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Imperial College London

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London, United Kingdom
9th in World University Rankings 2025
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About Imperial College London

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Imperial College London, a science-based institution based in the centre of the capital, is regarded as one of the UK’s leading institutions.

The college has around 15,000 students and 8,000 staff, with a focus on four main areas: science, engineering, medicine and business.

The institution has its roots in the vision of Prince Albert to make London’s South Kensington a centre for education, with colleges going alongside the nearby Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum.

Imperial was granted its charter in 1907, merging the Royal College of Science, the Royal School of Mines and the City & Guilds College.

The institution boasts 14 Nobel Prize winners, including Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Famous alumni include science fiction author H.G. Wells, Queen guitarist Brian May, former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, former UK chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson, and former chief executive of Singapore Airlines Chew Choon Seng.

The college’s motto is Scientia imperii decus et tutamen, which translates as “Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire”.

Imperial’s most notable landmark is the Queen's Tower, a remainder of the Imperial Institute, built to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080100
Overall 94.4
Teaching 89.3
Research Environment 94.9
Research Quality 98.5
Industry 90.8
International Outlook 98.3
8890929496201620172018201920202021202220232024202589.19089.290.389.889.489.390.495.194.4

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Impact Rankings

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Good Health and Wellbeing 2021
80.7880.880.8280.8480.8680.8880.980.922020202180.880.9

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Impact Ranking positions 2020 to 2021
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Imperial College London

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
43 F : 57 M (1)
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International student percentage
60% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
12.1 (1)
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Student total
21000 (1)

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

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Subjects Taught at Imperial College London

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Physical Sciences14th

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

Computer Science=8th

  • Computer Science

Life Sciences=12th

  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health4th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Engineering12th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering