Berlin

Berlin

By QS Staff Writer

Updated July 14, 2025 Updated July 14

QS Best Student Cities ranking

Having flourished into one of the world’s coolest urban hubs – a major center of design, fashion, music and art to rival even New York or London – Berlin offers both unbeatable culture and a hot financial market, making it as perfect for history buffs and art aficionados as it is for budding financiers.

To sweeten the deal even further, all undergraduate degrees (and some postgraduate programs) are free at public universities in Germany, even for international students.

Berlin’s growing appeal as an international study destination is also due in part to a greater provision of courses in English, particularly at postgraduate level. With a high quality of living, affordable costs, a liberal atmosphere and a happening party and music scene, the German capital has a huge amount to offer international students of all backgrounds and interests. As if to prove this, Berlin has moved up four places this year in the student view indicator to fourth place.  

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Internationally ranked universities in Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität BerlinTechnische Universität Berlin

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

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

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