- 46,925 students from 190 countries (at October 2026).
- +190 undergraduate programmes and +350 postgraduate taught programmes.
- 2nd largest university in London (HESA, 2025).
- 11th most international university and 4th in the UK (Times Higher, 2026)
- 86.7% of graduates in any form of work in highly-skilled employment (HESA, 2023-24).
- +300,000 alumni worldwide.
- 200 years of history since 1829 as a founding college of the University of London.
- 6 core UK campuses - 5 in Central London plus the MOD Defence Academy, Shrivenham
- Branch campuses in Portsmouth, UK (delivering medical education) and a joint Sino-British medical school in Shenzhen, China.
- 24 undergraduate programmes with a year in industry + multiple health and clinical placements.
- Graduates retain access to careers support up to two years following their course completion.
Last Updated: 22 October 2026
- 9 faculties covering all major academic disciplines.
- Europe's largest collection of students studying health-related programmes.
- The UK's largest provider of teaching in both Clinical Dentistry and Politics & International Studies (HESA, 2024-25)
- A triple-accredited Business School (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA), achieved by just one per cent of business schools globally.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
| Undergraduate (Bachelors) | Postgraduate Taught (Masters) | Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) | TOTAL |
|---|
| 26,861 (57.2%) |
15,652 (33.4%) |
4,378 (9.3%) |
46,925 (100%) |
| FACULTY |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Doctoral Researchers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| Arts & Humanities |
4,096 |
1,562 |
506 |
6,164 |
| Business School |
1,919 |
1,936 |
146 |
4,001 |
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences |
895 |
374 |
149 |
1,418 |
| Law |
1,350 |
1,510 |
88 |
2,946 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
6,381 |
1,599 |
1,068 |
9,048 |
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
4,737 |
823 |
696 |
6,256 |
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
1,960 |
885 |
125 |
2,970 |
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
1,258 |
3,431 |
805 |
5,494 |
| Social Science & Public Policy |
4,265 |
3,468 |
795 |
8,528 |
King's is ranked the 11th most international university and 4th in the UK (Times Higher, 2026), drawing students from more than 190 countries.
We can help your organisation engage with and recruit our international students for a variety of positions either in the United Kingom or overseas and hold relationships with employers from Sydney to San Francisco.
We run particular programmes for students from China and Hong Kong SAR, the United States of America, India and the Middle East and are regularly travelling to engage with employers and alumni in these regions to partner with organisations keen to build their brand with King's.
As of October 2026, our student population can be broken down as follows:
- Home: 25,088 (53.7%)
- Overseas: 21,737 (46.3%)
Countries where we draw the largest proportions of international talent are:
| 1 |
China [exc. Hong Kong SAR] (7,123);
China [inc. Hong Kong SAR] (7,875)
|
6 |
France (575)
|
| 2 |
India (1,590)
|
7 |
Italy (545)
|
| 3 |
United States of America (1,054)
|
8 |
Malaysia (540)
|
| 4 |
Türkiye (714)
|
9 |
Germany (489)
|
| 5 |
Singapore (621)
|
10 |
Saudi Arabia (465)
|
Last Updated: 22 October 2026
- King's is ranked 3rd in the Russell Group for social inclusion (The Times University Guide, 2019) with the Group's largest percentage increase in entrants from lower socio-economic groups since 2010.
- 11th Nationally and second in the Russell Group for Contribution to Social Mobility (HEPI, 2024)
- 82.9% of UK-domiciled full-time undergraduate students drawn from state schools or colleges (HESA, 2021).
- 63.6% of our students declare as female (HESA, 2022-23).
- 25.3% of our undergraduate UK-domiciled students are from a BME or non-white background (HESA, 2023-24)*.
- 14% of our postgraduate taught UK-domiciled students are from a BME or non-white background (HESA, 2023-24)*.
- 13.9% of our postgraduate research UK-domiciled students are from a BME or non-white background (HESA, 2023-24)*.
- 15.1% of our students have a declared disability (HESA, 2023-24).
Last updated: 22 October 2026 *N.B. data is not collected for non-UK domiciled students
Detailed breakdowns are available below:
Overall
| Gender |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Researchers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| Male |
8,140 (35%) |
4,890 (35%) |
1,460 (42%) |
14,490 |
| Female |
14,965 (65%) |
9,220 (65%) |
1,460 (57%) |
25,645 |
| Other |
0 (0%) |
25 (0%) |
30 (1%) |
55 |
Breakdown by Faculty
| FACULTY |
UG |
PGT |
PGR |
| |
M |
F |
O |
M |
F |
O |
M |
F |
O |
|
| Arts & Humanities |
1,015 (26%) |
2,860 (73%) |
(<1%) |
310 (24%) |
980 (75%) |
(<1%) |
170 (46%) |
210 (54%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| Business School |
615 (45%) |
745 (55%) |
(<1%) |
640 (35%) |
1,180 (65%) |
0 (0%) |
50 (48%) |
50 (50%) |
(2%) |
|
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science |
300 (33%) |
595 (67%) |
0 (0%) |
120 (43%) |
160 (57%) |
0 (0%) |
50 (38%) |
80 (62%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| Law |
380 (36%) |
665 (64%) |
(0%) |
435 (40%) |
660 (60%) |
(0%) |
25 (44%) |
54 (54%) |
(<2%) |
|
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
1,800 (33%) |
3,610 (67%) |
(0%) |
415 (30%) |
975 (70%) |
(0%) |
330 (38%) |
515 (60%) |
10 (2%) |
|
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
2,395 (64%) |
1,325 (35%) |
(1%) |
515 (66%) |
260 (33%) |
(<1%) |
390 (64%) |
210 (35%) |
(1%) |
|
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
220 (9%) |
2,150 (91%) |
(<1%) |
230 (17%) |
1,100 (82%) |
(<1%) |
15 (16%) |
80 (84%) |
(0%) |
|
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
140 (13%) |
965 (87%) |
(0%) |
355 (16%) |
1,825 (83%) |
(1%) |
145 (21%) |
540 (77%) |
10 (2%) |
|
| Social Science & Public Policy |
1,275 (38%) |
2,035 (61%) |
(<1%) |
1,865 (47%) |
2,080 (53%) |
(0%) |
285 (49%) |
285 (49%) |
(<2%) |
|
N.B. All data is taken from 2024-25 data as the latest publicly available HESA release. As per HESA guidelines, all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages based on small groups are suppressed.
Overall
| Disability |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Researchers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| No Known Disability |
18,270 (79%) |
11,605 (82%) |
2,720 (78%) |
32,595 |
| Disability Declared |
4,125 (18%) |
2,005 (14%) |
580 (17%) |
6,710 |
| Prefer Not to Say/Unknown |
810 (3%) |
545 (4%) |
210 (6%) |
1,565 |
N.B. All data is taken from 2024-25 data as the latest publicly available HESA release. As per HESA guidelines, all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages based on small groups are suppressed.
Overall
| Ethnicity |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
| Asian Bangladeshi |
5% |
1% |
0% |
| Asian Chinese |
2% |
2% |
3% |
| Asian Indian |
7% |
3% |
3% |
| Asian (Other) |
7% |
3% |
2% |
| Asian Pakistani |
5% |
2% |
1% |
| Black African |
7% |
5% |
2% |
| Black Caribbean |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Black (Other) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Gypsy or Traveller |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Mixed (Other) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Mixed White & Asian |
2% |
1% |
1% |
| Mixed White & Black |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Non-UK |
35% |
43% |
42% |
| Other |
4% |
3% |
3% |
| Unknown |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| White |
21% |
33% |
38% |
N.B. All data is taken from 2024-25 data as the latest publicly available HESA release. As per HESA guidelines, all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages based on small groups are suppressed.
Overall
| Career Readiness |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Reseachers (MPhil/PhD) |
TOTAL |
| Discover |
1,700 (7%) |
475 (4%) |
135 (5%) |
2,320 (6%) |
| Focus |
15,335 (66%) |
6,665 (55%) |
1,530 (52%) |
23,810 (62%) |
| Action |
6,300 (27%) |
4,935 (41%) |
1,250 (43%) |
12,535 (32%) |
Last updated: 27 February 2026
By Faculty
| |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) |
Postgraduate Taught (Masters) |
Postgraduate Researchers (MPhil/PhD) |
| |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
Discover |
Focus |
Action |
| Arts & Humanities |
10% |
74% |
16% |
8% |
68% |
24% |
6% |
55% |
39% |
| Business School |
7% |
67% |
26% |
4% |
69% |
27% |
4% |
41% |
55% |
| Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences |
2% |
51% |
47% |
4% |
37% |
59% |
2% |
48% |
50% |
| Law |
3% |
61% |
34% |
2% |
44% |
54% |
7% |
39% |
54% |
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
5% |
64% |
31% |
3% |
48% |
49% |
5% |
55% |
40% |
| Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences |
10% |
71% |
19% |
5% |
64% |
31% |
7% |
61% |
32% |
| Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care |
3% |
48% |
49% |
3% |
33% |
64% |
0% |
45% |
55% |
| Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
8% |
72% |
20% |
4% |
57% |
39% |
3% |
51% |
46% |
| Social Science & Public Policy |
10% |
72% |
18% |
4% |
55% |
41% |
5% |
48% |
47% |