QS Best Student Cities ranking
Paris’ consistently strong performance in the ranking is largely due to its high concentration of internationally ranked universities.
While Paris does have a (justified) reputation for its high cost of living, this is to a large extent balanced out by low tuition fees.
Of course, despite this, enjoying all the delights of life in this iconic European capital will still certainly stretch your student budget, especially if you’re into haute couture and haute cuisine.…
Elite Parisian universities and specialized schools such as ENS Paris, Ecole Polytechnique ParisTech, Sciences Po Paris and HEC Paris have produced some of the most important philosophers, theorists, scientists, politicians, business leaders and mathematicians of the last 100 years, along with seminal movements in literature, film and art.
Today, Parisian graduates are targeted by a vast range of employers across the continent, as is reflected in the city’s strong score for employer activity in the ranking.
Though it’s no longer in the top five, the City of Love still has a place in the hearts of prospective students across from the world, with one student, commenting in our student survey that they loved “being surrounded by beautiful monuments, history and culture,” while another said: “the nightlife is incredible”.
Will it climb back towards the number one spot next year? Have your say.
Internationally ranked universities in Paris
To find out how each of the above categories is calculated, view the methodology.
