3 in 7 applicants to this programme received an offer. Data shown above is for entry in academic year 2023/24 (sources). King's College offers some unsuccessful applicants a place in another programme.
Higher Competition: With the rise in applicants, competition has grown more intense. The university is receiving applications from highly qualified students, forcing KCL to be more selective to maintain its academic standards.
3 in 8 applicants to this programme received an offer.
King's College London (KCL) The average score of a successful candidate is about 27 out of 42. The Essay is not computed into any specific score.
KCL Masters programmes are very competitive. Across all of its postgraduate courses, KCL has an offer rate of approximately 41%, meaning around just 2 in 5 applicants receive an offer.
We will only consider resits if there are significant mitigating circumstances affecting your first 'sitting'. In these situations we still cannot guarantee that your application will be considered, but you should submit a Mitigating Circumstances form so that this can be considered alongside your application.
For 2021 undergraduate entry, just 16.9% of applicants received offers of admission. The King's College London acceptance rate for postgraduate students rose slightly to 29.3%, but still remained below one in three applicants.
King's College London (KCL) typically looks for scores around 27. The bar is set a bit higher at University College London (UCL) and Durham, where scores of around 29 are typical.
That said, LSE is generally considered better for social sciences while King's College is one of the best universities in the world for medicine, healthcare, law, international relations, and some technical courses.
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.