The QS World Rankings for the best student city to study at

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QS Best Student Cities 2012 is calculated based on 12 criteria, which are divided into

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Hong Kong PolyU is a top business school

five main categories:

1.    Rankings

This category measures the number and quality of universities in each city by looking at their performance in the QS World University Rankings. The indicators have been designed to take into account the variety of internationally recognised universities found in large cities, as well as lending recognition to the locations of the world’s elite institutions.

Institution Count: Score based on a straight count of the number of ranked institutions in the city.

Indexed Score: Score based on the collective performance of all institutions in the city. Points are awarded for each institution depending on what range they fall in.

Top Score: Score based on the position of the highest placed institution from the city.

2.    Student Mix

This category is designed to look at the student make-up of the city, both overall and

Hong Kong PolyU campus
Hong Kong PolyU campus

from an international perspective. Cities with higher proportions of students are likely to be better equipped with the facilities they need, while those with high numbers of international students are more likely to have the facilities to welcome more.

Student Population: A simple score based on the number of students at ranked institutions as a proportion of the city’s population.

International Volume: A score based on the total number of international students attracted to the city and studying at ranked institutions.

International Ratio: A score based on the total number of international students as a proportion of all students studying at ranked institutions in the city.

3.    Quality of Living

Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library

This measure is based on the results of the Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2011, which ranks the top 50 cities based on ten criteria:

–    Political and social environment
–    Economic environment
–    Socio-cultural environment
–    Health and sanitation
–    Schools and education
–    Public services and transportation
–    Recreation
–    Consumer goods
–    Housing
–    Natural environment

Since Mercer only lists 50 world cities, those not listed are automatically assigned a minimum of half the available points.

4.    Employer Reputation

Asia Pacific University (APU) achieves excellence in the SETARA 2011 Ratings with a Tier 5 ranking
Asia Pacific University (APU) located at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur achieves excellence in the SETARA 2011 Ratings with a Tier 5 ranking

This category measures the reputation of a city’s graduates among graduate employers, using the results of the QS Global Recruiter Survey 2011. Employers were asked to identify the universities from which they prefer to recruit graduates. The results are based on over 18,000 responses worldwide.

Domestic Employer Popularity: A score based on the number of domestic employers who identified at least one institution in the city as producing excellent graduates.

International Employer Popularity [x2]: A score based on the weighted count of international employers who identified at least one institution in the city as producing excellent graduates. Since all our work is focused on international students and opportunities for mobility, this indicator carries twice the weight of the domestic alternative.

5.    Affordability

UCSI University at Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
UCSI University at Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

As costs associated with a university degree rise, affordability is one of the key issues for prospective students, particularly those who are considering studying abroad. This category is broken into three sections to cover three key areas of student expenditure: tuition fees, retail costs, and living costs.

Tuition Fees [x2]: Usually the most substantial outlay, particularly for an international student, global trends suggest that tuition fees are likely to play an increasing role in shaping international student mobility over the next ten years. This carries twice the weight of the other two affordability indicators.

Big Mac Index: A score based on the well-known index of retail pricing in cities

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worldwide, compiled and published by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Mercer Cost of Living Index: A score based on the Mercer index, which ranks the most (and least) expensive cities for expatriates based on currency fluctuations and comparative price movements.

Hong Kong is a great example of why two cost indices have been selected. In Hong Kong, property is at a premium but food is inexpensive. Hong Kong places as the world’s 9th most expensive city in the Mercer index but is the second cheapest country in the Big Mac Index. The two working together form a more balanced guide for students.

QS RANK

RANKINGS

Paris

1

London

2

Boston

3

Melbourne

4

Vienna

5

Sydney

6

Zurich

7

Berlin

8

Dublin

8

Montreal

10

Barcelona

11

Singapore

12

Munich

13

Lyon

14

Chicago

15

Madrid

16

San Francisco

17

New York

18

Hong Kong

19

Tokyo

19

Milan

21

Brisbane

22

Seoul

23

Buenos Aires

24

Perth

25

Toronto

26

Stockholm

27

Beijing

28

Adelaide

29

Washington DC

30

Mexico City

31

Vancouver

31

Helsinki

33

Taipei

34

Manchester

35

Amsterdam

36

Moscow

37

Brussels

38

Copenhagen

39

Shanghai

39

Santiago

41

Philadelphia

42

Kyoto

43

Kuala Lumpur

44

Sao Paulo

45

Toulouse

46

Birmingham

47

Cairo

48

Bangkok

49

Glasgow

50

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