Beijing

Beijing

QS Staff Writer

Updated July 15, 2025 Updated July 15

QS Best Student Cities ranking

Beijing is certainly not a destination for those looking for a ‘small-town’ feel. But if you like the idea of studying in a city with strong international career opportunities, while keeping a finger to the pulse of one of the world’s fastest-developing countries, then this dynamic metropolis at the center of the world’s most populous nation could be for you.

The city receives its highest scores in the rankings and employer activity indicators of the QS Best Student Cities ranking, reflecting its strength as a recruitment ground for graduate employers. Beijing also received praise in our student survey, with one respondent commenting: “This city is research-oriented and everywhere you will see science and ideas.” Another said, “I can meet different people coming near and afar. They have the best quality education faculty and facilities here.”

Would Beijing get your vote? Tell us why.

Internationally ranked universities in Beijing

Tsinghua UniversityPeking UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityBeihang UniversityBeijing Institute of TechnologyRenmin (People’s) University of ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing University of Technology; Beijing Foreign Studies University; China Agricultural University

 

To find out how each of the above categories is calculated, view the methodology.

This article was originally published in November 2015 . It was last updated in July 2025

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