Dublin tumbles in student league

Dublin has been judged 15th best student city by a top university ranking agency — down from eighth in the same table last year.

As the influence of Asian higher education continues to grow, Singapore and Hong Kong are among the cities to leapfrog the capital, but so too are Montreal and Munich.

Rising college fees and the cost of living may be a big factor, with Dublin scoring a poor 42 out of 100 for affordability. The other factors measured saw higher scores for issues like overall and international student numbers (92 out of 100), quality of living (80), and employer activity (75) which measured employer views of which cities have colleges that produce excellent graduates.