Student Beans’ Best University Guide: University College London

14 Jul 2022, by Megan Cushnahan, min. read

Everything you need to know about University College London.

University College London (UCL) is the second largest uni in the UK by enrollment, taking in around 40,000 students each year.

UCL regularly ranks high on university league tables and it’s no surprise with the institution’s exceptionally high graduate grades.

In 2021, over half of its graduates achieved the highest degree classification (first class honours). Then, after finishing their degree, UCL graduates are some of the most likely to find a career within 15 months of graduating.

Vibe Check

We know that UCL is great for grades, but what would it actually feel like to study there?

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You’d think England’s capital city must offer up a few decent spots to wet your whistle near University College London.

According to Google Maps, these are some of the top cocktail and coffee spots near campus that you HAVE to try when on your UCL open day.

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Getting in

University College London’s acceptance rate sits around 48%, with offers sitting in the A*A*A-ABB range. The average entry tariff for 2021 students sat at 176 UCAS points. In that year, the average entry tariff for all UK universities was 132.8 UCAS points, meaning that UCL generally took in those with the higher A-Level results.

Student satisfaction

Unfortunately, the University College London satisfaction rates don’t match up to its high graduate prospects. The course satisfaction (78.1%) and teaching satisfaction (81.2%) fall just shy of the national averages and are notably the lowest satisfaction rates within the top 20 universities on the UK league tables.

Future prospects

If future success is important to you (more so than the university experience itself), then UCL is the place for you. In 2021, University College London had the HIGHEST percentage of grads securing a first-class degree, the highest degree classification you can achieve. 57% of grads that year bagged a first, and a further 34% secured a 2:1 degree.

Following this, UCL is the joint 8th best university for graduate prospects with 89% of its graduates securing a career within 15 months of finishing their degree.

Contact

Tel: +44 (0)20 3108 8520

Email: study@ucl.ac.uk

Web: ucl.ac.uk

Accommodation: ucl.ac.uk/accommodation

Popular FAQs about University College London

How to get into University College London?

The standard offers for University College London courses are usually in the range of A*A*A-ABB, and the average entry tariff for 2021 students was 176 UCAS points.

Where is University College London / where is UCL?

University College London (UCL) is located in Bloomsbury in central London.

What does UCL stand for?

UCL is an acronym for University College London.

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