Key statistics

A repository of key statistics used throughout the site.

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Student numbers
Staff numbers
Research

Academic achievements (global rankings)
Pioneering history

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Student numbers

Student body (total)

Source: Student Registry Services

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UCL undergraduate students: domicile by region

Source: Student Registry Services

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All UCL students: domicile by region

Source: Student Registry Services

UCL graduate taught students: domicile by region

Source: Student Registry Services

UCL graduate research students: domicile by region

Source: Student Registry Services

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Staff numbers

Number of professors (UCL compared to the national average)

Source: HESA’s 2015/16 Higher Education Information Database for Institutions (HEIDI)

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Research

_{Background image © Matt Clayton}
_{Source: UCL REF 2014}

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Academic achievements

_{Source: QS World University Rankings}

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UCL's position in Academic Ranking of World Universities (2012–17)

Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities

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UCL's position in Times Higher World University Rankings (2012–17)

Source: Times Higher World University Rankings

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QS world university rankings by subject

2018 QS world university rankings by subject (world)

Source: 'UCL strengthens position in QS subject rankings' (UCL News)

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International outlook

Ranked 9th in the Times Higher Education's World's Most International Universities 2017

Background image © iStock
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings

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Pioneering history

_{Background image © London Metropolitan Archives, City of London (Royal Free Hospital Group Archives)}

_{Background image © Nobel Media AB, Photo: N. Elmehed}

_{Background image © UCLU Film Society Archives}

Source for all statistics in this section: The World of UCL 1828-2004

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