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 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).