Durham*
Location: United States
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 76th
Top-ranked university: Duke University (=50th)
Highest-performing indicator: Rankings (46th)
Durham did feature in the previous edition of the QS Best Student Cities rankings but was initially mislabelled as being Durham, United Kingdom rather than Durham, United States.
Nur-Sultan
Location: Kazakhstan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 92nd
Top-ranked university: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (150th)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (=10th)
Amman
Location: Jordan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 113th
Top-ranked university: University of Jordan (591-600)
Highest-performing indicator: Employer activity (52nd)
Tainan
Location: Taiwan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 115th
Top-ranked university: National Cheng Kung University (=224th)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (19th)
Busan
Location: South Korea
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 118th
Top-ranked university: Pusan National University (601-650)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (21st)
Montpellier
Location: France
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 119th
Top-ranked university: Université de Montpellier (501-510)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (35th)
Bandung
Location: Indonesia
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 120th
Top-ranked university: Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) (=235th)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (8th)
Cluj-Napoca
Location: Romania
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 122nd
Top-ranked university: Babes-Bolyai University (1001-1200)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (12th)
Gwangju
Location: South Korea
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 123rd
Top-ranked university: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (=288th)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (17th)
Baku
Location: Azerbaijan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: =126th
Top-ranked university: Baku State University (1001-1200)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (1st)
Surabaya
Location: Indonesia
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: =126th
Top-ranked university: Airlangga University (=369th)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (6th)
Kaunas
Location: Lithuania
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 128th
Top-ranked university: Kaunas University of Technology (801-1000)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (=72nd)
Quito
Location: Ecuador
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 130th
Top-ranked university: Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (701-750)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (=33rd)
Timisoara
Location: Romania
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 131st
Top-ranked university: West University of Timisoara (1201-1400)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (7th)
Bucharest
Location: Romania
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 132nd
Top-ranked university: University of Bucharest (1001-1200)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (=13th)
Taichung
Location: Taiwan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 133rd
Top-ranked university: National Chung Hsing University (651-700)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (27th)
Albany
Location: United States
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 134th
Top-ranked university: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (=461st)
Highest-performing indicator: Student mix (85th)
Montevideo
Location: Uruguay
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 135th
Top-ranked university: Universidad de Montevideo (UM) (=449th)
Highest-performing indicator: Desirability (97th)
Denver
Location: United States
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 136th
Top-ranked university: University of Colorado, Denver (=428th)
Highest-performing indicator: Desirability (70th)
Iasi
Location: Romania
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 137th
Top-ranked university: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (1201-1400)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (5th)
Xi'an
Location: Mainland China
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 138th
Top-ranked university: Xi’an Jiaotong University (302nd)
Highest-performing indicator: Student voice / Employer activity (both 110th)
Irbid
Location: Jordan
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 139th
Top-ranked university: Jordan University of Science and Technology (801-1000)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (56th)
Łódź
Location: Poland
Best Student Cities 2023 rank: 140th
Top-ranked university: University of Lodz (801-1000)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (18th)
