Which are the happiest, cheapest and most-employable student cities?!
Fresh Student Living have looked into which cities are best for affordability, employability and overall happiness and satisfaction.
So which is the happiest student city?
Thousands of students were asked to rate how they felt about certain aspects of student life, including standards of education, nightlife affordability and stress levels.
They found the happiest cities were... *drumroll*
Where's the cheapest city for students?
Almost 3500 students across 35 popular universities were surveyed to determine the most affordable place to study.
Factors that were considered included cost of food, rent, and bills like utilities and transport, how much time was spent studying, working and socialising, and how much term-time income they receive.
According to Natwest Student Living Index, the cheapest cities are...
And after uni, which is the most 'employable' city for graduates?
What do you think of these lists? Has your uni or city appeared in any?
If not - do you think it should?
So which is the happiest student city? Thousands of students were asked to rate how they felt about certain aspects of student life, including standards of education, nightlife affordability and stress levels.
They found the happiest cities were... *drumroll*
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Where's the cheapest city for students? Almost 3500 students across 35 popular universities were surveyed to determine the most affordable place to study.
Factors that were considered included cost of food, rent, and bills like utilities and transport, how much time was spent studying, working and socialising, and how much term-time income they receive.
According to Natwest Student Living Index, the cheapest cities are...
Spoiler
And after uni, which is the most 'employable' city for graduates? Spoiler
What do you think of these lists? Has your uni or city appeared in any?
If not - do you think it should?
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Yay Brighton 
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
Yay Brighton
'Low quality of life' but DAMN are we happy about it
Original post by discobish
'Low quality of life' but DAMN are we happy about it
Woo hoo!!
So I'm confused about the Natwst Student Living Index... it's based on average income, but are they including average parental income as part of that calculation? 
Because that's a bit misleading.
Because that's a bit misleading.
Original post by discobish
Fresh Student Living have looked into which cities are best for affordability, employability and overall happiness and satisfaction.
So which is the happiest student city?
Thousands of students were asked to rate how they felt about certain aspects of student life, including standards of education, nightlife affordability and stress levels.
They found the happiest cities were... *drumroll*
Where's the cheapest city for students?
Almost 3500 students across 35 popular universities were surveyed to determine the most affordable place to study.
Factors that were considered included cost of food, rent, and bills like utilities and transport, how much time was spent studying, working and socialising, and how much term-time income they receive.
According to Natwest Student Living Index, the cheapest cities are...
And after uni, which is the most 'employable' city for graduates?
What do you think of these lists? Has your uni or city appeared in any?
If not - do you think it should?
So which is the happiest student city? Thousands of students were asked to rate how they felt about certain aspects of student life, including standards of education, nightlife affordability and stress levels.
They found the happiest cities were... *drumroll*
Spoiler
Where's the cheapest city for students? Almost 3500 students across 35 popular universities were surveyed to determine the most affordable place to study.
Factors that were considered included cost of food, rent, and bills like utilities and transport, how much time was spent studying, working and socialising, and how much term-time income they receive.
According to Natwest Student Living Index, the cheapest cities are...
Spoiler
And after uni, which is the most 'employable' city for graduates? Spoiler
What do you think of these lists? Has your uni or city appeared in any?
If not - do you think it should?
People from Belfast just seem happy in general
Canterbury being cheapest? You've GOT to be joking me...
Wolverhampton happy? Lmao, **** me.
Both my unis on those lists <3
The most employable cities - is job competition also taken into account?
As a graduate, I stayed in London due to personal reasons and it seems like a lot of good graduate jobs are in places like Birmingham and Manchester. Thinking about moving within a year... :hmm:
As a graduate, I stayed in London due to personal reasons and it seems like a lot of good graduate jobs are in places like Birmingham and Manchester. Thinking about moving within a year... :hmm:
30 something?!? 
edit: 10 years ago?!
edit: 10 years ago?!
I have not yet hit the big 3-0. And I was at uni last year, so let me have my quarter life crisis in peace without pointing it out in public, thank you 
It looks like this came from a survey - I don't know where the methodology is unfortunately @discobish might have a link
It looks like this came from a survey - I don't know where the methodology is unfortunately
@discobish might have a link 
Original post by LegallyMinded
Canterbury being cheapest? You've GOT to be joking me...
It doesn't say it's the cheapest, it says it's one of the cheapest.
I'm surprised Aberdeen is listed as one of the cheapest! In terms of Scottish cities, Glasgow is a much cheaper place to live.
Really made me laugh. Agree with methodological concerns too; even if perfect, approx 100 students from each uni is far from ideal. I never saw an email in my inbox asking me about happiness or how much I spend on Andrex, so I have to question how respondents were selected also.
PRSOM as ever.
PRSOM as ever.
wolverhampton? bloody hell we're not as bad as i thought.
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
Woo hoo!!
You're all so bloody happy in Brighton. I wanna have some!
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
Yay Brighton
Does Sussex come under the same heading as Brighton?? (it's very close)
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