Kingston University

TEF G · TEF Gold

River House, 53-57 High Street, Kingston upon Thames Founded 1992 www.kingston.ac.uk

Publications

12,962

Citations

524,593

h-index

244

NSS 2025 (UG)

83.0%

Source: OfS

Founded

1992

Courses

372

About

Kingston University is a UK university founded in 1992, based in Kingston upon Thames. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Kingston University a Gold rating.

Academic staff have published 12,962 works cited 524,593 times, with an h-index of 244.

Courses at Kingston University (372)

3D Design Innovation

Kingston University

BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years UG London

A-Levels

BBB - AAB

UCAS Points

120 - 136 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£24,000

3D Design Innovation with Professional Placement

Kingston University

BA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG London

A-Levels

BBB - AAB

UCAS Points

120 - 136 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£24,000

Accounting and Finance

Kingston University

BSc (Hons) Full-time 3 Years UG London

A-Levels

BBB - AAB

UCAS Points

120 - 136 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£25,500

Accounting and Finance

Kingston University

MSc Full-time 1 Year PG Kingston upon Thames

NSS Score

81.83%

Accounting and Finance (including Foundation Year)

Kingston University

BSc (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG London

A-Levels

CC

UCAS Points

64 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£25,500

Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year

Kingston University

BSc (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG London

A-Levels

BBB - AAB

UCAS Points

120 - 136 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£25,500

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Who gets into Kingston University

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Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.

From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods

13.5%

From the most deprived 20%

17.8%

The poorest-area share is 4.3 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 4,080 entrants in 2023-24.

Notable alumni of Kingston University

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106 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.

Eric Clapton

jazz musician·b. 1945

British musician

Aphex Twin

club DJ·b. 1971

British electronic musician (born 1971)

Ben Barnes

film actor·b. 1981

British actor and singer

David Chipperfield

designer·b. 1953

English architect (born 1953)

Graeme Le Saux

association football player·b. 1968

English footballer (born 1968)

Jessie Cave

film actor·b. 1987

British actress

Asha Philip

trampoline gymnast·b. 1990

British sprinter

Charles Ingram

novelist·b. 1963

British fraudster

Eason Chan

recording artist·b. 1974

Hong Kong singer and actor

Angela Bowie

autobiographer·b. 1949

American actress and model

Ed McKeever

canoeist·b. 1983

British kayaker, K1 200m Olympic champion in 2012

Gail Emms

Olympic competitor·b. 1977

badminton player

Research output

Annual publications · OpenAlex

2012 105 2026

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Rankings

Complete University Guide 2026: #89
The Guardian (UK) 2026: #55
QS World 2026: =660
Times Higher Ed (World) 2026: 801–1000

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Quick Facts

Location: Kingston upon Thames
Postcode: KT1 1LQ
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1992
TEF Rating: Gold

Contact

ukenquiries@kingston.ac.uk

02035100106