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Is KCL an elite university?

King's College London is one of the top 40 universities in the world (2024 QS World University Rankings) and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 23,000... King's College London is one of the top 40 universities in the world (2024 QS World University Rankings) and among the oldest in England.
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Is KCL a prestigious university?

King's College London has always been among the top-ranked universities in the UK and the world, as shown across all major national and international league tables.
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Why is KCL ranked so high?

KCL is now the largest healthcare learning centre in Europe, incorporating three teaching hospitals and providing a home to more than 27,000 students (including nearly 10,500 postgraduates) from 150 countries who also benefit from its strengths in law, the humanities and social sciences.
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What is the reputation of Kings College London?

King's College London is ranked #33 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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Where does KCL rank in the UK?

It is ranked in the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024) and has 14 Nobel Prize laureates among its alumni and current and former faculty. It is spread across five campuses in central London and currently has over 41,000 students enrolled.
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Thoughts on Universities: UCL or KCL?

Why is KCL ranked so low?

Due to academic reputation being the highest weighting factor in determining overall ranking (40%), KCL's ranking has been steadily decreasing. Despite a lower ranking, KCL's overall score has increased by two points since 2021. Employer reputation and citations per faculty have increased by 5.1 and 7.5 accordingly.
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Is KCL better than UCL?

UCL is generally better than KCL for the following reasons: It is a bigger and better research university. It enrols slightly more talented applicants. It has a higher bar of getting in.
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Is Kings College as good as Oxford?

The Golden Triangle universities generally do well on British university league tables, with Cambridge and Oxford consistently in the top three, and Imperial, LSE and UCL ranked in the top ten by all compilers. King's College London, however, fails to make the top ten in any of the major rankings.
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Is KCL a Russell Group university?

A research-led university, part of the famed Russell Group, King's has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research.
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Who is famous from Kings College London?

Among our current notable alumni are:
  • Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
  • 2013 Nobel Physics Laureate Peter Higgs, of Higgs Boson fame.
  • Authors Hanif Kureishi CBE, Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE DL, Susan Hill CBE and Alain de Botton.
  • Dame Katherine Grainger, five-times Olympic rowing gold medallist.
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Is KCL or Manchester better?

King's College London is one of the top public universities in the world. It is ranked #40 out of 1401 globally by QS and #6 out of 89 in UK for the year 2024. University of Manchester is ranked 12 out of 81 in USA for the year 2022.
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Where will KCL rank in 2023?

In its latest rankings of the year 2023, the university ranks 33 showcasing a Unchanged trend from 2022. The King's College London THE (Times Higher Education) University Ranking for 2023 is 35 in the world. As per the QS World University Ranking 2024, the university is ranked 40 in the world.
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Is KCL Ivy League?

Why King's? Become a student at one of the prestigious Russell Group UK universities, similar to the Ivy League in the US. We are ranked 3rd in London, 7th in the UK, and 40th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024).
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Is KCL better than Durham?

KCL is slightly better than Durham for the following reasons: It is a bigger and better research university. It is by far a better known brand around the world. It will provide a better chance for higher salary at all stages of your career.
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What are the top 3 Russell Group universities?

The top 5 universities in the Russell Group according to the are the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London (UCL), and University of Edinburgh. The THE World University Rankings are a list of the best universities globally.
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What are the original 17 Russell Group universities?

The Russell Group of universities was formed in 1994 by 17 British research universities – Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Imperial College London, Leeds, Liverpool, London School of Economics, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, University College London and Warwick, ...
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Is KCL better than LSE?

LSE is generally better than KCL for the following reasons: The research it does is of slightly higher quality. It enrols slightly more talented applicants. It has a higher bar of getting in.
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Is KCL or Edinburgh better?

King's College London overall ranking by QS is #40 out of 1401 globally, #6 out of 89 in UK for the year 2024. The University of Edinburgh is one of the top public universities in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It is ranked #15 in QS World University Rankings 2023.
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Is KCL merging with LSE?

Roar! has acquired papers documenting plans for King's College London to merge with the London School of Economics by 2023.
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What is KCL ranked in the UK 2023?

King's is ranked sixth in the UK according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.
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Is KCL or UCL better for medicine?

The only time you will experience a difference is when you already have your degree and want to do research, then each university might have an area of research they are stronger than the others. That said, UCL is more than 3 times larger than KCL in medicine research, and more than twice as large as Edinburgh.
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Is UCL as good as Harvard?

The UK is home to five of the world's top twenty universities, with four of those (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL) ranked in the top ten. UCL has held a top 10 position since 2013, among global peers including MIT, Stanford and Harvard.
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Is KCL a Tier 1?

As a graduate of KCL I can tell you it is seen as a high ranking 2nd tier university (ie below Oxford and Cambridge), and in fact a couple of my friends there told me it was their fallback after being rejected by those 'Big Two'.
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Is Imperial more prestigious than UCL?

As mentioned earlier, Imperial ranks slightly above UCL in the QS World University Rankings® 2022, with Imperial ranking seventh and UCL ranking joint eighth. Although both schools rank well across the majority of indicators, they clearly each have their strengths.
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