At a glance
- Address
- King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
- City
- London, England
- Country
- United Kingdom — process, visa & costs
- Website
- kcl.ac.uk
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1829
- Students
- 18,630
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#61 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | #2 |
| Psychology | #11 |
| Geography | #12 |
| Nursing | #17 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | #17 |
| Robotic Science & Engineering | #21 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- UCAS — application page ↗
- Cycle
- 2027 entry
- Intake
- September
- English
- IELTS Band A: 7.5 overall (min 7.0/skill); Band B: 7.0 overall (min 6.5/skill); Band D: 6.5 overall (min 6.0/skill) · TOEFL Band A (BDS Dentistry): 109 old scale / 5.5 new scale overall; Band B (Arts, Law, Medicine, Business etc.): 100 old / 5.0 new overall; Band D (Natural/Math/Engineering Sciences): 92 old / 4.5 new overall
Band is set by course group; test must be within 2 years of course start
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine/Dentistry deadline | 15 October 2026 | |
| Standard deadline (all other courses) | 13 January 2027 |
For Indian applicants: King's accepts only the Indian High School Leaving Certificate from the CBSE or CISCE boards; the specific percentage/grade threshold is set per programme and shown by selecting India in the course-specific entry-requirements tool.
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- King's Apply (apply.kcl.ac.uk) — application page ↗
- Intake
- September
- Deadlines
- Deadlines are course-specific, shown on each course's entry-requirements page; funding/scholarship deadlines can be earlier
- English
- Same banded system as undergraduate, set per course
Studying in United Kingdom
The UK offers short, focused degrees (3-year bachelor's, 1-year master's) and a single centralised undergraduate application system (UCAS). Indian students go for shorter, cheaper-in-time degrees, globally ranked universities, and the post-study Graduate Route, though visa and healthcare-surcharge costs have risen and postgraduate dependant visas are now restricted.
- Visa
- Student visa (Student Route, formerly Tier 4) — GBP 558 · about ₹70,812
- After graduating
- Graduate Route: 2 years of post-study work permission for bachelor's/master's graduates who apply on or before 31 December 2026, dropping to 18 months for applications made on or after 1 January 2027; PhD/doctoral graduates get 3 years (gov.uk).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply · kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements · kcl.ac.uk/study/international · kcl.ac.uk/study/international/region/south-asia · kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding · kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees · kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/how-to-apply · kcl.ac.uk/visit — checked 28 September 2026.