# King's College London, University of London

- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1829
- Official website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/king-s-college-london-university-of-london-01649f44

## Summary

King's College London was founded in 1829 with the backing of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington, as a Church of England counterpart to the secular London University (now UCL). It became a founding college of the University of London in 1836 and later grew through mergers, including with the Guy's and St Thomas' medical and dental schools in 1998. It gained university status in its own right in 2023 and has several campuses near the Thames in central London.

## Key facts

- rank: #37 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.kcl.ac.uk/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/0220mzb33)
- [Official 'Our students' page (updated Oct 2026): 45,914 students; 21,263 overseas (46.3%). Its subtotals do not add up exactly to the headline figure](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/employers/meet/our-students)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_College_London)

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