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Understand King's and our talent

King's College London is one of the world's top universities (37th, QS 2027), the fourth oldest in England and a founding college of the University of London.

Located at the heart of the capital across five campuses and arranged across nine faculties, it has an outstanding reputation for world class research and teaching across the humanities, social sciences, law, medicine, business and science.

Why recruit from King's?

  • Our international reputation enables us to recruit and train the highest calibre students from around the world who can deliver significant impact.
  • Our education is grounded in academic research, innovation with a commitment to enquiry, critical thinking and inclusivity. King’s research excellence shapes what and how we teach – ensuring students learn within a culture of discovery, informed by insights emerging across our disciplines.
  • We partner with corporates, SMEs, business chambers, non-profit organisations, NGOs and government agencies across all sectors on a global scale ensuring your organisation can benefit from the expertise our graduates bring.
  • Our innovative employer portfolio offers a variety of ways to recruit, engage and raise your profile with us physically, or through virtual activity whether you're recruiting for graduate, internship, placement, experienced hire or casual work.

How do I recruit from King's?

  • We have one function who lead on Employer Engagement across King's - including our Business School, so if we can't help you, we'll be able to direct you appropriately to colleagues who can.
  • Specialist teams in employer relations, events, experiential learning, industry placements and work-based learning will help your organisation reach exceptional talent from across our faculties and programmes.
  • We work with students, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers throughout their studies or contract - including up to two years following course completion.
  • Our Advisers will work on bespoke strategies for your needs - to discuss how we might work with you, please get in touch or book a consultation.

Review our Recruiting at King's Best Practice Guide (pdf)

We are proud of our relationships with employers and partners and strive to work collaboratively with you - understanding your organisation, providing regular intelligence and feedback on what's happening at King's and building a bespoke strategy for you.

Andrew Wright, Associate Director (Employer Engagement & Work-based Learning) & ISE Board Director

Recent Accolades

Global Impact

  • 37th ranked university in the World University Rankings (QS, 2027)
  • 38th ranked university in the World University Rankings (Times Higher, 2026)
  • 7th ranked university in the European University Rankings (QS, 2026)
  • 6th in the UK for Global University Employability (Times Higher, 2026)
  • 11th Globally for Most International University and 4th in the UK (Times Higher, 2026)
  • 24th Globally for University Impact (Times Higher, 2022)
  • 21st Globally (6th in the UK) for Highest Percentage of International Students (Times Higher, 2023)

National Impact

  • 11th most targeted university by employers in the UK (High Fliers, 2026)
  • 11th Nationally and second in the Russell Group for Contribution to Social Mobility (HEPI, 2025)
  • =18th Nationally and top in the Russell Group for Ethical Careers in the People & Planet League (2025-26)

National Awards Success

International Awards Success

Our Vision & Strategy

Our Vision & Strategy

In service of society through academic excellence. Empowering student success in any beyond...

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Influence our Strategy

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Our Students

Our Students

Discover statistics by faculty, level, demographics, career confidence and nationality.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

King's is committed to ensuring a positive environment across all aspects of our community, and we recognise this commitment to diversity through the variety of activity we offer to our employer partners who embrace diversity, inclusion, equity and internationalisation in their recruitment.

In 2020, we were were awarded the Race Equality Charter Bronze Award underpinning our commitment to race equality across King's, followed in 2021 by the Athena Swan Silver Award from AdvanceHE celebrating gender equality.

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Sustainable Employer Engagement at King's

Sustainability is a central part of King’s mission to address the climate crisis - we are harnessing our connections and expertise to empower our graduates to contribute to a more sustainable future and guide our community to enable just and fair transitions to a positive impact on our planet.

We're proud to be ranked in the top 1% of global universities for our commitment to sustainability (Times Higher, 2025) and this is reflected through our careers activity and our commitment to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We support employer partners with access to a range of activity and we expect all organisations visiting our campuses to engage with our sustainability practices.

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London - Our Global Location

King's is London's most central university, with four Thames-side campuses within a single square mile and campuses which integrate with Europe's leading hospital trusts at Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley.

Being located at the heart of one of the world's global cities provides a distinct platform for employers to engage with our students and alumni.

Our location means our students are able to easily visit your offices or attend events at other locations across the capital.