# University College London

- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1826
- Official website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-college-london-4b7862dc

## Summary

UCL was founded in 1826 as London University, a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge that admitted students regardless of their religion, and in 1878 it began admitting women on equal terms with men. It became a founding college of the University of London in 1836 and gained university status in its own right in 2023. It is a large multi-faculty university centred on Bloomsbury in central London.

## Key facts

- rank: =8 (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.ucl.ac.uk/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02jx3x895)
- [Wikipedia (official facts page blocked/404): history, motto. Student totals not set because official figures conflicted (a search snippet gave 51,793 in 2024/25 with 52% from abroad; the official study pages say 18,000 from outside the UK)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_London)

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