The UK's global higher education evaluation institution "QS Quacquarelli Symonds", which announces the "QS World University Rankings" every year, announces the "Best City Rankings for Students" in 2017.In the ranking of all 100 cities, Tokyo is ranked 7th overall this year. TOP3 was 1st place in Montreal, Canada, 2nd place in Paris, France, and 3rd place in London, England.
Last year in 2016, Tokyo was ranked 3rd, the highest among Asian cities, but this year it has dropped to 7th.The number one in Asia is Seoul, South Korea, which is fourth."Student's living expenses" play a major role in the decline in Tokyo's ranking.This evaluation item is an item that examines the living expenses of each city and reflects the consumption index, tuition fees, prices, and so on.
On the other hand, Tokyo remains ranked number one in the world in the "employer activity" ranking, which measures the employment environment of graduates.In addition, the ranking item "Urban Evaluation", which evaluates the quality of life including the environmental pollution index, safety, and corruption index, was ranked 1rd, up one step.Kyoto ranked 3th, up 1 ranks from the previous year.Boston, the only American city to rank in the TOP17, ranked 4th overall.
"Student evaluation and perspective" has been added to this year's ranking as a new item, and a survey is being conducted on 18,000 international students around the world.Students surveyed the cities they most wanted to visit, and reviews by city were also reflected in the evaluation.
