Best student cities by affordability, walkability, and lifestyle.
For students and young academics, a great city is an extension of the classroom. The best student cities pair prestigious institutions with affordable housing, thriving culture, and strong internship and post-grad career pipelines. We evaluate university density, walkability and transit access, average student living expenses, and the youth demographic ratio.
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #1 Best City 70 Alabama, USA
Prussian_Fool (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #2 Best City 65 Alabama, USA
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #3 Best City 73 Tennessee, USA
formulanone (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #4 Best City 59 Alabama, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
OEP (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #6 Best City 72 Alabama, USA
Brandon Bisel (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #7 Best City 60 Ohio, USA
Montana, USA
Indiana, USA
EEJCC (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #10 Best City 70 Ohio, USA
Nyttend (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #11 Best City 75 Ohio, USA
AlabasterPIO (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #12 Best City 75 Alabama, USA
TulGuy (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #13 Best City 78 Oklahoma, USA
West Virginia, USA
Colorado, USA
Tennessee, USA
The original uploader was Robivy64 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #17 Best City 70 Alabama, USA
SuperDalio (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #18 Best City 66 West Virginia, USA
New Jersey, USA
Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #20 Best City 68 Alabama, USA
Virginia, USA
Michigan, USA
Texas, USA
AlexiusHoratius (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #24 Best City 70 South Dakota, USA
WeaponizingArchitecture (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 68 South Dakota, USA
The original uploader was Festiva76 at English Wikipedia. (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #26 Best City 70 South Carolina, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
Oklahoma, USA
Jason Zhang (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #29 Best City 68 Ohio, USA
Foreverstocks (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #30 Best City 68 New Mexico, USA
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #31 Best City 72 Nebraska, USA
Missouri, USA
Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #33 Best City 78 Michigan, USA
Billy Hathorn (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #34 Best City 55 Louisiana, USA
TheLionHasSeen (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #35 Best City 68 Louisiana, USA
Bedford at en.wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #36 Best City 68 Kentucky, USA
Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
Iowa, USA
Rivers Langley SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #40 Best City 62 Alabama, USA
themidnite (original), Yassie (derivative work (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 68 Alabama, USA
Arkansas, USA
Carol M. Highsmith (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #43 Best City 64 Alabama, USA
Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
Rivers A. Langley; SaveRivers (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #46 Best City 68 Alabama, USA
derivative work, Enterprise Hospital.jpg, Coffee County AL, Courthouse.jpg, Enterprise Ala (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #47 Best City 68 Alabama, USA
Terry Umbenhaur (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #48 Best City 72 New Mexico, USA
West Virginia, USA
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #50 Best City 72 Iowa, USA
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