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Perspectives
In-depth analysis of QS, THE, ARWU, and US News university rankings. Admissions guides, study abroad strategies, and campus life insights to help you choose the right university.
Perspectives & Insights
Perspectives
Rankings analysis, admissions guides, and university insights.
Brussels
The capital of Belgium and headquarters of the European Union, Brussels is known for its international character – and this is reflected in the high proportion of international students at its universities.
Los Angeles
Rising by no less than 10 spaces in the QS Best Student Cities ranking this year, helped by the incredible 32-place leap in the student view indicator, Los Angeles is undoubtedly somewhere students want to be.
Moscow
The capital of the world’s largest country, Moscow is a city of superlatives – most populous city in Europe, home to the most billionaires, site of Europe’s tallest building... Student life in Moscow is certainly unlikely to be dull.
Coventry
Located in the West Midlands of England, Coventry is home to Coventry University (ranked among the world’s top 600), and the University of Warwick (ranked in the world’s top 65) – the latter is located just to the south of the city on a 700-acre...
Washington, DC
It should hardly be a surprise to find Washington DC, the federal capital of the world’s most popular study destination, on a list of the planet’s best student cities. This year Washington DC is ranked as the 60th best student city in the world.
Lyon
Lyon is known as the gastronomic capital of France – which is really saying something – and is positioned at the picturesque confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, with a charming medieval center that is beautifully illuminated after dark.
Philadelphia
Home of Ivy League member the University of Pennsylvania (15th in the QS World University Rankings® 2020), as well as the esteemed Drexel University and Temple University, Philadelphia certainly holds its own as an international study destination.
Santiago
Home to six of Chile’s best universities, Santiago is a heavyweight Latin American study destination.
Mexico City
Mexico’s lively and unique capital boasts an impressive selection of world-class universities, with no less than eight universities in (or close to) the city featuring in the QS World University Rankings® 2020.
Kuala Lumpur
With three universities in the QS World University Rankings® 2020, Malaysia’s capital is up eight places in this year’s QS Best Student Cities ranking and is quickly establishing itself as one of Southeast Asia’s leading study destinations.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in the US state of Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia), offers a strong quality of living, diverse student population, and a chance to study at a world-renowned university.
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the US state of Georgia, and is known as the “city in a forest” due to its abundance of trees, rare for a major city.