King's College London

King’s College London is:

•     one of the top 30 universities in the world (2012-3 QS international world rankings)
•     the Sunday Times ‘Best University for Graduate Employment 2012-3’
•     the fourth oldest university in England
•     research-led and based in the heart of London.

King’s has over 24,000 students (including nearly 10,000 postgraduates) from 140 countries and over 6,000 employees.

King’s provides world-class teaching and cutting-edge research:

• In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 23 departments ranked in the top 25 per cent of British universities.
• Over half of our academic staff work in departments that are in the top 10 per cent in the UK.
• The College is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings with an overall annual income of nearly £525 million.

King’s has a distinguished reputation in:

•     the humanities
•     law
•     the sciences, including health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry
•     social sciences, including international affairs.

King's is in The Complete University Guide's Top Ten for:

•     Anatomy & Physiology - 9th
•     Classics & Ancient History - 9th
•     Dentistry - 3rd
•     Drama, Dance & Cinematics - 4th
•     Education - 2nd
•     Food Science - 1st
•     French - 6th
•     Law - 7th
•     Music - 4th
•     Philosophy - 6th
•     Physiotherapy - 10th
•     Theology & Religious Studies - 8th.

King’s has influenced many of the advances that shape modern life, such as:

• the discovery of the structure of DNA
• research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar
• being the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe.