Imperial College London

Public university in England

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2025 QS World University Rankings placed Imperial College London 2nd in the world, behind MIT.
2025 QS MBA Rankings ranked Imperial College Business School's MBA programme 7th in Europe.
2025 QS Business Master's Rankings ranked the school's Master's in Marketing 6th in the world, Master's in Business Analytics 8th in the world, Master's in Finance 14th in the world, and Master's in Management 15th in the world.
2025 QS World University Rankings placed Imperial College London 2nd in the world, behind MIT.
2025 QS Business Master's Rankings ranked the school's Master's in Marketing 6th in the world, Master's in Business Analytics 8th in the world, Master's in Finance 14th in the world, and Master's in Management 15th in the world.
2025 QS MBA Rankings ranked Imperial College Business School's MBA programme 7th in Europe.
2024 Ranked 11th globally in the QS World University subject rankings, 4th in Europe, and 3rd in the UK for Chemistry.
2024 Ranked 4th in the UK by the Times Good University Guide and 5th by the Complete University Guide.
2024 Ranked 1st in the UK for highly-skilled employment or further studies by the Complete University Guide, the Guardian University Guide, and the Times Good University Guide.
2024 Financial Times ranked the school's Master's in Finance programme 15th in the world.
2024 Peter Todd becomes the current director of the business school.
2024 Financial Times MBA Rankings placed Imperial College Business School's MBA programme 10th in Europe.
2024 Received 32,990 applications, with 3,255 students accepted, representing a 10.1 applications/accepted ratio and a 32.8% offer rate.
2024 Peter Todd becomes the current director of the business school.
2024 Financial Times MBA Rankings placed Imperial College Business School's MBA programme 10th in Europe.
2024 Ranked 1st in the UK for highly-skilled employment or further studies by the Complete University Guide, the Guardian University Guide, and the Times Good University Guide.
2024 Financial Times ranked the school's Master's in Finance programme 15th in the world.
2024 Ranked 11th globally in the QS World University subject rankings, 4th in Europe, and 3rd in the UK for Chemistry.
2024 Ranked 4th in the UK by the Times Good University Guide and 5th by the Complete University Guide.
July 31 2024 Imperial College London completed its financial year with a total income of £1.309 billion, representing an increase from the previous year's £1.256 million. Key income sources included £507.5 million from tuition fees, £165.4 million from funding body grants, and £396.2 million from research grants and contracts.
2023 Franklin Allen becomes director of the business school, serving from 2023 to 2024.
2023 QS MBA Rankings by Career Specialisation rated the school's MBA programme 3rd in the world for entrepreneurship and 1st in Europe.
2023 Patrick Bolton becomes Professor of Finance and Research Director of the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment.
2023 Received 30,725 applications, with 3,135 students accepted, representing a 9.8 applications/accepted ratio and a 33.1% offer rate.
2023 Franklin Allen becomes director of the business school, serving from 2023 to 2024.
2023 Patrick Bolton becomes Professor of Finance and Research Director of the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment.
2023 QS MBA Rankings by Career Specialisation rated the school's MBA programme 3rd in the world for entrepreneurship and 1st in Europe.
July 31 2023 Imperial College London closed its financial year with a total income of £1.256 million and total expenditure of £1.235 billion. The college reported endowments of £220.1 million and total net assets of £1.792 billion.
January 2023 Wiebke Arlt takes up the leadership position as the new director of the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences.
2022 Reduced outstanding maintenance bill to £736 million, though still the largest in the English NHS.
2022 Received 28,620 applications, with 3,090 students accepted, representing a 9.3 applications/accepted ratio and a 30.1% offer rate.
2022 Reduced outstanding maintenance bill to £736 million, though still the largest in the English NHS.
April 1 2022 Matthew Swindells became the new chair of the Trust, notably becoming the first joint chair for four acute trusts in north west London.
April 1 2022 Matthew Swindells became the new chair of the Trust, notably becoming the first joint chair for four acute trusts in north west London.
2021 Predicted to achieve a full-year surplus by 2021/22.
2021 Achieved outstanding results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), ranking 3rd overall in the UK and scoring 100% 4* in research environment, placing joint 1st.
2021 Imperial's White City Campus opened, focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship, and multidisciplinary research.
2021 Higher Education Statistics Agency analysis found Imperial graduates have the highest median salaries across all subjects in the UK.
2021 Amanda Fisher concludes her tenure as director of the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences.
2021 Received 28,700 applications, with 3,305 students accepted, representing an 8.7 applications/accepted ratio and a 32.5% offer rate.
2021 Higher Education Statistics Agency analysis found Imperial graduates have the highest median salaries across all subjects in the UK.
2021 Imperial's White City Campus opened, focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship, and multidisciplinary research.
2021 Predicted to achieve a full-year surplus by 2021/22.
2021 Achieved outstanding results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), ranking 3rd overall in the UK and scoring 100% 4* in research environment, placing joint 1st.
2020 The trust board decided to keep previously Sodexo-run services in-house and committed to spending an extra £4 million annually to bring hotel services staff up to the London living wage of £10.55 per hour.
2020 Received 25,650 applications, with 3,450 students accepted, representing a 7.4 applications/accepted ratio and a 42.9% offer rate.
2020 The trust board decided to keep previously Sodexo-run services in-house and committed to spending an extra £4 million annually to bring hotel services staff up to the London living wage of £10.55 per hour.
May 18 2020 Dr. Samir Bhatt from Imperial College began advising the state of New York on its COVID-19 reopening plan, with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo citing the Imperial College model as the most accurate.
April 2020 Over 1,000 Sodexo cleaners, caterers, and porters were converted to NHS employees after months of campaigning by the UVW union, resolving disputes about pay, sick pay, annual leave, and pensions.
April 2020 Imperial College Healthcare became the first NHS Trust to start using the Concentric digital informed consent application to support patients undergoing surgical treatment.

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