King's College London

In 1860, Florence Nightingale established her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. In 1991-1993, school becomes Nightingale College of Health after merging with Olive Haydon School of Midwifery and Thomas Guy and Lewisham School of Nursing. Nightingale College of Health becomes part of King's College London in 1993. In 2017, Cicely Saunders Institute merges with Faculty to create Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. 

King's College London has some of the most popular leaders, innovators and well known personalities as a part of their alumni network. This includes 2 Lacs plus members coming from around the world. The famous people who had studied at KCL are mentioned as follows:

• Peter Higgs - 2013 Nobel Physics Laureate 
• Farrah Storr - Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine 
• Susan Gilchrist - CEO of Brunswick Group 
• Sir Keir Starmer - UK Prime Minister
• Dev Pragad - CEO of Newsweek Group 

Living costs at King's College London has expenses such as visa cost, housing, personal expenses, transport, food among others. The cost of the living for international students is mentioned in the table below:

1 Pound = INR 107.61

King's College London offers a lot of undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced Masters programs for international students. The first year tuition fees for the courses offered at the college are given in the table mentioned below:

King's College London is known for its excellent research and good-quality education. According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) the college has been ranked at #6. King's College is ranked as the 31st top university worldwide and #5 in the UK by the QS World University Rankings 2026. The parameters that are used to measure the rankings include sustainability, international research network, academic reputation, employer outcomes and citations per faculty. 

King's College London does offer MBA. The business school of King's College London is referred to as King's Business School, offering the course at INR 28L - 47 L for the first year. The duration of the course can range from 1-2 years with a good ROI, thus it can be said that it is worth pursuing MBA from King's College London.

Kings College London graduates are employed across a number of prominent industries in the UK & abroad, which includes: Business Development, Healthcare, Research, Operations & Education among others.

The table below highlights the most prominent industries King's College London graduates are employed at:

Yes, King's College London does require IELTS score, to determine an applicant's proficiency of verbal & written English.

The minimum IELTS score requirement may vary for different courses, however, the general requirements at the UG & PG level are mentioned below, along with the minimum requirements for some other language proficiency tests:

The Kings College London acceptance rate stands at 13%, making it one of the hardest institutes in the UK to get admissions to.

University College London acceptance rate, on the other hand stands at 36%. Though, still very selective, securing admissions at UCL, is nearly three times easier than doing so at Kings College London.

All King's College London students are guaranteed accommodation for the first year of their studies, with most students opting to stay as part of off-campus facilities near the college campus, per an unofficial source.

Locations like Shoreditch, Kings Cross & the Waterloo are popular among international students, thanks to easy connectivity to all parts of London, vibrant nightlife & close proximity to the campus.