QS Best Student Cities 2023: Which cities are new to our ranking?

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)