King’s Named World’s Best for Nursing in Global Rankings

King’s College London (KCL) has ranked best in the world for nursing in the QS World University Rankings, after placing second last year.

Published yesterday, the QS World University Rankings rank universities by subject, with King’s achieving first out of 225 universities with an overall score of 95.5.

This represents the first time a UK-based university has achieved first in the world rankings for nursing.

Since 2019, King’s has ranked second in the subject, closely behind the University of Pennsylvania, finally pinching the top spot in this year’s rankings.

The score is calculated on the basis of four indicators: academic reputation, employment reputation, citations per paper and productivity per scholar.

King’s achieved particularly high scores in both citations per paper and academic reputation.

Vice-Chancellor and President of King’s College London, Professor Shitij Kapur, reflected on the remarkable achievement:

“With a Faculty that traces its roots to Florence Nightingale’s own training school, it seems only fitting that, 150 years later, King’s should be leading the world in Nursing.”

The Executive Dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, Professor Richard Harding thanked staff for the amazing accomplishment:

“To be recognised as the leaders in nursing globally is an incredible achievement and testament to the dedication and hard work of our staff.”

The achievement comes after King’s ranked best in the country for sociology and social policy, in The Guardian‘s domestic rankings, last September.