QS Best Student Cities 2025
Montreal ranked best student city in the Americas and 10th in the world
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the Best Student Cities 2025, which ranks the 150 most student-friendly locations from around the world. Cities are assessed according to six criteria: Affordability, desirability, employer activity, student mix, student view, and university rankings. Five cities from Canada appeared in the rankings: Montréal (#10), Toronto (#11), Vancouver (#19), Ottawa (#57), and Québec City (#128). The top three cities overall were London, UK; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, South Korea.