King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs.
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King's College London is one of the top 40 universities in the world (2024 QS World University Rankings) and among the oldest in England.
Grade Inflation Sees King's Students 60% More Likely to Receive First-Class Honours than in 2015. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows than King's College London (KCL) has gone from awarding first class honours to 25% of its students in 2015 to 41.1% in 2022.
The overall acceptance rate for UK applicants hovers around 13%. However, this can vary significantly depending on the course and faculty. The acceptance rate for international students at KCL is typically lower due to the high volume of applications from abroad.
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Your student number can be found on your student ID card and on your student record. Depending on when you started at King's, your student ID number may the same or different to your 'K-number'.
You can find your candidate number on Student Records from early October, in the section called 'My Personal Details'. It will also appear on your personalised exam timetable (available on My Timetable). Important to know: If you don't have a candidate number shortly before the exam period, please log a case with us.
Student ID (short for identification), or also called student URN (unique reference number) which is a number given to all university students that confirms their attendance at their given university.
A student ID number is issued by some schools as an identification number, unique to each student. Student ID numbers are also sometimes listed on an identification card with the student's picture.