King's College
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Year founded[❔] 1441
Mature (21+)[❔] ❌
Women only ❌
Postgraduate only ❌
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] New College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ❌
College website click here
User reviews
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8Amazing location - as central as it gets
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3Prettiest college!
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1this ia neeks collage
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1Really impressive architecture
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1nice
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0Prettiest dining hall in all of Cambridge - The Crown was filmed there
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0sorry its not
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14embarrassing that a Cambridge student made the above mistake
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4Tourists. Mostly an issue on Saturdays/weekends.
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2I don’t mind the uni students from other colleges walking through but the tourists wondering round our accommodation is very creepy
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0It's too famous
UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 2
UG - usual # years room provided[❔] 4
PG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 0
PG - usual # years room provided[❔] 2
Couples rooms ✔️
Family rooms ✔️
Ballot system[❔] ✔️
% full-time PG in college room (~)[❔] 53
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 105
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 166
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation Unknown
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ✔️
UG accommodation website click here
PG accommodation website click here
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3All off-site rooms are very close to college. For UG, furthest away is a 5 min walk.
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1Some of the nicest postgrad accommodation in terms of location
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King's is never gonna give this upVarsity, Feb. 5, 2019
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King's flies EU flag in solidarity with its EU staff and studentsVarsity, Jan. 30, 2019
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King's College Choir must accept girls, says famous soprano Lesley GarrettVarsity, Dec. 6, 2018
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King's students vote to take down Soviet flag from College barVarsity, Nov. 28, 2018
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Rick Astley rocks up at King's for impromptu concertVarsity, Nov. 7, 2018
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King's students organise over building site stressVarsity, Nov. 2, 2018
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Walking the college catwalk: King's editionVarsity, Nov. 2, 2018
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From the runway to King's ParadeVarsity, Sept. 28, 2018
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King's uses lasers to deter geese as population soarsVarsity, Aug. 30, 2018
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Freddie the friendly King's feline found safe in Catz after disappearanceVarsity, Aug. 9, 2018
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King's denies any wrongdoing in porters racism rowVarsity, June 20, 2018
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King's Affair ticketing system infiltrated and crashedVarsity, March 7, 2018
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Street Style: King's ParadeVarsity, Jan. 28, 2018
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King's College director of music steps down after 37 yearsVarsity, Jan. 27, 2018
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King's Affair transcends borders with big-name headlinersVarsity, June 14, 2017
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Briefcase destroyed in King's Parade incident found to contain booksVarsity, June 6, 2017
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Mine re-opened after 50 years for work on King's courtVarsity, Dec. 24, 2016
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Bedtime for King's Bunker?Varsity, Oct. 21, 2016
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King's formal: the experienceVarsity, Feb. 12, 2016
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King's votes to keep Soviet flag (again)Varsity, Feb. 9, 2014
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Why King's flag must stayVarsity, Feb. 6, 2014
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King's votes to keep Soviet flagVarsity, Jan. 25, 2014
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Removing King's communist flag, re-awakening radicalismVarsity, Dec. 20, 2013
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King's College London students offered cocaine in scientific studyVarsity, Feb. 28, 2013
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King's Affair ReviewVarsity, June 24, 2012
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King's College provost to step downVarsity, Jan. 31, 2011
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King's College cow diesVarsity, Oct. 21, 2010
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King's Affair - Cambridge Varsity OnlineVarsity, June 28, 2007
College Twitter feed:
Tweets by WolfsonCam24/7 library ✔️
College cafe ✔️
Anglican chapel ✔️
Interdenominational chapel ❌
Discounted punting[❔] ✔️
Free punting[❔] ❌
Radio station ❌
Garden plot ✔️
Bicycle scheme ❌
Art room ✔️
Gym (weights) ✔️
Cinema ❌
Badminton court ❌
Basketball court ✔️
Dance studio ❌
Eton Fives court ❌
Netball court ✔️
Squash court ✔️
Swimming pool ❌
Tennis court ✔️
Rugby field ✔️
Lacrosse field ❌
Hockey pitch ✔️
Cricket pitch ✔️
Volleyball court ❌
Football pitch ✔️
Brunch Saturday ✔️
Brunch Sunday ✔️
Daily vegan option ❌
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0Improved significantly over the last years; brunch is one of the best I have had at any college [including Pem]
Acapella ❌
Africa ❌
Altruism ❌
Anglo-Japanese ❌
Anthropology ❌
Apotheosis ❌
Archeology ❌
Art ✔️
Baking ❌
Ballroom dancing ❌
Bachata ❌
Bee keeping ✔️
Board Games ❌
Book Club ❌
Botanical ❌
Caledonian ❌
Card games ❌
Casino ❌
Charity ❌
Chess ❌
Chinese Culture ❌
Choir ✔️
Christian Union ✔️
Classics ❌
College Brass Band ❌
Comedy ❌
Computer science ❌
Consulting ❌
Contemporary dance ❌
Current affairs ✔️
Debate ❌
Drama ❌
Economics ❌
Engineering ❌
English ❌
Entrepreneurship ❌
Families Club ❌
Feminist ✔️
Film ✔️
Finance ❌
Food ❌
French ❌
Gardening club ❌
Gender equality ❌
Geographical ❌
History ❌
Humanities ❌
Investment ❌
Irish ❌
Islamic ❌
Jewish ❌
Land economy ❌
Languages ❌
Law ❌
Lawn Games ❌
Literary ❌
Lockpicking ❌
Maths ✔️
Medical ❌
Mindfulness ❌
Music ✔️
Musical ❌
Orchestra ❌
Oriental ❌
PhD ❌
Philosophy ❌
Photography ✔️
Pilates ❌
Poetry ❌
Poker ❌
Politics ✔️
Quiz ❌
Role playing games ❌
Russian ❌
Salsa ❌
Science ❌
Serbian ❌
Sign language ✔️
Smoothie ❌
Social science ❌
Speakers ❌
Steel pan band ❌
Student publication ❌
Swiss ❌
Tango ❌
Tea ❌
Theology ❌
Ukelele band ❌
Veterinary ❌
Video games ❌
Wine ❌
Yoga ✔️
Zouk ❌
Zumba ❌
Aerobics ❌
Athletics ❌
Badminton ✔️
Basketball ✔️
Climbing ✔️
Cricket ✔️
Croquet ✔️
Cycling ❌
Football (mens) ✔️
Football (womens) ✔️
Golf ❌
Hockey ✔️
Kayaking ✔️
Lacrosse ✔️
Netball ✔️
Netball (womens) ✔️
Ninjitsu ❌
Pole ❌
Pool ❌
Rounders ❌
Rugby (mens) ✔️
Rugby ❌
Rugby (womens) ❌
Running ❌
Sailing ❌
Shooting ❌
Ski ❌
Squash ✔️
Swimming ❌
Table football ❌
Table tennis ✔️
Tennis ❌
Tiddlywinks ❌
Ultimate Frisbee ❌
Volleyball ❌
Waterpolo ❌
Windsurfing ❌
% 1st Class degree achieved (~)[❔] 31
JCR/MCR split[❔] ✔️
Student trustee[❔] ✔️
UG student website click here
PG student website click here
Free formals ✔️
Free formals per year 6
Free formal for guest ❌
Private dining discount ❌
Free formal for guest per year 0
Free parking ❌
Use of squash and tennis facilities ❌
Free sports facilities ❌
Right to step on grass ✔️
Gym membership discount ❌
Punt booking ✔️
Corporate event discount ❌
Wedding discount ❌
Accommodation discount available ❌
May Ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
June Event frequency (years)[❔] 0
Winter Ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Spring ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Other ball frequency (years)[❔] 1
Entrepreneurship competitions[❔] ✔️
User ratings
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2Most amazing atmosphere of any May Week event
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2Most amazing atmosphere of any May Week event
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0It was nice for a change to go to a ball that isn't super formal, but food queues were too long!
# full-time Bachelor's (~) 410
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 60
# full-time Master's (~) 50
% full-time Master's (~) 10
# full-time PhD (~) 210
% full-time PhD (~) 30
Total # full-time students (~) 670
% full-time UK (~) 60
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 15
% full-time non-EU (~) 25
% full-time female (~) 45
% full-time Male (~) 55
# part-time Master's (~) 0
# part-time PhDs (~) 0
Total # part-time students (~) 0
Total # students (~) 670
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 55
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 45
High-table[❔] ❌
Gowns required[❔] ❌
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Net assets (est.) 350.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 523,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 1,300