Zurich

Overall
Score

66

Zurich

Zurich boasts an open and culturally diverse social environment, with world-class theatre, music and other cultural attractions. Those graduates who find this hard to leave behind can benefit from a generous postgraduate job-seeker visa programme. Although Zurich is one of the world's most expensive cities in which to live, international student fees are very low. From an investor’s perspective, real estate prices have held up well throughout the last few years of European financial turmoil. However, a recently-introduced wealth tax now affects high net-worth financial investors.

Educational Returns

75.0

Ranking In QS Top 300 University Ranking 2012

100.0

QS 'Employer Activity' Ranking

96.5

Average Annual Cost Of An Undergraduate Programme

0.0

Cost Of Living For An Undergraduate

50.0

Range Of Programmes Available

Real Estate Returns

50.0

Openness Of Local Real Estate Market To Overseas Investors (In Policy Terms)

52.4

Average Growth In Residential Real Estate Prices (Last 5 Years)

91.7

Duties And Fees For Foreigners

59.2

Average Rents (Residential Properties)

Financial Returns

16.6

Real GDP Growth

50.0

Exchange Rate Volatility

43.1

Real Effective Exchange Rate

91.4

Openness Of Banking System To Foreign Investors

16.7

Tax Environment For Financial Investors

Work Experience

16.7

Length Of Post-Graduate Jobseeker Visa Or Permit For Foreign Students

80.0

Support From The University In Seeking Job Placements

86.8

Unemployment Rate

94.5

Average Wages

29.3

Income Tax

Social Experience

100.0

QS "Student Mix" Score

100.0

Openness And Diversity

75.0

Quality Of Regional And International Links

100.0

Availability Of Quality Theatre, Music And Other Cultural Attractions

87.5

Prevalence Of Crime