University of Kent

University of Kent, Canterbury

  • #=380 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 13,352Total Students
  • 1,010Faculty
  • 2,289Int'l Students

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University of Kent is one of the UK’s leading academic institutions with a commitment to excellence in teaching and research that has spanned five decades. The university’s contribution to knowledge reaches across the globe and its research has been acknowledged as world leading. The Guardian University Guide 2015 placed University of Kent in the top 20 universities from UK and amongst an elite group of institutions to consistently score 90% or above for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey. University of Kent has some of the best academic staff in the country. The academic staff work in schools or centres where the research is internationally or nationally recognised. These include research leaders who are renowned for their innovative thinking in areas such as History, Metallurgy and materials, Law, French, Social policy, Statistics and operational research, and English. Known as the UK’s European university, University of Kent has two campuses and a centre for part-time study in the picturesque South East of England and specialist postgraduate centres in Brussels, Paris, Athens and Rome. The university’s partnerships within Europe, including the highest-ranking institutions from several countries, provide the foundation for the university’s global approach to research and teaching.

About

University of Kent is one of the UK’s leading academic institutions with a commitment to excellence in teaching and research that has spanned five decades. The university’s contribution to knowledge reaches across the globe and its research has been acknowledged as world leading. The Guardian University Guide 2015 placed University of Kent in the top 20 universities from UK and amongst an elite group of institutions to consistently score 90% or above for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey. University of Kent has some of the best academic staff in the country. The academic staff work in schools or centres where the research is internationally or nationally recognised. These include research leaders who are renowned for their innovative thinking in areas such as History, Metallurgy and materials, Law, French, Social policy, Statistics and operational research, and English. Known as the UK’s European university, University of Kent has two campuses and a centre for part-time study in the picturesque South East of England and specialist postgraduate centres in Brussels, Paris, Athens and Rome. The university’s partnerships within Europe, including the highest-ranking institutions from several countries, provide the foundation for the university’s global approach to research and teaching.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #383
  • 2014
    #411-420
  • 2015
    #451-460
  • 2016
    #360
  • 2017
    #=366
  • 2018
    #=373
  • 2019
    #=355
  • 2020
    #=368
  • 2021
    #=380
  • 2022
    #=383
  • 2023
    #=375
  • 2024
    #=336
  • 2025
    #=380

Student & Staff

Total students
13,352

19%
81%

International students
2,289

47%
53%

Total faculty staff
1,010

400
610

Total students
13,352

19%
81%

International students
2,289

47%
53%

Total faculty staff
1,010

610
400
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

Canterbury campus,

University of Kent , Canterbury , United Kingdom , CT2 7NZ

Medway campus,

Medway Building, Central Avenue, Gillingham , Chatham , United Kingdom , ME4 4AG

The University of Kent at Brussels,

Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent , Brussels , Belgium , 1040

The University of Kent at Paris,

The University of Kent at Paris, Paris School of Arts and Culture, 4 Rue de Chevreuse , Paris , France , 75006

Tonbridge Campus,

University of Kent, First Floor, Block A Avebury Avenue , Tonbridge , United Kingdom , TN9 1TG

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English language requirements

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