodology).
Alexandria
Location: Egypt Best Student Cities 2025 rank: =148 Top-ranked university: Alexandria University (801-850) Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (21st)
Jeddah
Location: Saudi Arabia Best Student Cities 2025 rank: =120th Top-ranked university: King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (149th) Highest-performing indicator: Employer activity (72nd)
The cities in the table below all made their debut in a previous edition of the Best Student Cities ranking (2023/2024).
| 2025 rank | City |
|---|---|
| 83 | Amman |
| =94 | Durham |
| =97 | Tainan |
| =117 | Taichung |
| 125 | Astana |
| 132 | Bandung |
| 135 | Cluj-Napoca |
| 136 | Busan |
| =138 | Montpellier |
| 142 | Surabaya |
| =143 | Bucharest |
| 147 | Kaunas |
| 150 | Xi'an |
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