When it comes to choosing a university, prospective students should consider not only academics and campus life but also factor in the unique characteristics of the school’s town or city, says a new report that ranks Canada’s best university locales.
Released by the online learning provider Preply on March 7, the report ranked 94 university towns and cities in Canada based on three categories: “wallet friendliness,” “social environment,” and “economic opportunities.”
Their study found the best university town in Canada based on these metrics is Regina, Sask., followed by Winnipeg, Man., (no. 2), and London, Ont., (no. 3).
Wallet friendliness was measured by six factors: the cost of a single meal at an inexpensive restaurant; fitness club monthly fee; rent per month for a one-bedroom apartment in the city centre; internet cost; monthly transportation pass; and the cost of a beer.Social environment was also based on six indicators: diversity in the city (based on the number of foreign-born residents); overall crime rate; total number of parks; and the number of cafes, shopping centres, and nightlife venues per capita.
