King's College London

King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding college and member institution of the federal University of London. King's was established in 1829 by King George IV and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, when it received its first royal charter, and is one of the oldest universities in England. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychiatry, the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.

King's has five campuses: its historic Strand Campus in central London, three other Thames-side campuses nearby and one in Denmark Hill in south London. In 2018/19, King's had a total income of £902.0 million, of which £194.7 million was from research grants and contracts. It has the fourth largest endowment of any university in the United Kingdom, and the largest of any in London. It is the 12th largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment. Its academic activities are organized into nine faculties, which are subdivided into numerous departments, centers, and research divisions.

It is a member of academic organizations including the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, and the Russell Group. King's is home to six Medical Research Council centers and is a founding member of the King's Health Partners academic health sciences center, Francis Crick Institute and MedCity. It is the largest European center for graduate and post-graduate medical teaching and biomedical research, by number of students, and includes the world's first nursing school, the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. King's is at times regarded as part of the "golden triangle" of universities located in the cities of Oxford, Cambridge and London.

Faculties and Requirements

Band A:

• Dentistry

IELTS 7.5 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in each skill

TOEFL 109 overall with a minimum of 27 in writing and 25 in each of the other skills

Band B:

• Faculty of Arts & Humanities
• Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
• King's Business School
• Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Department of Physiotherapy
• Department of Pharmacy & Forensic Science
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
• Medicine/Dentistry
• Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
• The Dickson Poon School of Law

IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill

TOEFL 100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills

Band D

• Biomedical Sciences
• Department of Anatomy
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
• Department of Physiology
• Molecular Genetics
• Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
• Neuroscience
• Nursing Studies
• Dental Therapy & Hygiene

IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill

TOEFL 92 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills

King's International Foundation

• 6.0 overall, with no skill below 5.5

Student residences

Halls of residence

King's has a total of thirteen halls of residence located throughout London. Accommodation is guaranteed for first year undergraduates and international postgraduates. Great Dover Street Apartments, Wolfson House and Iris Brook and Orchard Lisle are located on Guy's Campus in London Bridge. Brian Creamer House, which was named after Dean of St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Brian Creamer, and the Rectory are situated in the grounds of Lambeth Palace near St Thomas' Campus. Stamford Street Apartments is located opposite Waterloo Campus and within walking distance of Strand Campus, and Champion Hill Residence is close to Denmark Hill Campus in south London. Urbanest Tower Bridge is located within a walking distance from the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. There are two new accommodations for 2018 such as Atlas and Vauxhall. Angel Lane in Stratford, Ewen Henderson Court, Julian Markham House in Elephant and Castle, Moonraker Point in Southwark and Stratford One are nominated residences run by the Unite Group. Hampstead Residence was a residence near the former King's Hampstead Campus, but was sold by King's College London and is no longer a King's venue.

Intercollegiate halls of residence

In addition to halls of residence run by King's, full-time students are eligible to stay at one of the Intercollegiate Halls of Residence offered by the University of London. King's has the largest number of bed spaces in the University of London Intercollegiate Halls. There are a total of eight intercollegiate halls of the University of London. Canterbury Hall, College Hall, Commonwealth Hall, Connaught Hall, Hughes Parry Hall and International Hall are located near Russell Square in Bloomsbury. Lillian Penson Hall is situated in Paddington, and Nutford House is situated in Marble Arch. Additionally, students can apply to live in International Students House.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                            20
• Guardian (2021)                            42
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)      30

Global rankings

• ARWU (2020)                                 47
• CWTS Leiden (2020)                      39
• QS (2021)                                        31
• THE (2021)                                        35

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework              Silver