Home to five of Chile’s best universities, Santiago is a heavyweight Latin American study destination. Moving up five places in the QS Best Student Cities 2015, Santiago is now ranked as the 44th best student city in the world, and second in Latin America after Argentina’s capital city Buenos Aires. Of the five ranked universities in Santiago, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is the city’s leader, placed 167th in the QS World University Rankings® 2014/15 and therefore one of the best universities in this entire world region.
With a spectacular setting adjacent to the Andes mountain range, Santiago is a good option for those looking for a gentler introduction to the Latin American region. A safe and clean modern metropolis, it’s likely to be relatively easy to settle into, while at the same time offering opportunities to delve into the unique culture and history of the area – from browsing traditional street markets to dancing thecueca (Chile’s national dance) until dawn.
Prospective students may also be interested to know that Santiago’s strongest score in the Best Student Cities index is for “employer activity”, indicating that its graduates are well regarded by employers from within and beyond the country. Low tuition fees and generally inexpensive living costs also make Santiago one of the more affordable study destinations.
QS ranked universities
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chil (UC) ; Universidad de Chile ; Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) ; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez ; Universidad Diego Portales
More about Santiago
| Number of universities ranked by QS | 5 |
| Top ranked institution | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (167th in the world) |
| Population | 6,300,000 |
| Students (% of total population) | 1.7% (based on ranked institutions) |
| International students | 3.0% (of students at ranked institutions) |
| Average tuition fees | US$7,500 |
| Global Liveability Ranking | 64th (out of 140) |
| Mercer Cost of Living rank | 88th (out of 214) |
| Cost of a Big Mac | US$3.72 |
| Cost of an iPad | US$546.71 |
| Numbeo safety rank | 217th (out of 372) |
| Numbeo pollution rank | 64th (out of 299) |
| Transparency International score | 22nd (out of 177) |
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