King's College London
Ranked #24

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• Twelve King’s alumni or academics have won Nobel prizes, including Florence Nightingale. Other notable alumni include the poet John Keats and the novelist Thomas Hardy. 
• King's College London was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister) in 1829 as a university college.
• The University’s newest development - the addition of Bush House, the former headquarters of the BBC World Service – is home to the the new King’s Business School.
• The academic community at King’s is very diverse, with 41% of faculty coming from outside of the UK.