That time of the year is swiftly coming around again – which university are you going to choose? Obviously, the course and future career prospects are high up on the list – and so is nightlife, who you’re likely to meet and all the other cool/important stuff.
Thankfully, the nice guys over at Globehunters have gone and done all the hard, mathematical, algorithm-based work to find out the best university cities in the UK based on the social side of things.
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Looking at six different factors including: student population, nightlife, restaurants, cinemas, shopping centres and theatres, there’s now no excuse to be wondering about the best city to move to for the best year’s of your life.
From the six categories a league table has been created and you’ll be surprised at the cities that came on top!
Leading the way is Crewe with Cheltenham taking a close second. More populated cities like London, Edinburgh and Glasgow still make the top 20 but it looks like the smaller towns take the lead when it comes to the best locations.
Have a look at the good, the bad and the not quite cutting it locations and don’t forget to tell us where your city ranks – and if you think it’s a fair judgement – by tweeting us @SourceMag.
| City | Student Population (Pts) | Nightlife (Pts) | Restaurants (Pts) | Cinemas (Pts) | Shopping (Pts) | Theatres (Pts) | Total (Pts) |
| 1. Crewe | 4 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 378 |
| 2. Cheltenham | 18 | 72 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 370 |
| 3. Newport | 5 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 366 |
| 4. Bolton | 3 | 70 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 359 |
| 5. Bradford | 2 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 351 |
| 6. Falmouth | 64 | 71 | 67 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 350 |
| 7. Colchester | 7 | 62 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 346 |
| 8. Wrexham | 32 | 61 | 52 | 47 | 76 | 70 | 338 |
| 9. Norwich | 25 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 335 |
| 10. Cirencester | 21 | 73 | 76 | 0 | 77 | 76 | 323 |
| 11. Worcester | 30 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 50 | 309 |
| 12. Galashiels | 6 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 308 |
| 13. Hull | 15 | 65 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 38 | 306 |
| 14. London | 10 | 55 | 69 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 296 |
| 15. Cambridge | 60 | 38 | 37 | 56 | 50 | 52 | 293 |
| 16. Carmarthen | 62 | 24 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 0 | 290 |
| 17. Edinburgh | 42 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 290 |
| 18. Swansea | 19 | 57 | 59 | 36 | 46 | 63 | 280 |
| 19. Carlisle | 37 | 49 | 60 | 34 | 45 | 54 | 279 |
| 20. Reading | 8 | 59 | 63 | 43 | 64 | 42 | 279 |
| 21. Buckingham | 61 | 49 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 68 | 271 |
| 22. Inverness | 54 | 25 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 271 |
| 23. Glasgow | 33 | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 23 | 266 |
| 24. Bristol | 36 | 54 | 48 | 63 | 27 | 37 | 265 |
| 25. Winchester | 51 | 45 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 41 | 265 |
| 26. Lancaster | 67 | 20 | 16 | 48 | 56 | 57 | 264 |
| 27. Liverpool | 35 | 66 | 50 | 53 | 24 | 35 | 263 |
| 28. High Wycombe | 17 | 10 | 36 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 256 |
| 29. Bangor | 71 | 50 | 10 | 27 | 73 | 24 | 255 |
| 30. Chester | 57 | 56 | 49 | 14 | 19 | 60 | 255 |
| 31. Derby | 16 | 63 | 55 | 65 | 16 | 39 | 254 |
| 32. Northampton | 14 | 47 | 64 | 59 | 26 | 43 | 253 |
| 33. York | 47 | 35 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 40 | 250 |
| 34. Aberdeen | 38 | 33 | 27 | 58 | 55 | 34 | 245 |
| 35. Lincoln | 50 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 51 | 64 | 242 |
| 36. Plymouth | 27 | 75 | 35 | 17 | 29 | 58 | 241 |
| 37. Leicester | 39 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 17 | 236 |
| 38. Nottingham | 58 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 231 |
| 39. Bournemouth | 40 | 44 | 51 | 23 | 59 | 8 | 225 |
| 40. Brighton | 45 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 53 | 225 |
| 41. Bedford | 26 | 27 | 41 | 45 | 22 | 62 | 223 |
| 42. Exeter | 52 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 47 | 223 |
| 43. Bath | 66 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 55 | 217 |
| 44. Dundee | 43 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 65 | 44 | 215 |
| 45. Loughborough | 69 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 47 | 13 | 215 |
| 46. Portsmouth | 31 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 46 | 215 |
| 47. Leeds | 24 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 62 | 28 | 213 |
| 48. Birmingham | 22 | 19 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 22 | 212 |
| 49. Luton | 12 | 42 | 45 | 29 | 34 | 49 | 211 |
| 50. Newcastle | 55 | 51 | 30 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 210 |
| 51. Stoke | 28 | 36 | 23 | 55 | 14 | 51 | 207 |
| 52. Aberystwyth | 74 | 28 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 56 | 205 |
| 53. Huddersfield | 44 | 31 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 202 |
| 54. Guildford | 34 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 63 | 59 | 201 |
| 55. Chichester | 11 | 9 | 62 | 72 | 0 | 45 | 199 |
| 56. Oxford | 70 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 193 |
| 57. Southampton | 48 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 43 | 20 | 193 |
| 58. Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 65 | 188 |
| 59. Belfast | 20 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 60 | 18 | 187 |
| 60. Manchester | 56 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 183 |
| 61. Wolverhampton | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 178 |
| 62. Cardiff | 41 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 175 |
| 63. Sunderland | 9 | 52 | 53 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 171 |
| 64. Stirling | 68 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 169 |
| 65. Paisley | 63 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 52 | 0 | 166 |
| 66. Loughton | 1 | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 67. Sheffield | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 152 |
| 68. Durham | 59 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 148 |
| 69. St Andrews | 72 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 141 |
| 70. Canterbury | 65 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 139 |
| 71. Preston | 13 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 139 |
| 72. Chelmsford | 53 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 136 |
| 73. Hatfield | 75 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 112 |
| 74. Coventry | 49 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 105 |
| 75. Cranfield | 77 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 76. Pontypridd | 76 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 93 |
| 77. Ormskirk | 73 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
