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Imperial College London

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#2 QS World
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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #2 in 2027 · Overall score 99.2

Academic reputation99.6
Employer reputation100
Employment outcomes96.4

Admissions

Offer rate: 25.3%

33,350 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for Imperial College London

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 33,350 applied, 8,420 received an offer (25.3% offer rate), and 3,470 were placed.

Placed · 3,470
Offer declined · 4,950
Not offered · 24,930

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

189typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Physics with a Year Abroad227 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics with Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Physics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing (International Programme of Study)222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing (Management and Finance)222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing (Security and Reliability)222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing (Visual Computing and Robotics)222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical Engineering219 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Molecular Physics and a Year in Industry215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electronic and Information Engineering214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Aeronautical Engineering213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics with Mathematical Computation210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Molecular Physics208 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electrical and Electronic Engineering207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics with Theoretical Physics205 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and a Year in Industry204 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemical Engineering202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics, Finance and Data Science200 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Research Abroad199 · ≈A*A*A*+
Earth and Planetary Science199 · ≈A*A*A*+
Molecular Bioengineering198 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Computer Science198 · ≈A*A*A*+
Civil Engineering192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Engineering191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Management189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences with French for Science189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences with German for Science189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences with Spanish for Science189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Design Engineering188 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine (Graduate Entry)187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Ecology and Environmental Biology183 · ≈A*A*A*+
Materials Science and Engineering181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biochemistry179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biochemistry with French for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biochemistry with German for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biochemistry with Spanish for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biotechnology179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biotechnology with French for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biotechnology with German for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biotechnology with Spanish for Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Microbiology179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geology178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics with a Year Abroad178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with a Year in Industry178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medical Biosciences177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medical Biosciences with Management173 · ≈A*A*A*
Materials with Nuclear Engineering173 · ≈A*A*A*
Geology with a Year Abroad165 · ≈A*A*A*
Mathematics with Statistics125 · ≈ABB

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£36,500
Median graduate salary
92%
In work or further study
93%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

17,565
undergraduates

Demographics

47%international students
Asian48.6%
White28.5%
Mixed9.8%
Black/African American6%
Other3.8%