Study abroad

Study abroad: the top 10 destinations

Education systems, best student cities, costs and visas - everything you need to choose where to study.

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United States

The world's largest higher-education destination, home to a huge range of public and private universities and the OPT work pathway after graduation.

~1,100,000 intl. students
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United Kingdom

One of the world's most prestigious higher-education destinations, with centuries-old universities, one- to two-year master's degrees, and the Graduate visa for post-study work.

~700,000 intl. students
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Germany

Europe's most popular non-English-speaking study destination, where public universities charge little or no tuition — making world-class education remarkably affordable for international students.

~400,000 intl. students
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Canada

A top destination for international students, offering world-class universities, a bilingual culture, and one of the most student-friendly post-graduation work pathways in the world.

~1,000,000 intl. students
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Australia

A top-three destination for English-speaking study, with globally ranked universities, post-study work rights up to four years, and an exceptional quality of life in some of the world's most liveable cities.

~700,000 intl. students
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France

A top European destination combining world-class grandes écoles with low-tuition public universities, rich culture, and an attractive post-study residence permit.

~400,000 intl. students
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Netherlands

A compact, cycle-friendly country with one of Europe's densest concentrations of English-taught programmes, split between research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO).

~115,000 intl. students
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China

A fast-growing destination with world-class research universities, generous government scholarships, and a rapidly expanding catalogue of English-taught degree programmes.

~500,000 intl. students
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Japan

A unique blend of ancient culture and cutting-edge technology, Japan offers world-class universities, generous MEXT scholarships, and a growing number of English-taught degree programmes.

~280,000 intl. students
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Switzerland

Home to ETH Zurich and EPFL — two of Europe's top technical universities — Switzerland offers world-class research in a multilingual country with low public tuition and a high but manageable cost of living.

~60,000 intl. students