A new trophy for Toulouse. This June 6, the editorial staff of The student published the 20th edition of its ranking of the best student cities in France . For the occasion, 47 French cities welcoming more than 8,000 students have been compared to it and Toulouse won the 1st place !
Toulouse elected best student city in France
While it occupied 3rd place in 2024, the pink city took possession of the first position in the classification of the best student cities in France established by the magazine the student.
In fact, after having compared 47 cities 8,000 students, it was Toulouse who won first place in the podium , this having progressed (almost) all the criteria studied by the media specializing in training on training, studies and trades for 15-25 years.
" with more than 120,000 students, the university atmosphere. Warm and festive city, also ideal for bicycle walks or strolls by the many channels that cross the city, like the Canal du Midi. "
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side notes, Toulouse therefore received a 16/20 for its" attractiveness ", a 16.5/20 for its" 24/30 for the quality of its "student life", a 22.5/31 for its "living environment" and a 9/10 for "employment" (the unemployment rate in Toulouse is 7.65%).
It must be said that as " as aeronautical capital with Airbus, Toulouse is also an important pole of technological innovations . From pioneers, the museum dedicated to Aeroscopia aviation and the city of space. Propeling directly to the front row, in front of Besançon (83/111) and Montpellier (83/111), two cities ex æquo.
Rennes, Caen, Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Strasbourg and Nancy complement this Top 10. As for Paris , it happens that in 11th place with a note 74.5/111.
Toulouse arrives at the forefront of 47 of the best student cities in France Span> © the student
97.32% of Toulouse students Recommend The pink city
today Toulouse has 11.56% of students and a recommendation rate from 97.32% (tale 92.77% for Montpellier, another Occitan metropolis with 88,000 students), thanks to the different notes obtained: 4.06/5 for housing, 4.44/5 cultural, 4.45/For transport, 4.38/5 for health, 4.49/5 for sport, 4.13/5 for employment or 4.7/5 for the atmosphere.
On the other hand, safety (3.82/5), accessibility to people with disabilities (3.88/5) and the commitment to the environment (3.82/5) global.
also note that students have a monthly budget of € 169.40 (vs 164.69 € in Montpellier) to do their food shopping and € 92.62 for their outings.
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to establish this classification and its scores, Year, 12 indicators have been studied, namely, housing, transport, employment, training offer or the share of students ...
then, "in February 2025, the the student teams sent a questionnaire to the participating cities in order to collect information on their devices for students. From February to June 2025, our journalists have collected public data that we use public data To calculate our criteria. ", they explain about the methodology, which therefore made it possible to carry out this exclusive list .
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