Prince George is the worst place in B.C. to study, report says

Prince George is the worst city in B.C. for post-secondary students to live and study in, according to a national ranking released by Hellosafe.

The company ranked university cities in Canada, based on 18 criteria related to academic excellence, student life, quality of life and attractiveness. Prince George was ranked 38^th out of 47 cities in the 2023 report, the lowest among B.C. cities ranked in the report.

Prince George was ranked 21^st in academic excellence, 39^th in attractiveness, 41^st for quality of life and 44^th for student life, for an overall score of 83. Prince George moved up nine places from the 2021 version of the report, which ranked the city as the worst place to study in Canada.

Kingston, Ont. was ranked No. 1 overall, with a score of 152, while Antigonish, Nova Scotia took the bottom spot from Prince George with a score of 72.

Vancouver was the best place to study in B.C., ranking third nationally – fourth in academic excellence, attractiveness and student life, and 26^th in quality of life for an overall score of 143.

Burnaby was ranked 15^th , Surrey 17^th, Victoria 20^th, Naniamo 23^rd, Abbotsford 25^th and Kamloops 26^th nationally.