About Us
By students, for students. Forever free. Always real.
Our mission with University Rates is simple: be the realest University website out there. 1.2 million students go on Erasmus, 1.5 million start a master's program, and 18.8 million begin their bachelor's degree. Every single year. The goal is to help students find the best city, program, university, friends, bars, club, maybe even love (we can't actually help much there, that part is on you). A forever-free, deep database with all of European higher education where reviews feel like travel advice from a classmate, and where you can see a university's global rank and the price of a beer in the same place.
My name is Connor, I moved to Portugal almost 2 years ago to attend Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and found that I had a serious problem, that being I don't know anything. Unfortunately I still have this problem to this day but at least I know everything about my University, and the city thanks to compiling this database.
Outside of this tool, Erasmus is one of the most impactful experiences that a person can have. Your time in another country and the people you spend it with shape you in the best possible ways. I encourage anyone considering Erasmus or any other abroad experience to always commit and make the most of the opportunity (and to use our website and tell your family and friends of course).
If you've made it this far, I'd like to thank you for helping us on this journey by giving our tool a chance. Please go and leave a review on your own home university to help other students. It takes 30 seconds and is 100% free.
Thank You
This idea was born from my experience in Lisbon, and it would be nothing without these people around me.
Thank you to Ausar, Lisa, Angelos, Josh, Cristiana, Tyler, Sophia, Hector, Rodrigo, Benjy, Ethan, Sting, Seb, Llio, Jaryd, Ties, Lorinc, Luke, Calvin and Jure.
A very special thank you to The Lion, Miki, Boldi, Berci, and Nejc for being my first Erasmus friends and letting me harass you continuously about this website and for your support. As well as Jake and Lexxy, you were also harassed, so thank you. Most importantly, thank you to Eva for your unlimited support and never-ending patience. Especially the patience.
Work With Us
Help us build the student platform Europe deserves.
If you understand the mission and think you can contribute, reach out. We are always looking for people who care about making the student life data more useful, honest, and accessible.
These are real opportunities to boost your resume/CV and we always need help so please contact us.
- Marketing and Networking Ambassador: Become a campus ambassador and help connect students to real university insights.
- Data and Campus Quality: Help improve university photos, city metrics, and practical details across the platform.
- Student Creators: Make TikTok or Instagram content about your city or university life and we will help amplify it.