King's College London

Founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister), King's College London is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of London. Following the path of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the only universities in the UK whose royal charter predates that of the King's College, this college has earned a strong academic reputation. Today it offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs through its nine schools of study that run across its five campuses.

With 13,000 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students enrolled here, King's College has been ranked 24th in the world, 7th in Europe and 6th in the UK by The Times Higher Education in 2007. Besides that the THES - QS World University Rankings assess Arts & Humanities, Life Science & Biomedicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences courses as some of the best and top ranking study programs of the University. In the most recent...

Founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister), King's College London is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of London. Following the path of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the only universities in the UK whose royal charter predates that of the King's College, this college has earned a strong academic reputation. Today it offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs through its nine schools of study that run across its five campuses.

With 13,000 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students enrolled here, King's College has been ranked 24th in the world, 7th in Europe and 6th in the UK by The Times Higher Education in 2007. Besides that the THES - QS World University Rankings assess Arts & Humanities, Life Science & Biomedicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences courses as some of the best and top ranking study programs of the University. In the most recent RAE exercise, 24 of the subject areas offered by the College have received a rating of 5 or 5* for their international excellence and research quality.

Praised by the QAA in its audit report, the King's College London is one of the universities that can boast of best research earnings. King's College London has five campuses - Strand Campus, Waterloo Campus, Guy's Campus, St Thomas' Campus and Denmark Hill Campus. It is the biggest education centre for healthcare professionals in Europe and has as many as five Medical Research Council Centres. In the UK, the College enjoys charity exemption from registration under the King's College London Act 1978.

Established in the tradition of the Church of England, in Hong Kong, King's College London Hong Kong Foundation is a registered charity. In Canada, King's College London has a charitable status. Under Schedule VIII of the Income Tax Act 2000 and in the US, the Friends of King's College London Association Incorporated has 501(c)3 status. However, the College is open to students and staff from diverse nationalities, ethnicities, religions, faiths and beliefs.

King's College had a major share in science contribution of the 19th century and had been active in making higher education accessible for women and working classes and offering evening classes. The College has a glorious history and had made strategic partnerships with several distinguished institutions such as Chelsea College, Institute of Psychiatry, the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and Queen Elizabeth College.