University College London

Students can expect to hear back from the university by the end of April maximum but UCL tries to send its decisions even sooner. Some students may hear quicker than the others but this doesnt mean you should be discouraged as UCL is a university high in demand.

Yes students can submit more than just one application to UCL but the university advises students to consider their options carefully as they have a limited no. of choices at UCAS. Also note that more than one application to the same programme or department does not increase your chances of being accepted

For UG admissions at UCL students will have to obtain 90, 85, or 85 in five subjects in Class 12 with 85 to include three core subjects. Check the accepted boards-

• Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (Bengaluru)
• State Board of School Examinations (Tamil Nadu)
• West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
• Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

Level of English proficiency acceptable to be able to enroll in one's course of choice will depend on the course specific English requriements so check the requirements of your desired programme for the same. However the minimum IELTS score required by UCL is 6.5 

Students will need to submit the following docs to be able to secure a seat at UCL mentioned below-

• Official transcripts
• A personal statement
• Copy of study visa (or fill in the missing passport doc and provide the passport later)
• Course specific requriemtent like portfolio or dissertation
• English proficiency proof

Birkbeck Uni of London is a part of the University College of London. Birkbeck University was founded in 1823. The total no. of students at Birkbeck is 8,000+. Also, Birkbeck is a part of the Association of the Commonwealth Universities and EUA. 

Yes, to a great extent the QS rankings are accurate. 

The QS Ranking body releases a yearly report that uses a methodology which takes the factors like academic reputation, employer reputation, research influence, and international presence into account.

Other than the factors given earlier, more factors considered along with the basics by QS for University College London which includes the faculty-student ratio, employer reputation, Employer outcomes, academic reputation, and more.

UCL gets an overall score of 95.8 out of 100 in the QS World rankings 2026.

Yes, there are QS rankings available for University College London. QS is considered as one of the most influential ranking bodies around the world. 

According to what the QS Global rankings say, University College London ranks at #9 in the year 2026. This rank is constant from what it was in the last year.

In the category Europe in 2025, UCL QS World rank is 5 which is also constant from the year 2024.

Without a doubt, Oxford University ranks way better than Univerity College London.

As per the US World and News ranking the University of Oxford ranks #4 which is 3 places above University College London. 

According to other renowned ranking bodies of the world too, this pattern is similar. Look at the ranking table given below for the trends - 

As per the US World and News rankings for the recent year, the University College London ranks #7. 

The UCL ranking for the year 2024 was #5 and in 2023 it was #12. Seeing this trend, the University College London rankings have improved in comparison to the year 2023 and has remained constant from the last year.