Student Beans’ Best University Guide: Imperial College London

14 Jul 2022, by Megan Cushnahan, min. read

Everything you need to know about Imperial College London.

Focusing entirely on medicine, business, science and engineering, Imperial College London is world-renowned for these subjects. Graduates of the university are statistically some of the most successful, with Imperial College London having some of the highest rates of first-class honours and successful careers.

But that’s not all. The university is home to an award-winning student newspaper and has Brian May of Queen fame on its notable alumni roster.

Vibe Check

Let’s break down some vibey facts around Imperial College London:

Students at London universities are the LEAST likely to catch Freshers Flu, with just 10.7% claiming to catch it (compared to 27.8% of Welsh universities). If you do find yourself one of the unlucky ones, see our handy guide on Freshers Flu.
The roster of Imperial College London notable alumni is pretty sparse, but Brian May from the band Queen did earn a PhD in Astrophysics from ICL in 2007.
Want to keep up with Imperial’s Student News? Have a browse at the university’s student newspaper, Felix, which won the Guardian’s Student Newspaper of the Year Award in 2006 and 2008.

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With over 3,500 bars and pubs in London, university students in the capital have a great array of cocktail spots to choose from.

According to Google Maps, these are the best cocktail and coffee spots (if that’s more your thing) you HAVE to try that are close to the Imperial College London Campus:

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Getting in

Being one of the top institutions in the university league tables, it’s no surprise that Imperial College London has high expectations of its prospective students. The average entry tariff of its incoming students is 197 UCAS points — one of the highest on our list.

Student satisfaction

Imperial College London graduates show higher than average satisfaction rates — 83% say they were satisfied with their course and 85% with their teaching, which surpasses the national averages of 78.5% and 81.6% respectively.

The university also has a healthy student to staff ratio, again putting the national average to shame with 11.1 students to every staff member on average (the average is 16.1 students a lecturer).

Imperial College London accommodation must be good too, with previous students giving the Imperial College London dorms an average accomodation rating of 4.08 — one of the highest scores on the list and surpasses the national average of 3.85.

Future prospects

Imperial College London graduates have the third highest percentage of first-class degrees, with 52% of grads achieving a First in 2021. Surpassed only by London School of Economics and UCL, this university’s first-class honours rate is pretty impressive.

After graduating with some of the top grades, Imperial College London graduates have the BEST graduate prospects with 96% finding themselves in a career within 15 months of graduating. This is well over the national average of 78% and well eclipses Oxford and Cambridge’s 93% career success rates.

Contact

Tel: +44 (0)2075 895111

Email: Inquiries via the website

Web: imperial.ac.uk

Accommodation: accommodation@imperial.ac.uk

Popular FAQs about Imperial College London

Where is Imperial College London?

Imperial College London is located in South Kensington.

How to get to Imperial College London?

There are plenty of ways to get to Imperial College London. By tube, the nearest station is South Kensington, and there are numerous buses that pass within walking distance of the Imperial College London campus (including the number 9, 10, 52. 360, 14 and 49).

What is Imperial College London known for?

Imperial College London focuses entirely on science, engineering, business, and medicine and is the only university in the UK to do so.

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