By Jeroen Prinsen, QS Executive Director, Asia Pacific In some ways, Australian universities have mitigated student recruitment risks already. Compared to the other ‘big four’ international student destination markets, Australia is less reliant on China and India for enrolments. Using Government of Australia data, we can see that this diversification has been driven by increases
The findings from the QS International Student Survey 2024 show that those interested in studying in the US and Canada are looking for high-quality teaching, a welcoming environment for international students and affordable programs with scholarship opportunities. What else do students looking to study in the US and Canada want? In our brand-new report,
Written by Leigh Kamolins, QS Director of Analytics and Evaluation. Originally published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. What matters to students continues to evolve as the world around them changes. Through QS data and analytics – including the International Student Survey which collates the perspectives and motivations of over 115,000 international students annually –
The QS Executive MBA Rankings 2024 are now live! This year, 194 institutions from 45 countries were assessed across nine indicators. These include a Global category highlighting top programmes worldwide, and separate regional ranking tables that allow students to easily compare programmes in their preferred study locations. Additionally, we feature a ranking of Joint programmes,
With Barcelona playing host to the QS Higher Ed Summit: Europe recently, we have taken a deep dive into Spain’s higher education sector. The background The latest data from Spain’s Ministerio de Universidades shows a significant post-pandemic recovery, with international student enrolments growing nearly 30% between the 2019/20 academic year, and 2021/22 – the most
The QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025 are now live! The first series of regional rankings to be released this year, we’ve assessed 685 institutions in the Europe region, using 12 performance indicators, some of which differ to those used for the overall QS World University Rankings 2025. This approach enables direct comparisons within the
Offers are down across UK universities (by some accounts -30% YoY). In Australia, domestic enrolments have stalled since 2017. Across key markets, international enrollments will become increasingly important to institutions’ financial viability. Introducing QS 360: Student Recruitment, our new analytics and advisory solution for student recruitment. Combining 30 years of analytics with decades of advisory
Destination: UK is a report based on the QS International Student Survey 2024. We analysed the preferences and motivations of 68,353 students looking to study at university in the UK. Below is an extract of our key findings and recommendations for UK universities. Key findings from 68,353 students interested in studying in the UK High-quality