King's College London
花费Fees
生活费/周Catered costs £137-£453
英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000
国际学生Fees (international) £15,200-£19,570
地址Address
Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
Performance |
项目 |
Score数值 |
Ranking排名 |
2015 Times Ranking |
2015年泰晤士报排名 |
|
29 |
2014 Times Ranking |
2014年泰晤士报排名 |
|
27 |
World Ranking |
世界排名 |
|
16 |
Student satisfaction |
学生满意度 |
78.7% |
106 |
Research quality |
研究质量 |
23.3% |
23 |
Ucas entry points |
本科录取水平 |
470 |
13 |
Graduate prospects |
毕业生展望 |
80.1% |
12 |
Firsts and 2:1s |
1等及2等1学位比例 |
81.1% |
11 |
Completion rate |
完成度 |
92.5% |
23 |
Student-staff ratio |
学生-老师比 |
11.4:1 |
4 |
Services/facilities spend |
服务/设施花费 |
£2,090 |
23 |
Graduate salaries |
毕业生起薪 |
£24,247 |
|
Sports points/rank |
体育 |
807.5 |
39 |
Social mix |
学生情况 |
Score数值 |
Undergraduate (full-time) |
本科全日制人数 |
13,005 |
Postgraduate (full-time) |
研究生全日制人数 |
6,490 |
Applications/places |
申请人数/录取人数 |
36,060/4,435 |
Applications/places ratio |
申请录取率 |
8.1:1 |
EU students |
欧盟学生 |
9.4% |
Other overseas students |
海外学生 |
13.5% |
Mature |
成年学生 |
14.9% |
State school educated |
公立学校教育 |
70.9% |
Middle class/working class |
中产/工薪比率 |
75.8/24.2 |
Student satisfaction 学生满意度 |
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Subject |
科目领域 |
% |
Anatomy & Physiology |
解剖和生理学 |
82.1 |
Biological Science |
生物科学 |
85.6 |
Business Studies |
商务研究 |
82.6 |
Classics & Ancient History |
古典和古代史 |
85.4 |
Communication & Media Studies |
传媒和媒体研究 |
82.5 |
Computer Science |
计算机科学 |
81.4 |
Dentistry |
牙医 |
84.8 |
English |
英语 |
76.4 |
Food Science |
食品科学 |
76.3 |
French |
法语 |
88.3 |
Geography & Environmental Science |
地理和环境科学 |
78.6 |
German |
德语 |
82.4 |
History |
历史 |
85.3 |
Iberian Languages |
伊比利亚语 |
83.0 |
Law |
法律 |
79.9 |
Lingusistics |
语言学 |
72.4 |
Mathematics |
数学 |
81.4 |
Medicine |
医学 |
63.2 |
Music |
音乐 |
73.6 |
Nursing |
护理 |
79.4 |
Pharmacology and Pharmacy |
药理学和药剂学 |
88.1 |
Philosophy |
哲学 |
90.3 |
Physics and Astronomy |
物理和天文学 |
80.0 |
Physiotherapy |
物理疗法 |
82.1 |
Politics |
政治 |
71.9 |
Subjects allied to medicine |
医学相关 |
76,3 |
Theology & Religious Studies |
神学和宗教研究 |
70.5 |
奖学金/助学金Bursaries/scholarships
King's Living Bursary of £1,500 (household income below £25K) or £1,000 (£25K–£42.6K), payable for all years.
Bursaries and merit scholarships, including 50 Access to Professions scholarships of £3,000 for years 1–3 for certain courses in medicine and dentistry; Dickson Poon law scholarships: 25 of £9,000 a year and 50 of £6,000 a year.
大学概况University Profile
King’s is one of a select few universities to presently rank in higher in world university league tables than in domestic ones. Placed 16 in the new QS world rankings, it ranks only 29 in our league table this year.
The disparity arises from world rankings that take account of reputation among fellow academics and employers, together with number of research citations, and domestic rankings which have a significant input from student satisfaction. For this, King’s ranks 106 out of 123 institutions in our league table this year. Edinburgh and Manchester, in particular, suffer similarly and accordingly all three dwell far more on their international rankings on their websites.
King’s has won domestic awards in recent times, however. It was The Sunday Times University of the Year for Graduate Employment as recently as 2012-13 and won our overall University of the Year title two years before in 2010; the former award in particular an acknowledgement of the high regard in which King’s graduates are held by employers (and the high starting salaries they continue to command - £24,247 for the 2013 leavers).
So, despite the iffy student satisfaction scores, students continue to apply here in their droves, both domestically and internationally and the university has capitalised on that with the relaxation of recruitment restrictions by the Government. Its intake has grown by 13% – more than 500 students – in two years.
With applications also up by 7% in 2013, there is scope to continue, although there are hotly-contested plans to cut the staff by up to 120 academics, mainly in the large schools of medicine and biosciences.
King’s was once known primarily for science, but now has a distinguished reputation across nine schools including humanities, law and social sciences, which includes War Studies.
One of the oldest and largest of the University of London’s colleges, King’s has played a part in many of the advances that shape modern life, including the discovery of DNA and the development of radar. Eight alumni or academics won Nobel Prizes in the 20th century, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his work to end apartheid and Rosalind Franklin for her contribution to identifying the structure of DNA.
A £500m fundraising campaign is focused on some of today’s most pressing challenges in five priority areas, including neuroscience and mental health, cancer and global power.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 60% cent of the college’s submission was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. It is Europe’s largest centre for the education of doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals, and home to six Medical Research Council Centres. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre represents a pioneering collaboration between the college and three NHS foundation trusts.
King’s describes itself as “the most central university in London” because four of its five campuses are within a single square mile around the banks of the Thames. The fifth is not far away at Denmark Hill in south London.
The original Strand site and the Waterloo campus, which includes the largest university building in London, house most of the non-medical departments. Nursing and midwifery and some biomedical subjects are also based at Waterloo, while medicine and dentistry are mainly at Guy’s Hospital, near London Bridge, and in the St Thomas’ Hospital campus, across the river from the Houses of Parliament.
The Denmark Hill campus houses the Institute of Psychiatry, as well as more medicine and dentistry. The Maurice Wohl Institute, which is due to open by the end of the year, is set to be one of Europe’s leading centres of interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Libraries on all the main campuses have been upgraded recently – part of a £60m programme of improvements to student facilities. Further investment of £140m is planned over the next few years.
The expansion of the Strand Campus into the East Wing of Somerset House in 2012 provided impressive new premises for the 175-year-old School of Law. A £12m science gallery will open on the Guy’s campus next year, focused on 15-25 year-olds.
About one student in five is from outside the European Union, many of them among the 8,600 postgraduates. An institutional audit by the Quality Assurance Agency gave King’s the highest mark, stressing the excellence of the student support services.
The college’s location means King’s students are in an enviable position for accessing opportunities for work experience. A new Internships Office is working with King’s Careers Service to support development in this area and keep graduate prospects among the very best in Britain.
Almost three undergraduates in ten come from independent schools, in spite of the college’s efforts to widen its intake. King’s has launched a new Enhanced Support Dentistry Programme to attract talented school-leavers from lower performing schools, along the lines of its celebrated Access to Medicine course.
The active students’ union, which runs bars, cafes and a nightclub, puts on an extensive programme of events. The college is well provided with accommodation in a variety of residences, in busy central locations as well as in quieter, residential areas. There are privately-operated residences and others run by the University of London, as well as more than 2,500 places in university-owned provision.
学生观点Student view
Sebastiaan Debrouwere, students’ union president
First impressions
A university where you feel the buzz of London while immersing yourself in cutting-edge research.
Worst feature
In such a huge and fast-paced city, you have to grow up much faster.
Making a difference
A student-led campaign that won the living wage for all our staff and our outreach groups’ work with almost 30 schools around London.
Deal clincher
Whether it’s through volunteering, being exposed to leading academics or working and living as a Londoner, you are never a passive observer here.