Why King's?
With 31 Colleges at Cambridge to choose from, what makes King's special?
- King’s is renowned for being relaxed, friendly, and diverse.
- The College has been running a number of access initiatives for decades, encouraging students from all backgrounds to apply. This welcoming and inclusive community is reflected in everyday life in the College.
- King’s was one of the first historically male Colleges to admit women.
- It is a mid-sized college, admitting around 135 undergraduate students and a similar number of graduate students per year. It is located in the centre of the city, and is well-placed for most faculties and departments, as well as shops, and cafes.
- Our students can join societies on both the University and College level that cater to all interests. Within King’s, students have access to a wide variety of arts facilities, including on-site art rooms, the active King’s College Music Society, King's Voices (a mixed choir), and the King's College Choir. On the sports side, the College has a fully-equipped sportsground an eight-minute cycle from the main site, and netball, basketball, squash, and hard tennis courts even closer. We also have a multi-use gym.
- King's accommodates all undergraduates for the duration of their course, and is usually able to house all graduate students who wish to live in College, guaranteeing accommodation for at least the first year. We have affordable rooms in a range of different styles and sizes, either on the main site or close by.
- King’s offers a broad range of financial support to enable students to engage in activities which will further enrich their time in Cambridge.
- The College offers extensive pastoral support to all of our students, and has its own Health Centre, which includes a College Nurse, CBT Therapist, and Mental Health Advisor. We also have a Futures Tutor to advise students with their journey beyond King’s. The King's College Student Union (KCSU) and King’s College Graduate Union (KCGU) have their own support officers, too.
