How to Get Admission in King's College London

What King's College London is

King's College London (KCL) is a large, multi-faculty research university in central London offering a wide range of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, law, business, natural and mathematical sciences, nursing and midwifery, dentistry, and medicine and health sciences. This breadth gives applicants many disciplines to choose from.

KCL is consistently ranked among the leading universities worldwide by bodies such as QS and Times Higher Education (THE); always read a ranking with its issuing body and year. Each programme is administered by its own faculty, so the official KCL course pages are where you confirm the precise requirements for your chosen degree.

How to apply through UCAS

Undergraduate applications to KCL are made through UCAS, the United Kingdom's central admissions service, not directly to the university. Your single UCAS application includes your course choices, a personal statement and an academic reference.

Deadlines differ by course — some KCL programmes, including medicine and dentistry, sit in the earlier UCAS deadline group, while many others follow the standard deadline. Confirm the current deadline for your specific course on the official UCAS and KCL websites. Postgraduate applications are generally made directly through KCL's own application system.

• Undergraduate: apply via UCAS with a personal statement and reference
• Medicine and dentistry typically sit in the earlier UCAS deadline group
• Postgraduate: apply directly through KCL's application system
• Confirm current deadlines on ucas.com and kcl.ac.uk

Entry requirements

KCL accepts a wide range of qualifications including A-levels, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, and many international school-leaving qualifications, with grades and required subjects set per programme. Some courses, especially in the sciences and health, specify particular subjects as essential.

The exact grade and subject requirements differ by faculty and can change between cycles, so treat the entry-requirements section of your KCL course page as the authoritative source. KCL publishes country-by-country guidance on accepted international qualifications on its official admissions pages.

English language and admissions tests

Because teaching is in English, applicants whose first language is not English normally need to meet KCL's English-language requirement through an accepted test such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE Academic at the level KCL specifies for your course. KCL groups its English requirements into bands by programme, so check the official KCL English-language requirements page for the accepted tests and the band your course needs.

Some KCL courses use additional selection steps. Medicine and dentistry use the UCAT as the standard UK admissions test (the BMAT has been discontinued), and law applicants at some universities take the LNAT; interviews may also form part of selection for health programmes. These requirements change frequently, so verify whether your specific course needs a test, and its registration deadline, on the official KCL and test-provider websites.

Fees, funding and the Student visa

International tuition fees at KCL vary by programme and are set each year, and London has high living costs; rely only on the official KCL fees and funding pages for current tuition and estimated living expenses. KCL lists scholarships and bursaries with their own eligibility rules — apply through official channels and never pay anyone who claims to guarantee a scholarship or a place.

Most international students on a full-time UK degree need a Student visa, which requires a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from KCL and payment of the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). This is general information, not immigration advice — confirm the current Student visa rules, fees and the IHS amount on the official UK government source before acting.