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University of Kent

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Kent, United Kingdom
351–400th in World University Rankings 2025
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About the University of Kent

Basic information and contact details for the University of Kent

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The University of Kent has campuses at Canterbury and Medway, as well as centres in Brussels and Paris. Established in 1960, the university started out in Canterbury and accepted its first students in 1965.

Undergraduate, postgraduate, and international courses are offered on a part-time and full-time basis. There’s a broad range of courses from anthropology to economics, film to pharmacy, journalism to art. Students can choose to customise their degree with elective modules, a year abroad, a year in industry and a whole range of extracurricular courses.

There’s lots of ways students can get involved with campus life at the University of Kent with everything from sports clubs to music events, societies and seasonal events. The main Canterbury campus is home to six colleges, the library, arts centre and students union.

A former naval base, the Medway campus is located close to Rochester and Chatham.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080100
Teaching 30.6
Research Environment 28.6
Research Quality 77.8
Industry 62.9
International Outlook 93.7
222426283032201620172018201920202021202220232024202524.622.825.123.724.126.427.827.927.630.6

Breakdown via year: Teaching

Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Kent

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
54 F : 46 M (1)
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International student percentage
28% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
17 (1)
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Student total
15875 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Kent

See below for a range of subjects taught at the University of Kent

Computer Science401–500th

  • Computer Science

Clinical and Health301–400th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Business and Economics251–300th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Arts and Humanities251–300th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Psychology88th

  • Psychology

Life Sciences251–300th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Physical Sciences601–800th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Law101–125th

  • Law

Social Sciences201–250th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies