King's College London (KCL) Ranking 2026
GURI 2026 summary
King's College London (KCL) is ranked #20 in the Global University Rankings Index (GURI) 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 95.40. GURI evaluates the university's performance across major global ranking systems including QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking, alongside ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.
GURI Global Rank
#20
GURI Score
95.40
Country
United Kingdom
National position
#5 of 102
Ranking Achievement
98.07
Coverage Score
100
IRCI
94.56
Institutional Legacy
100.00
Institutional Momentum
40.00
Europe rank
#9 of 694
Performance across ranking sources
- QS World University Rankings (QS 2026): ranked 31
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026): ranked 38
- ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025): ranked 61
Common questions
- What is King's College London (KCL) ranked in the world?
- #20 of 2355 universities in the GURI 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 95.40.
- Is King's College London (KCL) ranked by QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking?
- It appears in all three ranking systems used in the GURI 2026 edition: QS World University Rankings (QS 2026), Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026), ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025).
- How has King's College London (KCL)'s GURI position changed?
- GURI 2026: #20 (score 95.40) · GURI 2025: #21 (score 95.32) · GURI 2024: #29 (score 93.24)
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