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Five reasons to study at Kingston University

These are five reasons we think make Kingston University the best choice for international students but you will find many more yourself once you are here.

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1 Top quality teaching

Students from all over the world have achieved success at Kingston - it is one of the top universities for teaching in the United Kingdom (UK) and has achieved strong results in national assessments of teaching quality.
More about Kingston's top quality teaching

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2 Career focus

Kingston University has some of the best graduate employment figures in the UK. We like to develop courses in consultation with professional organisations. Many of Kingston's courses offer you the chance to work in industry or commerce as part of your course.
More about career focus at Kingston

Excellent facilities at Kingston University

3 Excellent facilities

We've recently invested over £30 million on new teaching facilities and are planning to spend another £35 million on developments over the next four years. We have the latest e-learning technology, 2000 computers, wi-fi hotspots and superb library resources.
More about learning facilities and resources

Kingston University is located near the River Thames

4 Great location

We are located in Kingston upon Thames, a safe, attractive and lively riverside town in south-west London. Kingston is only 25 minutes by train from central London, the UK’s vibrant capital city, and is about an hour from Gatwick and Heathrow international airports.
More about Kingston's location

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5 Diversity and equality

Our thriving, multicultural community of just under 20,000 students includes around 2,800 international students from 133 countries. Wherever you come from, we are committed to helping you fulfil your potential.
Read more about equality and diversity at Kingston University

Recent acclaims

In 2008, The Sunday Times placed us 32nd out of 120 UK universities for ‘teaching excellence’ – on a level with older universities including St Andrews, Durham, Bristol and Edinburgh. An impressive 15 subjects were rated as ‘excellent’ including biosciences; civil engineering; mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering; and business and management.                                                                  

Year-on-year applications to Kingston continue to grow and in 2007, we received over 35,652 student applications, making Kingston the ninth most popular choice of all the UK universities and the most popular university in London (source: www.ucas.com).

In the Guardian newspaper (May 2007), Kingston University appeared in five of the UK’s top-20 subject tables (Education – 2nd behind Cambridge; Sports Science; Mathematics; Building – Town and Country Planning; Mechanical Engineering).