- 47,569 students from 160 countries.
- +190 undergraduate programmes and +350 postgraduate taught programmes.
- 2nd largest university in London.
- 12th most international university globally (Times Higher, 2024).
- 90.87% of graduates in any form of work in highly-skilled employment (HESA, 2021-22).
- +250,000 alumni worldwide.
- 200 years of history since 1829.
- Founding College of the University of London.
- 6 campuses, including 5 in Central London and the MOD Defence Academy, Shrivenham alongside a branch campus in Portsmouth delivering medical education.
- 16 undergraduate programmes with a year in industry + multiple health and clinical placements.
- Graduates retain access to careers support up to two years following their course completion.
- 9 faculties covering all major academic disciplines.
- Europe's largest collection of students studying health-related programmes.
| Undergraduate (Bachelors) | Postgraduate Taught (Masters) | Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) | TOTAL |
|---|
| 26,791 (58.6%) |
15,612 (34.1%) |
2,644 (5.8%) |
45,743 (100%) |
| FACULTY |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
| Arts & Humanities |
3,912 |
1,187 |
536 |
| Business School |
1,477 |
1,850 |
137 |
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences |
886 |
379 |
159 |
| Law |
1,046 |
1,459 |
91 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
5,583 (including 2,096 Bioscience, 2,839 Medics) |
1,678 (including 67 Bioscience,135 Medics) |
1,177 |
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
3,458 |
855 |
690 |
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
1,948 |
762 |
97 |
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
1,061 |
3,437 |
766 |
| Social Science & Public Policy |
3,317 |
3,906 |
786 |
King's College London is one of the world's most international universities (Times Higher, 2023) drawing students from more than 160 countries and ranked 21st Globally (6th in the UK) for the Highest Percentage of International Students (Times Higher, 2023)
We are an international community that serves the world, committed to developing successful students and alumni who can contribute to building a better, fairer world around them.
King's Internationalisation Strategy
We can help your organisation engage with and recruit our international students for a variety of positions either in the United Kingom or overseas and hold relationships with employers from Sydney to San Francisco.
We run particular programmes for students from China and Hong Kong SAR, the United States of America, India and France and are regularly travelling to engage with employers and alumni in these regions to partner with organisations keen to build their brand with King's.
As of October 2024, our student population can be broken down as follows:
- United Kingdom (British): 18,754 (46.7%)
- International (Non-British): 21,410 (53.3%)
*N.B. enrolment for 2024-25 is ongoing so figures will be adjusted upwards once confirmed
Countries where we draw the largest proportions of international talent are:
| 1 |
China [exc. Hong Kong SAR] (6,020);
China [inc. Hong Kong SAR] (6,581)
|
6 |
Singapore (620)
|
| 2 |
India (1,394)
|
7 |
Germany (561)
|
| 3 |
United States of America (1,155)
|
8 |
Malaysia (524)
|
| 4 |
Italy (752)
|
9 |
Canada (491)
|
| 5 |
France (716)
|
10 |
Spain (455)
|
Last Updated: 1 October 2024 (N.B. figures still subject to late enrolment)
- King's is ranked 3rd in the Russell Group for social inclusion (The Times University Guide, 2019) with the Group's largest percentage increase in entrants from lower socio-economic groups since 2010.
- We are 4th Nationally and top in the Russell Group for Contribution to Social Mobility (HEPI, 2023).
- 82.9% of UK-domiciled full-time undergraduate students drawn from state schools or colleges (HESA, 2021).
- 63.8% of our students are female (HESA, 2022).
- 47.3% of our UK-domicile students are from a BME or non-white background, comprising 57% of our undergraduate cohort, 34% of our postgraduate taught and 28.6% of our postgraduate researcher cohort (2019/20).
- 14.8% of our students have a declared disability (2020/21).
Detailed breakdowns are available below:
Overall
| Gender |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| Male |
8,170 (35%) |
4,975 (32%) |
1,205 (41%) |
14,350 |
| Female |
14,895 (64%) |
9,960 (65%) |
1,605 (54%) |
26,460 |
| Other |
155 (1%) |
390 (3%) |
135 (5%) |
680 |
Breakdown by Faculty
| FACULTY |
UG |
PGT |
PGR |
| |
M |
F |
O |
M |
F |
O |
M |
F |
O |
|
| Arts & Humanities |
1,015 (27%) |
2,665 (72%) |
30 (1%) |
305 (21%) |
1,100 (77%) |
30 (2%) |
160 (43%) |
205 (54%) |
15 (4%) |
|
| Business School |
825 (47%) |
910 (52%) |
5 (<1%) |
860 (32%) |
1,805 (67%) |
40 (2%) |
50 (55%) |
40 (44%) |
2 (1%) |
|
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science |
285 (33%) |
585 (67%) |
0 (0%) |
120 (37%) |
200 (61%) |
10 (2%) |
40 (38%) |
65 (61%) |
2 (<1%) |
|
| Law |
335 (34%) |
700 (66%) |
5 (<1%) |
390 (39%) |
600 (60%) |
15 (1%) |
25 (45%) |
30 (55%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
1.825 (33%) |
3,645 (66%) |
35 (1%) |
420 (27%) |
1,085 (70%) |
55 (3%) |
355 (41%) |
465 (54%) |
45 (5%) |
|
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
2,275 (64%) |
1,250 (35%) |
20 (1%) |
500 (59%) |
335 (40%) |
10 (1%) |
230 (62%) |
125 (34%) |
15 (4%) |
|
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
200 (8%) |
2,270 (91%) |
25 (1%) |
170 (15%) |
950 (82%) |
40 (4%) |
5 (9%) |
60 (86%) |
2 (3%) |
|
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
130 (13%) |
860 (86%) |
10 (<1%) |
405 (18%) |
1,800 (79%) |
70 (3%) |
125 (23%) |
390 (71%) |
40 (7%) |
|
| Social Science & Public Policy |
1,255 (38%) |
1,995 (61%) |
25 (1%) |
1,765 (46%) |
1,980 (51%) |
120 (3%) |
215 (47%) |
220 (48%) |
25 (5%) |
|
N.B. All data is taken from 2021-22 data as the latest publicly available HESA release. As per HESA guidelines, all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages based on small groups are suppressed.
Overall
| Ethnicity |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
| Asian |
22% |
7% |
6% |
| Black |
7% |
5% |
2% |
| Chinese |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Mixed |
5% |
3% |
3% |
| Non-UK Domicile |
38% |
46% |
41% |
| Other |
3% |
2% |
3% |
| Prefer not to say/unknown |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| White |
22% |
34% |
39% |
| TOTAL |
100% |
100% |
100% |
N.B. All data is taken from 2021-22 data as the latest publicly available HESA release. As per HESA guidelines, all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages based on small groups are suppressed.
Overall
| Career Readiness |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| No Repsonse |
4,107 (7%) |
14,623 (27%) |
1,994 (4%) |
20,724 (38%) |
| Discover |
1,720 (3%) |
322 (1%) |
125 (0%) |
2,167 (4%) |
| Focus |
14,218 (26%) |
5,564 (10%) |
1,301 (2%) |
21,083 (38%) |
| Action |
5,687 (10%) |
4,083 (7%) |
1,226 (2%) |
10,996 (20%) |
By Faculty
| |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Researchers (MPhil/PhD) |
|
| |
No Response |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
No Response |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
No Response |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
|
| Arts & Humanities |
8% |
7% |
38% |
8% |
17% |
1% |
11% |
3% |
3% |
0% |
3% |
2% |
100% |
| Business School |
5% |
2% |
18% |
7% |
43% |
1% |
16% |
7% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
100% |
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences |
11% |
1% |
22% |
22% |
25% |
0% |
4% |
6% |
5% |
0% |
3% |
3% |
100% |
| Law |
4% |
1% |
17% |
10% |
36% |
0% |
13% |
16% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
100% |
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
10% |
3% |
32% |
16% |
13% |
0% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
3% |
3% |
100% |
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
12% |
6% |
36% |
9% |
15% |
1% |
7% |
3% |
5% |
0% |
4% |
2% |
100% |
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
15% |
1% |
24% |
26% |
10% |
0% |
6% |
14% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
100% |
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
1% |
1% |
11% |
3% |
53% |
1% |
11% |
7% |
4% |
0% |
4% |
3% |
100% |
| Social Science & Public Policy |
4% |
3% |
21% |
5% |
33% |
1% |
14% |
11% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
100% |