Top Colleges in London

"The Guardian" and "The Times" newspapers have ranked several of London's colleges highly.

London, England is home to several of the United Kingdom's top-ranked colleges and universities, many of which were founded in the nineteenth century. These colleges offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

University College London

Founded in 1826, University College London is the city's oldest university. The university was one of the first two constituent institutions of the University of London, an institution with 31 affiliate schools. As of 2009, University College London had nearly 12,000 undergraduates and over 9,600 graduate students. The university offers degree programs within 10 different divisions, including arts and humanities, biomedical sciences, engineering sciences, law, social and historical sciences, Slavonic and east European studies, and more. University College London was ranked sixth by "The Guardian" and fifth by the "The Times" newspapers in 2010 U.K. university rankings.

University College London
48 Riding House Street
London W1W 7ES
UK
([phone]
ucl.ac.uk

King's College London

King's College London was founded in 1829 and, along with University College London, became one of the two original colleges of the University of London in 1836. The two colleges remain rivals. As of 2009, King's College had over 14,000 undergraduates and over 7,200 graduate students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in nine divisions, including arts and humanities, biomedical and health sciences, psychiatry, law, medicine, engineering and more. King's College London was ranked twenty-fourth by "The Guardian" and twelfth by "The Times" in 2010 rankings of U.K. universities.

King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
UK
([phone]
kcl.ac.uk

London School of Economics and Political Science

The London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly referred to simply as LSE, was founded in 1895 and joined the University of London group of schools in 1900. As of 2009, the school had over 3,800 undergraduates and 4,900 graduate students. The school offers undergraduate, graduate and executive degree programs in over 20 academic departments, including accounting and finance, anthropology, economic history, economics, government, international relations, law, management and more. The London School of Economics and Political Science was ranked fifth by "The Guardian" and seventh by "The Times" in 2010 rankings of U.K. universities.

London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
UK
([phone]
lse.ac.uk

Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a public university that was founded in 1907. As of 2009, the school had over 13,400 students. The university contains nearly 50 academic departments and centers within five divisions, including the Faculty of Engineering, the Cross Faculty, the Faculty of Medicine, the Business School and the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Imperial College London was ranked eighth by "The Guardian" and third by "The Times" in 2010 U.K. university rankings.

Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
([phone]
imperial.ac.uk

References

• "The Guardian": University Guide 2010
• "The Times" Online: Good University Guide 2010
• University College London

Resources

• King's College London
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Imperial College London