King's College London
KCL
#39
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
97.0 / 100
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1829
- Total students
- ≈ 33,000
- International students
- ≈ 43%
- Group
- Russell Group
- Official site
- www.kcl.ac.uk
King's College London in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 22.8
Award 16.5
HiCi 37.8
N&S 18.6
PUB 55.6
PCP 27.3
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Nursing #2
Dentistry #5
Life Sciences & Medicine #9
Medicine #11
Politics & International Studies #11
English Language & Literature #14
Philosophy #14
Geography #14
Psychology #15
Education #16
Law #16
Pharmacy & Pharmacology #17
Communication & Media Studies #19
Arts & Humanities #21
History #21
Modern Languages #21
Development Studies #21
Anatomy & Physiology #23
Social Policy & Administration #31
Biological Sciences #33
Classics & Ancient History #36
Sociology #44
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies #45
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #45
Social Sciences & Management #45
Marketing #45
Computer Science & Information Systems #46
Sports-related Subjects #47
Performing Arts #48
Mathematics #60
Accounting & Finance #66
Business & Management Studies #66
Physics & Astronomy #81
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #95
Chemistry #100
Natural Sciences #111
Economics & Econometrics #119
Engineering & Technology #126
Archaeology —
Linguistics —
Statistics & Operational Research —
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing —
Environmental Sciences —
Earth & Marine Sciences —
Materials Science —
Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25