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UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. 9th. UCL is ranked 9th in the 2025 QS World University Rankings. 30. There have been 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff to date. Learn more about UCL.
University College London ( branded as UCL [8] [9] [10]) is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment [11] and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.
Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from over 150 different countries. We are a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, to question and to think differently.
Address. Gower Street. London. WC1E 6BT. United Kingdom. Contact. +44 (0)20 7679 2000. UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities.
UCL is the university in London that is most targeted by graduate employers*, according to a report compiled by High Fliers Research in The Graduate Market in 2023. It is the largest and most authoritative annual careers survey of final year students at the UK's 30 leading universities.
Everything you need to know about taught degrees. Our graduate taught degree programmes include Master’s and MRes programmes, a range of Graduate and Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas, PGCEs and more.
University College London is the oldest and largest college of the University of London and is known as ‘London’s Global University’. It is ranked 9th globally (QS World University Rankings 2025) and 2nd in the UK for research power (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
