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Students

For people moving to study: strong universities, affordable rooms, an active social scene and cheap ways to get around.

  • Universities
  • Cost
  • Social life
  • Transport

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The six largest cities for students

The same cities as on the homepage, scored for this group. Ranks are among 106 cities with enough data.

All 106 cities

Ranked for students, all-round. Scroll the list or search.

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1GranadaAndalucíaGood fit
2JaénAndalucíaGood fit
3OurenseGaliciaGood fit
4A CoruñaGaliciaGood fit
5GijónPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
6SalamancaCastilla y LeónGood fit
7TarragonaCataluñaGood fit
8AvilésPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
9BarcelonaCataluñaGood fit
10CórdobaAndalucíaGood fit
11ValladolidCastilla y LeónGood fit
12CádizAndalucíaGood fit
13PamplonaComunidad Foral de NavarraGood fit
14CartagenaRegión de MurciaGood fit
15Ciudad RealCastilla-La ManchaGood fit
16LogroñoLa RiojaGood fit
17LugoGaliciaGood fit
18OviedoPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
19BadajozExtremaduraMixed fit
20BurgosCastilla y LeónMixed fit
21CáceresExtremaduraMixed fit
22MadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
23Rivas-VaciamadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
24San SebastiánPaís VascoMixed fit
25AlicanteComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
26GironaCataluñaMixed fit
27MurciaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
28ParlaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
29ReusCataluñaMixed fit
30SabadellCataluñaMixed fit
31Sant Cugat del VallèsCataluñaMixed fit
32SantanderCantabriaMixed fit
33AlbaceteCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
34Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanariasMixed fit
35LleidaCataluñaMixed fit
36PalenciaCastilla y LeónMixed fit
37TerrassaCataluñaMixed fit
38VigoGaliciaMixed fit
39Vitoria-GasteizPaís VascoMixed fit
40LinaresAndalucíaMixed fit
41LorcaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
42San FernandoAndalucíaMixed fit
43Santiago de CompostelaGaliciaMixed fit
44ToledoCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
45AlmeríaAndalucíaMixed fit
46CeutaCeutaMixed fit
47HuelvaAndalucíaMixed fit
48HuescaAragónMixed fit
49LeónCastilla y LeónMixed fit
50ManresaCataluñaMixed fit
51MataróCataluñaMixed fit
52PontevedraGaliciaMixed fit
53Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanariasMixed fit
54Vilanova i la GeltrúCataluñaMixed fit
55ZaragozaAragónMixed fit
56Castellón de la PlanaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
57ElcheComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
58GranollersCataluñaMixed fit
59Las Rozas de MadridComunidad de MadridMixed fit
60MéridaExtremaduraMixed fit
61PonferradaCastilla y LeónMixed fit
62ZamoraCastilla y LeónMixed fit
63BilbaoPaís VascoMixed fit
64GuadalajaraCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
65ValenciaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
66AranjuezComunidad de MadridMixed fit
67CastelldefelsCataluñaMixed fit
68Collado VillalbaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
69El Prat de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
70FerrolGaliciaMixed fit
71FuenlabradaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
72GandiaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
73Sant Boi de LlobregatCataluñaMixed fit
74Talavera de la ReinaCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
75Santa Lucía de TirajanaCanariasMixed fit
76Torrejón de ArdozComunidad de MadridMixed fit
77ValdemoroComunidad de MadridMixed fit
78Alcalá de HenaresComunidad de MadridMixed fit
79AlgecirasAndalucíaMixed fit
80ArrecifeCanariasMixed fit
81Dos HermanasAndalucíaMixed fit
82AlcoyComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
83Arganda del ReyComunidad de MadridMixed fit
84Jerez de la FronteraAndalucíaMixed fit
85Mollet del VallèsCataluñaMixed fit
86PintoComunidad de MadridMixed fit
87TeldeCanariasMixed fit
88IrunPaís VascoMixed fit
89MelillaMelillaMixed fit
90SaguntoComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
91SevillaAndalucíaMixed fit
92CosladaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
93PalmaIlles BalearsMixed fit
94ViladecansCataluñaMixed fit
95Sanlúcar de BarramedaAndalucíaWeak fit
96Alcalá de GuadaíraAndalucíaWeak fit
97La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalucíaWeak fit
98Chiclana de la FronteraAndalucíaWeak fit
99El Puerto de Santa MaríaAndalucíaWeak fit
100EldaComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
101IbizaIlles BalearsWeak fit
102TorreviejaComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
103BenidormComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
104MálagaAndalucíaWeak fit
105TorremolinosAndalucíaWeak fit
106FuengirolaAndalucíaPoor fit

All-round is the group's overall fit from our scoring. Pick a focus above to re-rank.

Regions ranked for students

All-round fit by region. A region is wider than any one city in it, so read the reasons.

  1. GaliciaGood fit · helped by Rent per m², Population, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  2. Comunidad Foral de NavarraGood fit · helped by Adults with a university degree, Households spending >40% of income on housing, Youth unemployment (15–24)
  3. Castilla y LeónGood fit · helped by Rent per m², Population, Buying price per m²
  4. Región de MurciaGood fit · helped by Rent per m², Buying price per m²
  5. ExtremaduraMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Households spending >40% of income on housing, Buying price per m²
  6. AragónMixed fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, Youth unemployment (15–24)
  7. La RiojaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m²
  8. Principado de AsturiasMixed fit · helped by Adults with a university degree, Rent per m², Rents, change in a year
  9. CantabriaMixed fit · helped by Adults with a university degree, Youth unemployment (15–24)
  10. Castilla-La ManchaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Buying price per m²
  11. CanariasMixed fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, Population
  12. Comunitat ValencianaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Population
  13. CataluñaMixed fit · helped by Population, House prices, change in a year
  14. País VascoMixed fit · helped by Adults with a university degree, Households spending >40% of income on housing, House prices, change in a year
  15. AndalucíaMixed fit · helped by Population
  16. Illes BalearsMixed fit · helped by Youth unemployment (15–24), Households spending >40% of income on housing
  17. Comunidad de MadridMixed fit · helped by Population, Adults with a university degree
  18. CeutaWeak fit · helped by Rents, change in a year
  19. MelillaPoor fit · helped by Rents, change in a year

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