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King's College London

London · Higher Education Institution

Track record

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The sponsor holds Student Sponsor status with a track record of compliance — the standard standing for an established provider.

Students

HESA 2024/25
38.4%
of students are international
47%
from its top 3 countries
40,870
25,180
15,690
13,305
2,385
International students by level
Postgraduate taught6,005
First degree8,140
Postgraduate research1,430
Other undergraduate25
International enrolment over time
7,50010,00012,50015,0002014/152024/2515,695
Non-UK students · +89% since 2014/15

Built from the country breakdown, which rounds every country to the nearest five and drops the smallest to zero — so the latest year here reads a little below the 15,690 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
China
5,740
India
1,115
United States
595
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
580
Singapore
505
France
490

124 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

15,690 non-UK25,180 UK
Non-UK domiciledUK domiciled

Source: HESA, HE student enrolments by HE provider and permanent address, 2024/25, CC BY 4.0; source countries from DT051 Table 28, same licence. Counts are HESA-rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum exactly. Domicile is permanent address, which is not the same as fee status or visa route.