Which college is better for Architecture and Planning courses among UCL and King's College London?
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While King’s college London specializes in Humanities, Law programs, and Literature programs, UCL is well renowned for their Architecture and Planning courses. It is much harder to get into UCL than King’s College London because of the selection process that they follow.
Here is the table showing comparison between both the schools for Architecture and Planning courses:
Basis
UCL (University College London)
KCL (King’s College London)
Entry standards
UCL is harder to get into than KCL. UCL students typically have higher grades.
KCL is 19th in the country for entry standards.
Offer rates
UCL has an offer rate of 29.5%.
KCL has an offer rate of 39.3%.
Applications/accepted ratio
UCL has an applications/accepted ratio of 10.08.
KCL has an applications/accepted ratio of 9.6.
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Some of the notable alumni from King's College London include Virginia Woolf (writer), John Deacon (musician), Gary Lineker (sports broadcaster), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (writer), Arthur C. Clarke (writer), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (actor), Sarojini Naidu (politician), John Keats (poet), Desmond Tutu (archbishop), and DJ qualls (actor).
Kings College London graduates are employed across a number of prominent industries in the UK & abroad, which includes: Business Development, Healthcare, Research, Operations & Education among others.
The table below highlights the most prominent industries King's College London graduates are employed at:
Industry | Percentage of Graduates Employed |
|---|---|
Business Development | 11.36% |
Healthcare | 9.15% |
Education | 8.74% |
Research | 5.67% |
Operations | 5.12% |
Yes, King's College London does require IELTS score, to determine an applicant's proficiency of verbal & written English.
The minimum IELTS score requirement may vary for different courses, however, the general requirements at the UG & PG level are mentioned below, along with the minimum requirements for some other language proficiency tests:
Test | UG & PG |
|---|---|
TOEFL-iBT | 100 |
CAE (C1 Advanced) | 185 (minimum 176 in each skill) |
CPE (C2 Proficiency) | 185 (minimum 176 in each skill) |
IELTS | 7.0 (with a minimum 6.5 in each band) |
PTE (Academic) | 69 |
The Kings College London acceptance rate stands at 13%, making it one of the hardest institutes in the UK to get admissions to.
University College London acceptance rate, on the other hand stands at 36%. Though, still very selective, securing admissions at UCL, is nearly three times easier than doing so at Kings College London.
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