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Two Australian capitals make
‘best cities for students’ list.
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edeeming themselves after last
year’s fall, Melbourne and Sydney
have placed 3rd and 9th respectively
in the QS Best Student Cities Ranking. Last
year, global higher education analysts QS
Quacquarelli Symonds placed Melbourne
5th and Sydney 13th.
Beating Melbourne were London (for
the first time, 1st) and Tokyo (2nd). Yet the
Victorian capital received top global honours
for its student mix. Its third place overall
also reflected its standing on the desire of
students to stay there, post-graduation.
Sydney, however, pipped its neighbour
on quality of life indices, ranking 4th as
compared to 8th.
Aussie unis
ranked 10th
worldwide
Universities in Asia, Russia
and South Africa showed the
greatest improvements.
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Six indices are used to evaluate cities:
• Rankings: Does my prospective
university city have a wide range of high-
quality, globally ranked institutions?
• Student mix: Are students well-
represented among the city population?
Are international students well-
represented among the student
population? Does the city score highly
for tolerance and inclusion?
• Desirability: Would I want to study and
live here? Have fellow student survey
respondents expressed the wish to
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QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2018: Top 10
RANK RANK CITY
STUDENT DESIRABILITY
2018 2017
MIX
1
3
London
7
18
2
7
Tokyo
72
2
3
5
Melbou