King's College London UCAS Points: 2026 Entry Requirements

Quick answer: No — King's College London does not use UCAS Tariff points. Its admissions guidance says "UCAS tariff points are not used when assessing applications to our undergraduate programmes", and every course names grades instead. Those grades run from A*A*A for Computer Science down to BBC for Adult Nursing.

That range is the thing to understand about King's. It is a Russell Group university, but it also trains a large share of London's nurses and midwives, and the gap between its most and least competitive courses is wider than at most of its neighbours. A number that gets you nowhere near one King's degree can sit comfortably above another. Figures below come from King's own admissions and course pages.

What King's actually says about the Tariff

Two sentences from the university's entry requirements page settle the question. The first: "UCAS tariff points are not used when assessing applications to our undergraduate programmes." The second: "Our conditional offers are based on three A-level subjects." Study four or more and King's takes the highest three, though it notes that high achievement in additional A-level subjects may compensate for an applicant who narrowly misses the offer.

So a Tariff total has no standing in a King's decision. It is still worth knowing yours — it is the only quick way to line King's up against points-based universities on the same UCAS form. If the mechanics are unfamiliar, what are UCAS points covers them, and do all universities use UCAS points explains why the sector splits the way it does.

Five King's courses, five different bars

King's course pages carry a start-date selector, and not all of them sit on the same intake: the Computer Science, Medicine and Dentistry pages were showing September 2026 when checked, while the English and Nursing pages had already rolled forward to September 2027. The offer structure is identical either way — a named grade profile, a named contextual figure where one applies, and course-level GCSE conditions.

Those GCSE conditions differ as much as the grades do. Medicine and Dentistry both want grade 6/B in English Language and Mathematics. Adult Nursing wants "five GCSEs at grade 4/C including English Language, Mathematics and Science" — more subjects, at a lower grade.

Reading that spread in Tariff points

Converted purely for comparison, King's published offers cover 48 Tariff points from top to bottom:

• A*A*A (Computer Science) — 160 points
• A*AA (Medicine, Dentistry) — 152 points
• AAA (English) — 144 points, broken down at AAA UCAS points
• ABB (English, contextual) — 128 points
• BBC (Adult Nursing) — 112 points, broken down at BBC UCAS points
• BCC (Adult Nursing, contextual) — 104 points

Nursing is where that matters most in practice, because nursing offers across the sector are frequently quoted in points rather than grades — the comparison is set out at UCAS points for nursing. At King's the same course is quoted in grades, so BBC means those three grades, not any 112-point combination.

Which Level 3 routes King's takes

• BTECs and Cambridge Technicals — "most of our undergraduate courses will consider the below Pearson BTECs and Cambridge OCR Technicals (CTEC) qualifications, with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry". Many courses expect one or two A-levels alongside, usually with Distinctions.
• International Baccalaureate — offers are set per course: 39 points for Computer Science, 38 for Medicine and Dentistry, 36 for English, 31 for Adult Nursing, each with a Higher Level aggregate.
• Access to HE Diploma — welcomed, with credit profiles set course by course. English BA asks for 36 Distinctions and 9 Merits across 45 Level 3 credits, dropping to 30 and 15 contextually.
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers — applications welcomed.
• T Levels — Nursing and Midwifery only, as above.

Contextual offers, and why Medicine and Dentistry sit outside them

King's contextual scheme is built into its normal admissions process rather than bolted on. "Contextual offers may be up to two A-Level grades (or equivalent) lower than the advertised entry requirements found on the course pages", and the reduction is printed on the course page itself. You qualify by having completed K+, the university's Social Mobility and Widening Participation programme; by having received free school meals; or by being care-experienced, a care leaver, or estranged. King's adds that it uses your UCAS application to decide eligibility, "so the process is mostly automatic, and you may not need to do anything extra".

The exception is significant if you are aiming at healthcare: "students applying for our MBBS courses or courses in the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences are not eligible for contextual offers." Eligible applicants are instead pointed to the Extended Medical Degree Programme and the Enhanced Support Dentistry Programme, which are separate routes rather than reduced offers on the standard degree. The wider sector picture is at contextual offers explained, and UCAS points for medicine shows how medical offers compare elsewhere.

Building your five choices around King's

Decide first which end of the King's range you are aiming at, because the advice differs. For Computer Science or Medicine, treat the grades as non-negotiable and choose an insurance offer well below your prediction. For Nursing, your Tariff total is genuinely useful, because many of the other nursing courses you list will be quoted in points and you can see instantly which are in reach — start from how many UCAS points do I need. Either way, check the contextual figure on your course page before you assume the standard offer applies to you.

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King's College London UCAS points: FAQ

Does King's College London use UCAS points?

No. King's states that UCAS tariff points are not used when assessing applications to its undergraduate programmes, and that its conditional offers are based on three A-level subjects. Every course page names grades, from A*A*A for Computer Science down to BBC for Adult Nursing.

How many UCAS points do you need for King's College London?

There is no single figure. Converted for comparison only, the published offers run from 160 Tariff points for Computer Science BSc (A*A*A) down to 112 for Nursing (BBC) — a spread of 48 points across one university.

What are typical King's College London entry requirements?

They vary by faculty. Medicine MBBS and Dentistry BDS ask for A*AA, Computer Science BSc asks for A*A*A, English BA asks for AAA and Adult Nursing BSc asks for BBC. Several courses add GCSE and admissions-test conditions on top.

Does King's College London accept BTECs?

Yes, on most courses. King's says most undergraduate courses will consider Pearson BTECs and Cambridge OCR Technicals, with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry. Many programmes expect the BTEC to be taken alongside one or two A-levels.

What is a contextual offer at King's College London?

A reduced offer for eligible UK applicants, up to two A-level grades below the advertised requirement — English BA drops from AAA to ABB. Eligibility covers K+ completers, free school meal recipients and care-experienced or estranged applicants.