Amsterdam ranks 12th best student city in Europe, top marks for cultural diversity

Amsterdam was one of three Dutch cities to land on The Campus Advisor’s list of the 50 best student cities in Europe this year. The capital landed in 12th place overall, but also took first place in the category of Cultural Diversity.

Prague picked up first place as the best student city in Europe, followed by the German city of Heidelberg, Galway in Ireland, the Hungarian capital of Budapest, and Granada, Spain. Amsterdam was pipped by Vienna, Austria in 11th, but beat Brno in the Czech Republic..

The northern Dutch city of Groningen took 24th place behind the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, and above Zurich, Switzerland. Delft was the third Dutch place to make its way on the list. The Zuid-Holland city wound up in 49th place behind Graz, Austria. The German city of Mannheim rounded out the top 50.

Amsterdam beat out Lodon, Heidelberg, Newcastle and Berlin, the five cities which ranked highest for cultural diversity. Groningen wound up in third in the ranking of the top five safest cities. That was led by Zurich and Warsaw, with Galway and Heidelberg in fourth and fifth.

Apart from the “cultural diversity,” the student survey participants could also evaluate their cities based on the following categories: academic excellence, where London ranked first, student Friendliness was led by Galway, and the Hungarian city of Pecs led the Cost of Living list. Newcastle held the top spot for nightlife, Heidelberg ranked first for amenities, and Vienna was the leader for public transport.

A popular website among students, The Campus Advisor list was released this week. The annual report was based on 17,000 independent student reviews.

“We are excited to share our ranking of the best student cities in Europe for 2024. This list represents the voices of thousands of students who have provided honest feedback about their experiences,” commented a spokesperson for The Student Advisor.

“We are committed to continually gathering and analyzing data collected from students to provide the most relevant and valuable insights. These rankings serve as an important resource for students seeking the ideal educational environment and help them better prepare for the next chapter in their lives.”

The Campus Advisor's 50 Best Student Cities in Europe 2024

Rank	City	Overall Score (out of 100)	Academic Environment Rank	Student Friendliness Rank	Cost of Living Rank	Cultural Diversity Rank	Nightlife Rank	Amenities Rank	Public Transport Rank	Safety Rank
1st	Prague	87.3	12	6	16	19	2	4	5	6
2nd	Heidelberg	86.7	5	12	25	3	6	1	3	5
3rd	Galway	86.2	14	1	18	6	8	11	19	4
4th	Budapest	86.1	17	18	13	13	5	6	13	14
5th	Granada	85.7	20	3	3	25	10	19	21	11
6th	Aarhus	85.6	28	2	19	8	11	8	4	7
7th	Warsaw	85.5	37	10	6	15	13	14	11	2
8th	Newcastle	85.2	33	4	17	4	1	5	7	20
9th	Berlin	85	4	13	31	5	4	3	6	29
10th	Bologna	84.7	7	8	26	10	7	10	12	23
11th	Vienna	84.6	3	15	46	12	17	12	1	9
12th	Amsterdam	84.5	6	7	30	1	9	7	10	33
13th	Brno	84.2	41	5	10	21	15	17	15	17
14th	Pecs	83.7	46	11	1	16	16	22	22	19
15th	Valencia	83.4	35	9	15	23	14	15	14	25
16th	Copenhagen	83.2	10	20	44	11	24	9	9	12
17th	Edinburgh	82.9	9	17	33	9	12	18	23	31
18th	Lisbon	82.4	31	26	11	29	27	21	17	30
19th	London	82.3	1	35	45	2	3	2	2	49
20th	Cork	82.1	18	16	28	24	18	26	25	15
21st	Uppsala	81.7	15	23	23	38	26	25	28	10
22nd	Lille	81.5	38	21	20	7	21	16	16	36
23rd	Vilnius	81.4	42	36	2	41	31	33	26	13
24th	Groningen	81.2	26	14	29	28	37	36	27	3
25th	Zurich	81.1	2	45	49	17	45	20	8	1
26th	Nottingham	80.8	19	24	24	22	23	28	24	39
27th	Liverpool	80.7	22	19	34	20	19	23	18	40
28th	Leuven	80.3	11	25	37	40	38	35	29	8
29th	Seville	79.9	39	32	9	35	39	29	33	32
30th	Porto	79.5	44	41	8	31	25	39	39	35
31st	Turin	79.2	29	28	27	18	28	37	40	37
32nd	Dublin	78.9	13	22	48	14	20	24	31	45
33rd	Toulouse	78.3	43	27	22	34	32	41	41	26
34th	Barcelona	77.9	25	46	21	27	22	30	34	44
35th	Lund	77.7	16	33	36	43	41	42	42	21
36th	Krakow	77.6	48	30	12	44	30	43	45	27
37th	Bristol	77.5	27	29	41	32	35	34	46	41
38th	Paris	77.3	8	39	50	30	36	13	20	50
39th	Manchester	77	21	31	39	37	34	27	36	47
40th	Leipzig	76.8	40	37	35	39	33	31	37	42
41st	Kaunas	76.4	50	40	4	45	43	46	47	38
42nd	Zagreb	76.3	47	48	7	46	46	47	48	16
43rd	Lyon	75.8	36	38	32	36	29	40	38	46
44th	Salamanca	75.7	45	43	14	47	47	48	49	22
45th	Poznan	75.6	49	34	5	50	49	49	50	34
46th	Brussels	75.4	24	50	43	26	40	32	32	48
47th	Milan	75.3	30	44	47	33	44	38	30	43
48th	Graz	75.1	32	42	42	42	50	50	44	18
49th	Delft	74.9	23	49	38	49	48	45	35	28
50th	Mannheim	74.7	34	47	40	48	42	44	43	24