King's College London
PublicRussell GroupLondon, England, UK
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PartialStudent size left blank: King's own about page states only 'more than 42,000 students,' with no precise figure or year given -- storing a specific number here would overstate the precision the source actually provides. QS #31 globally / #5 in the UK (2026) is quoted from a King's news page: 'named the 31st best university in the world and 5th best in the UK.' Guardian #21 in the UK (2026) is quoted from King's own news page: 'places King's at 21st place in the overall table.' THE #38 (2026) is per press coverage, not independently re-confirmed on a King's page. Tuition ranges £30,750/year (BA English, classroom-based) to £40,600/year (BSc Physics, lab-based), both 2027/28 entry, both from King's own course-finder fee pages -- figure above is the low end; King's doesn't publish one school-wide headline figure. No official acceptance rate published.
Official source ↗Accounting & Finance BSc
Business & Management
A*AA including grade A in Mathematics (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 Mathematics
King's own Accounting & Finance BSc entry-requirements page (UCAS code NN34) confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard, including the Mathematics subject grade requirement, and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table (kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/entry-requirements, re-checked this list) gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW); the same page states this course's Mathematics requirement specifically requires AP Calculus BC. Contextual offer AAB (same Mathematics requirement). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Biomedical Science BSc
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
AAA including grade A in Biology and Chemistry (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 Biology and HL6 Chemistry
King's own Biomedical Science BSc entry-requirements page confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard, including the Biology and Chemistry subject grades, and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Filed under 'Natural Sciences & Mathematics' rather than 'Medicine & Health Sciences', the same judgment call as Oxford's Biomedical Sciences entry: a BSc science degree, not a clinical/physician-track course, so it isn't treated as one that needs an ECFMG sponsor-note lookup. Contextual offers of AAC (same subject requirements) are available per the course's own page. Confirmed September 2026 start.
Official source ↗Business Management BSc
Business & Management
A*AA including grade A in a Humanities or Social Science subject, excluding Modern Languages (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 in a Humanities or Social Science subject (excl. Modern Languages)
King's own Business Management BSc entry-requirements page confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard, including the specific Humanities-or-Social-Science subject requirement (Modern Languages explicitly excluded from satisfying it), and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Computer Science BSc
Computer Science & Computing
A*A*A (A-level)
King's own Computer Science BSc entry-requirements page confirms the A*A*A standard and names no admissions test. The course's IB-equivalent figure wasn't restated here, so none is published. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table (kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/entry-requirements) gives the A*A*A band as ACT 30 or SAT 1410 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). The same page states a Mathematics subject requirement (which this course carries) requires AP Calculus BC specifically. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Dentistry BDS
Medicine & Health Sciences
A*AA including grade A in Biology or Chemistry, plus grade A in one of Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics/Psychology (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 Biology or Chemistry, plus HL6 in one of the same subject list
King's own Dentistry BDS entry-requirements page (UCAS code A205) confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard and states the UCAT is mandatory, sat the same year as application, with no fixed threshold -- scores evaluated relative to each cohort. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). No contextual offers available for this programme -- the page states standard requirements apply to all applicants, a real, confirmed contrast with every other course. Filed under 'Medicine & Health Sciences', but Dentistry is a dental degree, not a physician-training programme, so no ECFMG sponsor-note lookup applies here -- none was performed, and none is asserted. Minimum age 18 by 1 January of Year 1; DBS and occupational-health clearance required. Confirmed September 2026 start.
Official source ↗Economics BSc
Economics
A*AA including Mathematics (A-level)
King's publishes a full A-level-band-to-SAT/ACT table for US applicants (its 'Route 1: Combinations' table); the A*AA band matching Economics BSc's requirement is ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). King's states directly: "We no longer consider SAT subject tests and we do not consider ACT or SAT super scores." Course page (kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/economics-bsc/requirements) states a September 2026 start date; the entry-requirements table itself carries no separate cycle label.
Official source ↗English BA
Humanities
AAA including grade A in English Literature or English Language and Literature (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 English Literature or English Language and Literature
King's own English BA entry-requirements page confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard, including the specific English subject grade requirement, and names no admissions test -- a real contrast with Oxford's English Language and Literature entry (no ELAT from October 2026), King's never required a written admissions test for this course at all. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offers available at ABB (A-level) / 33 points (IB) per the course's own page. Band B English-language proficiency required for international applicants. Confirmed September 2026 start.
Official source ↗Film Studies BA
Media & Journalism
AAB including an essay-based subject (e.g. English, History, Philosophy, Classics, Media/Film Studies, Sociology); IB 35 points overall or an aggregate of 17 from three HL subjects, incl. an essay-based HL subject
King's own Film Studies BA entry-requirements page (UCAS code P303) confirms the AAB/IB 35 (17 aggregate) standard and the essay-based-subject requirement (a named list including English, History, Philosophy, Classics, Creative Writing, Media/Film Studies, and Sociology among others), and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAB band as ACT 28 or SAT 1350 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer BBB (same subject requirement). Filed under 'Media & Journalism' as the closest existing bucket -- a critical-studies course, not a practice-based filmmaking degree, but no dedicated Film Studies bucket exists in the taxonomy. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Geography BA
Geography & Environmental Sciences
AAB (A-level); IB 35 points overall or an aggregate of 17 from three HL subjects
King's own Geography BA entry-requirements page confirms the AAB/IB 35 (17 aggregate) standard and names no admissions test -- a real contrast with the existing Oxford/Imperial Geography-adjacent entries, most of which sit at A*AA or higher; King's Geography is the first AAB-tier course. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAB band as ACT 28 or SAT 1350 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual admissions available at BBB. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Global Health and Social Medicine BSc
International Relations & Politics
ABB including grade B in Biology or Chemistry (A-level); IB 33 points overall or an aggregate of 16 from three HL subjects, incl. HL5 Biology or Chemistry
King's own Global Health and Social Medicine BSc entry-requirements page (UCAS code L510, standard 3-year route; L512 exists for the 4-year-with-year-abroad variant, not published separately) confirms the ABB/IB 33 (16 aggregate) standard, including the Biology-or-Chemistry subject grade, and names no admissions test -- a genuinely lower band than King's Geography floor (AAB-tier) elsewhere in this list. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the ABB band as ACT 27 or SAT 1320 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer BBC/31 IB points. Filed under 'International Relations & Politics' rather than 'Medicine & Health Sciences' -- its own subject matter is health policy and social medicine, not clinical/physician training, so filing it under 'Medicine & Health Sciences' would have wrongly triggered this list's separate medicine-specific requirements. The course's own page states a September 2027 start -- a real, confirmed one-cycle-later date than most other courses (which start September 2026), used here on that basis rather than normalized to match.
Official source ↗History BA
Humanities
AAA (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
King's own History BA entry-requirements page confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW), the same figure as the War Studies entry (same A-level band). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗International Relations BA
International Relations & Politics
AAA, no specific subjects required (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
King's own International Relations BA entry-requirements page (UCAS code L250) confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard, no required subjects, and names no admissions test. Taught by the Department of War Studies, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy -- a sister course to the existing KCL War Studies BA entry (same faculty, same AAA/IB 36 band). King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer ABB. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Law LLB
Law
A*AA (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
King's own Law LLB entry-requirements page confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard and the mandatory LNAT, which must be sat by 31 December -- King's states applications won't be considered further without it, with limited exceptions for applicants with no reasonably-close test center. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table (kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/entry-requirements) gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW, no superscoring, SAT Subject Tests no longer considered). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Mathematics BSc
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
A*AA with A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics, in any order (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL7 Mathematics
King's own Mathematics BSc entry-requirements page confirms the A*AA (A*A in Maths/Further Maths)/IB 38 (19 aggregate, HL7 Maths) standard, and states no mandatory admissions test but recommends the AEA or STEP for additional preparation. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW); the same page states this course's Mathematics subject requirement specifically requires AP Calculus BC for US applicants using the AP route. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Music BMus
Music & Performing Arts
AAB including A-level Music or ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory Pass; IB 35 points overall or an aggregate of 17 from three HL subjects, incl. HL Music or Grade 5 Music Theory
King's own Music BMus entry-requirements page (UCAS code W302) confirms the AAB/IB 35 (17 aggregate) standard and the Music-subject-or-Grade-5-Theory requirement; a real, confirmed absence rather than an unchecked gap -- the page states King's does 'not invite applicants to an interview/audition for the programme' as a general rule (some interviewed only if qualifications are unclear), and ABRSM Grade 8 on the main instrument/voice is needed to access Performance modules once enrolled, not as an admissions bar. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAB band as ACT 28 or SAT 1350 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer BBB (same subject requirement). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Pharmacy MPharm
Medicine & Health Sciences
AAA including grade A in Chemistry, plus grade A in one of Biology/Mathematics/Physics (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 Chemistry plus HL6 in one of Biology/Mathematics/Physics
King's own Pharmacy MPharm entry-requirements page (UCAS code B230) confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard and names no written admissions test -- selection instead runs on a 30-minute recorded online interview assessing motivation, numeracy, communication, and suitability. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer AAC (same subject requirements). Filed under 'Medicine & Health Sciences', but Pharmacy is a pharmacist-training degree, not a physician-training programme, the same treatment as the Dentistry entry -- no ECFMG sponsor-note lookup applies here. Minimum age 18 by 1 January of Year 1; DBS and occupational-health clearance required. 4-year course. Confirmed September 2026 start.
Official source ↗Philosophy BA
Humanities
AAA, no specific subjects required (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
King's own Philosophy BA entry-requirements page (UCAS code V500) confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard, no required subjects, and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer ABB. Filed under 'Humanities', matching the existing Cambridge Philosophy (BA) entry's own subject classification (same reasoning: a standalone philosophy course, distinct from the 'Theology & Religious Studies' entries). Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Political Economy BA/BSc
Economics
A*AA, no specific subjects required (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects
King's own Political Economy entry-requirements page (UCAS code L200) confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard, no required subjects, and names no admissions test -- offered as a joint BA/BSc, not a BSc-only course as its name alone might suggest (corrected via search rather than assumed). King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). Contextual offer AAB/35 IB points. Filed under 'Economics' -- King's own Department of Political Economy houses this course as an economics-adjacent discipline, distinct from the 'anchor on the first named subject' logic used for genuinely conjoined two-subject course names; the least clean fit of the entries, noted explicitly rather than silently forced. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Psychology BSc
Psychology
A*AA (A-level); IB 38 points overall or an aggregate of 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, or Psychology
King's own Psychology BSc entry-requirements page confirms the A*AA/IB 38 (19 aggregate) standard, including the specific science-subject HL requirement, and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the A*AA band as ACT 29 or SAT 1380 (min 620 Math, 650 EBRW). Three UCAS codes exist for the 3-year standard (C800), 4-year-with-year-abroad (C801), and 4-year-with-placement-year (C802) variants, identical admissions criteria across all three per the course's own page -- only the 3-year code is published here. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA
Theology & Religious Studies
AAB, no specific subjects required (A-level); IB 35 points overall or an aggregate of 17 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
A real course-name correction caught by search rather than assumed: King's has no course actually titled 'Theology and Religious Studies BA' -- the Department of Theology & Religious Studies' relevant single-honours course is 'Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA' (UCAS VV65), added here under its real name. Its own requirements page confirms the AAB/IB 35 (17 aggregate) standard, no required subjects, and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAB band as ACT 28 or SAT 1350 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW). Contextual offer BBB. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗War Studies BA
International Relations & Politics
AAA (A-level); IB 36 points overall or an aggregate of 18 from three HL subjects (incl. TOK/EE)
King's own War Studies BA entry-requirements page confirms the AAA/IB 36 (18 aggregate) standard and names no admissions test. King's own Route 1 US-applicant table gives the AAA band as ACT 28 or SAT 1380 (min 600 Math, 640 EBRW) -- note this composite matches the A*AA band's 1380 total but with lower subscore floors and a lower ACT figure, exactly as published, not an inconsistency. Based at the Strand Campus with an optional study-abroad year. Confirmed September 2026 start on the course's own page.
Official source ↗Medicine MBBS
Medicine & Health Sciences
A*AA including grade A in Biology and Chemistry (A-level); IB 38 points overall or 19 from three HL subjects, incl. HL6 Biology and Chemistry
KCL's Medicine MBBS entry-requirements page and its USA-region page were both checked directly. The Medicine page confirms the A*AA/IB38 standard above and the UCAT requirement, but states no SAT/ACT/AP figures at all. The USA-region page states only that King's 'accepts a range of US qualifications, including APs, SAT, ACT, Honors and Dual Enrolment (College) classes' without any numerical minimum, directing applicants to course-specific pages instead -- which, for Medicine, don't carry one either. No direct SAT/ACT figure published since none is published anywhere confirmed. Kept at 'partial'.
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What SAT or ACT score do I need for Accounting & Finance BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Accounting & Finance BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Biomedical Science BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for Biomedical Science BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Business Management BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Business Management BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Computer Science BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1410+ or ACT 30+ for Computer Science BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Dentistry BDS at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Dentistry BDS. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Economics BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Economics BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for English BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for English BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Film Studies BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1350+ or ACT 28+ for Film Studies BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Geography BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1350+ or ACT 28+ for Geography BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Global Health and Social Medicine BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1320+ or ACT 27+ for Global Health and Social Medicine BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for History BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for History BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for International Relations BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for International Relations BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Law LLB at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Law LLB. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Mathematics BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Mathematics BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Music BMus at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1350+ or ACT 28+ for Music BMus. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Pharmacy MPharm at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for Pharmacy MPharm. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Philosophy BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for Philosophy BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Political Economy BA/BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Political Economy BA/BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Psychology BSc at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 29+ for Psychology BSc. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1350+ or ACT 28+ for Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.
What SAT or ACT score do I need for War Studies BA at King's College London?
King's College London publishes SAT 1380+ or ACT 28+ for War Studies BA. This is the institution's own published figure for US applicants, not a third-party conversion.