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Overview

King’s College London is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious university institutions: a multi-faculty research-led university college based in the heart of London with over 19,700 students, of whom more than 6,200 are postgraduates. It is ranked as one of the world’s top 25 universities.

King’s College London offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring traditions. King’s College London has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA, and it is now the largest centre for the education of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals in Europe and home to five Medical Research Council centres.

King’s College’s location in the heart of London and its strength in law, humanities and the social sciences make it a major player in forging links between the arts, culture and universities, and in the development of public policy at national level. King’s College London’s broad range of subjects, including also physical sciences and engineering, are increasingly inter-related, notably in fields such as bioinformatics, health policy and medical humanities.

King’s College London’s nine Schools of Study are Biomedical & Health Sciences; the Dental Institute; Humanities; Law; Medicine; the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery; Physical Sciences & Engineering; the Institute of Psychiatry, and Social Science & Public Policy.

Ranking

King's College London has now been recognised as one of the top 25 universities in the world. The Times Good University Guide ranked King's College at #24 in 2012. This confirms King's College London as a centre of global academic excellence.

Services for International Students

All student support services are available to international students as well as home students.

Accommodation

As a King’s College London student you will have access to the halls of residences owned by King’s as well as those by the University of London. Halls accommodation is limited so an early application is vital. Applications should be made online through the King’s College London Accommodation Office website. There is also a wide range of private accommodation available and the King’s College Student Support Officer is able to provide advice and guidance on both short and long term accommodation.

King’s College London offers a variety of accommodation within its own halls of residences and also the University of London Intercollegiate Residences.

King’s College London is well provided with places in a variety of residences, in busy central locations as well as quieter, residential areas.

King’s College London provides approximately 1,338 places in traditional halls of residence, 1,321 in self-catering apartments and 595 in the University Intercollegiate halls. For more information on King's College halls of residence, please visit King’s College Accommodation Office.

Campus

King’s College London is the most central university in London, with four of its five campuses within a single square mile beside the Thames between Westminster and London Bridge.

The Strand is King's founding campus, built between 1829 and 1831 on land granted to the College next to Somerset House.

King's Waterloo Campus comprises three buildings.

Guy’s Campus:
Medicine has been taught on or close to this historic site near London Bridge for many centuries. Until 1860 St Thomas' Hospital occupied a site now beneath London Bridge station. There are records of medicine having been taught there since the 16th century.

Denmark Hill Campus:
The current King's College Hospital is the third of this name and moved to this site from Portugal Street, north of the Strand, in 1913.

St. Thomas’ Campus:
The roots of St Thomas' Hospital lie in an infirmary established by the Augustinian priory of St Mary Overie just south of London Bridge in 1106.

Health centre

King’s College London has a full range of on-campus health facilities with doctors, nurses and dentists. All students have full access to the health centre and all health care fees are fully covered by the National Health Service for full time students.

Location

King’s College London is the most central university in London, with four of its five campuses within a single square mile beside the Thames between Westminster and London Bridge. King’s College London’s location brings outstanding advantages including links with employers for work experience and internships for professional development. As a student at King's you will enjoy the excellent social and cultural opportunities of the capital.

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