Program choice
Level 0
No major choice available
University
KCL
King's College London
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) 37
- THE (2026) 38
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 1
Restricted electives, ("1 of N")
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 3 - 5 years
- Enrollment (2025):
- bachelor's: 23,200
Sources
- King's College London course types and study options https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/course-types-and-study-options
The official page lists three-year bachelor degrees, four-year options with a year abroad or in industry, integrated masters, and professional MPharm/MBBS/BDS degrees up to five years.
It also states that most courses offer optional modules alongside compulsory core modules, showing limited course choice.
- Biomedical Engineering BEng https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/biomedical-engineering-beng
The engineering programme page shows a separate degree selected at admission and a curriculum without a post-entry major-choice mechanism.
Model elements: an engineering programme selected at admission; course choice is limited by programme rules.
- Teaching & Modules: Medicine MBBS https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/medicine-mbbs/teaching
The medicine modules page shows compulsory blocks and explicitly says there are no optional modules in year one.
Model elements: a professional programme where course choice does not extend beyond a tightly prescribed pathway.
- Undergraduate courses A-Z https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses
The undergraduate course catalogue shows admission into separate named degrees with stated durations and variants such as a year abroad or in industry.
Overview of model elements: the lower duration bound and for fixed programme choice at admission.
- HESA Where do HE students study https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study
The HESA 2024/25 publication for King's College London reports 23,200 undergraduates, 17,670 postgraduates, 40,870 total students and 35,150 FTE students. HESA figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
The 35,150 FTE figure is consistent with King's College London's official Financial Statements for the year to 31 July 2025, which report full time equivalent student numbers of 35,148. The catalog field stores the rounded undergraduate figure; the specialist degree level does not apply to the UK model, so specialist enrollment is stored as 0.