These are the 22 best cities in Europe for students
22. Lisbon (52nd worldwide) — The Portuguese capital held the country's first university, which was set up in 1290. It does best on affordability, coming 14th in the world.
21. Lyon (46th worldwide) — France's third city holds a number of universities and also does well for affordability, coming 13th in the world.
20. Coventry (44th worldwide) — a somewhat unexpected entry, is home to both Coventry university and Warwick university, and ranks fourth in the UK.
19. Moscow (43rd worldwide) — Russia's capital is the most easterly city included in the rankings, and comes 12th for affordability. It's one of only two eastern European cities that make the list.
18. Brussels (41st worldwide) — the Belgian capital has made an improvement from last year, rising from the 47th best place study city in the world.
17. Prague (39th worldwide) — the Czech capital comes 18th in the world for affordability, and is the highest-ranked student city in Europe, according to the index.
16. Milan (38th worldwide) — the northern Italian city beats out all of its national competition. It gets a particularly? good employer activity score, coming 16th in the world.
15. Dublin (37th) — the city comes 13th in the world for student mix, and attracts a lot of international interest in its popular and academically well-regarded universities.
14. Manchester (36th worldwide) — despite holding its spot as England's second-best student city, it has slipped in the global rankings, down from 29th place last year.
13. Helsinki (34th worldwide) — Though the Finnish capital is beaten by other Scandinavian cities, it does particularly well on desirability, coming 16th.
12. Edinburgh (33rd worldwide) — the Scottish capital comes second for the UK as a whole, but like Manchester, it has slipped in position since last year.
11. Barcelona (30th worldwide) — the second-best ranked city in southern Europe, Barcelona has dropped 11 places since last year, but is still ranked 16th globally for affordability.
10. Copenhagen (27th worldwide) — This Scandinavian city comes 13th in the world for desirability, but still gets beaten by another northern European university town.
9. Amsterdam (27th worldwide) — The Dutch city's liberal nightlife is an attractive factor for students, and it comes 7th globally for its desirability.
8. Stockholm (24th globally) — Beating Helsinki and Copenhagen, Stockholm comes out top for Scandinavia, and it's risen by 11 places since last year.
7. Madrid (22nd globally) — the Spanish city is the highest-ranked in southern Europe, and has surged up from 39th place last year.
6. Vienna (16th worldwide) — The Austrian capital is one of a number of German-speaking cities clustered near the top of the rankings.
5. Zurich — Switzerland's only entry to the upper levels of the table, Zurich comes 5th in the world for desirability and 17th for employer activity.
4. Munich (11th worldwide) — despite the impressive ranking, Munich isn't Germany's highest-placed city. The city famed for Oktoberfest climbed from 14th place last year.
3. Berlin (9th worldwide) — Rising from 16th last year, the German capital is (perhaps surprisingly) judged to be the 4th most affordable in the world.
2. London (5th worldwide) — despite its place as a global city, London took a hit because of its declining affordability this year, dropping from 3rd place overall worldwide last year.
1. Paris (1st worldwide) — The French capital tops the list again, with strong results in every category.
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