Study at King's College London

Why study at King's College London

King's teaches across nine faculties spanning arts and humanities, law, business, social science, and medicine, dentistry, nursing and natural sciences. It is noted for health-related disciplines taught alongside major London teaching hospitals, including psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience, nursing, and dentistry, as well as for law and the humanities. Its campuses sit in central London, giving students close contact with the city's professional, cultural and clinical institutions.

Location and student life

King's is based in central London across five main campuses: Strand in Westminster on the north bank of the Thames beside Somerset House; Guy's; Waterloo; St Thomas'; and Denmark Hill. The Strand Campus is the university's historic home. Faculties and departments are spread across these sites rather than on a single enclosed campus.

Transport links are dense: Temple station (District and Circle lines) is about two minutes' walk from the Strand Campus, with Charing Cross, Embankment and Waterloo stations also nearby. The Students' Union is based at Bush House on the Strand, and university residences are spread across the city, so student life blends campus facilities with the wider life of central London.

Courses and subjects

King's is organised into nine faculties: Arts & Humanities; Business; Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences; the Dickson Poon School of Law; Life Sciences & Medicine; Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences; Social Science & Public Policy; the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care; and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Established strengths include medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychiatry and neuroscience, law, and the humanities and social sciences. Students who do not yet meet direct entry requirements can apply through King's International Foundation programmes, and the university runs pre-sessional English courses for offer holders who need to raise their language level.

Entry requirements for international students

Undergraduate applications from abroad are made through UCAS, with requirements varying by course; check the entry requirements on each course page. English language requirements are set in bands A to E depending on the programme: published band tables include, for example, IELTS Academic 6.0 overall at the lower end and 7.0 overall with at least 6.5 in each skill on several postgraduate courses. Applicants who narrowly miss the language standard may be offered a pre-sessional English course, and King's International Foundation routes can bridge academic gaps.

Accommodation

King's offers more than 5,300 places in its own residences across London, with access to additional University of London accommodation. New first-year undergraduates who make King's their firm choice for full-time study are covered by an accommodation guarantee provided they complete the published booking steps before the annual deadline. Options span different locations, room types and prices, and King's International Foundation students are also guaranteed a residence place for the duration of that course.

Scholarships and funding

International applicants can consult King's funding pages for current awards, which change each year. Verified examples include the King's International Foundation Progression Scholarship, worth 10% of the first-year undergraduate tuition fee for students who progress from the foundation course to a King's degree, and faculty awards such as the School of Global Affairs Undergraduate Degree Award of £9,250 paid across three years. Faculties publish further awards on King's funding pages, so check the relevant pages for current eligibility and deadlines.