The World University Index

London, United Kingdom

King's College London

Ranked in the world

1

King's College London is ranked 1st in the world for international diversity.

Source: Round University Ranking: International Diversity (2026), 2026

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Full ranking profile

King's College London's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
RUR 2026Headlinein the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency1
QS by Subject 2026in the world for NursingQuacquarelli Symonds2
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University2
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)4
QS by Subject 2026in the world for DentistryQuacquarelli Symonds5
NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & BehaviorNational Taiwan University8
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group8
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group13
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)15
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University16
CUG 2027Complete University Guide16
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal StudiesMETU (URAP Lab)16
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group17
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University18
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University19
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University20
Guardian 2026Guardian News & Media21
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University24
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency25
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University27
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University28
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds31
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University32
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group32
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group33
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University36
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney37
THE 2026Times Higher Education38
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency40
NTU 2025National Taiwan University41
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University41
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education42
NTU 2025in the world for ImmunologyNational Taiwan University47
NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & GeneticsNational Taiwan University50
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University55
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature62
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)62
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC63
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group65
Time 2026Time / Statista67
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University67
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University71
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group72
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group73
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group77
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature83
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University97
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University107
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group107
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University115
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency131
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group139
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group146
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University152
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group163
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group167
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature179
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature179
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group189
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency299
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group305
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University401
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group417
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University551

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.