QS: Tomsk again is on the list of the world's best student cities

TOMSK, Jul 28 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk took the 85th place in the ranking of the best student cities in the world in 2021 and became the third of Russian cities after Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to the website of QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).

Earlier it was reported that when ranking the best student cities in the world according to QS, six criteria are taken into account: ranking of local universities, international student population, attractiveness of the city, activity of employers, financial accessibility, opinion of students. In 2019, Tomsk was ranked 73rd, in 2018 - 74th. According to the QS website, the ranking was not published in 2020.

It is noted that in 2021 Tomsk took the 85th place in the ranking: "One of the oldest cities in Siberia, Russia. The administrative center of the Tomsk region, the city of Tomsk, can be an ideal student city for snow lovers."

The list includes four other Russian cities: Moscow (the 25th place), St. Petersburg (the 72nd), Kazan (the 102nd) and Novosibirsk (the 107th). Thus, Tomsk is in the third place in the Russian Federation, as it was in 2019. The top three in the world ranking are London, Munich and Seoul.

It is added that Tomsk also ranked sixth in the world for affordability: it is advantageous to be a student here because of the low cost of living and tuition fees.

Earlier it was reported that the city has two highly ranked universities - Tomsk State University (TSU) and Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). In the 2021 QS rankings, TSU was ranked 272nd and Tomsk Polytechnic was ranked 395th. In 2019 TSU was at the 268th position, TPU - at the 387th.