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Montreal was just ranked among the best cities in the world for students

Montreal is a city renowned for many things including great food, a stellar festival scene, top tier nightlife and now, student friendly can be added to the list.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education analytics firm based in the United Kingdom, dropped its Best Student Cities of 2025 ranking and Montreal made the cut.

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The Best Cities In The World Were Ranked & This Canadian Destination Made The Cut

A recent ranking of the best cities in the world includes one Canadian destination. Condé Nast Traveler released the winners of its annual Reader's Choice Awards, highlighting the best of the best in travel and hospitality, and the True North gained some much-deserved recognition.

Over 500,000 Condé Nast Traveler (CN) readers submitted their votes for the best countries and cities to travel to, hotels to stay in, spas to relax at, cruises to embark on and global restaurants worth ordering from and when it comes to the best cities in the world, Vancouver came out on top.

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The Best Cities In Canada Were Ranked & 2 Quebec Spots Made The Cut

The best cities in Canada were ranked and two Quebec destinations managed to make the top five.

Travel + Leisure, a travel magazine focused on providing trip ideas, hotel picks, flight sales, city guides, and travel tips from the experts, announced its 2023 World Best Awards, highlighting Canada's top cities, hotels, spas, and resorts.

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Montreal Was Named One Of The Best Cities In The World For Students

A new ranking of the best student cities in the world dropped and Montreal managed to secure a top 20 spot. Despite Montreal's high rank, we still failed to land first when it comes to the best Canadian city for students — losing to Toronto by 1.2 points.

QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, released its 2024 ranking — showcasing the best urban destinations for international students, based on a diverse range of indicators grouped into six key categories. The six key categories include: university rankings, student mix, desirability, employer activity, affordability and student voice.

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A Ranking Of The Best Cities For Students Just Dropped & Montreal Did Not Beat Kingston

The only city in Canada better than Montreal for students is apparently Kingston, Ontario, according to a ranking by HelloSafe, an insurance and personal finance comparison platform with strong opinions about student well-being and fun-having.

HelloSafe used 18 criteria to determine the best cities for students, creating national and provincial rankings based on excellence, student life, quality of life and attractiveness. No, not the attractiveness of the residents, you weirdo.

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3 Canadian Cities Ranked Among The Best In The World For Students

A recent ranking of the best cities in the world for studying abroad highlighted three Canadian cities in the top 20 — with Montreal proudly sitting in the number one spot.

Helpful Professor, an online higher education resource for students across the globe, conducted a study into the best cities in the world to study in. The report measured seven factors, all scored out of 10 points — quantity and quality of universities, international student population, local cost of living, safety, friendliness, and freedom — to determine its list.

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