Motto | Scientia imperii decus et tutamen (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1907 by Royal Charter(1823 earliest medical school) |
Endowment | £157.1 million (as of 31 July 2017) |
Budget | £1.027 billion (2017–2018) |
President | Alice Gast |
Provost | Ian Walmsley |
Visitor | The Lord President of the Council ex officio |
Academic staff | 3,765 (2016–2017) |
Administrative staff | 3,940 (2016–2017) |
Students | 17,690 (2016/17) |
Undergraduates | 9,520 (2016/17) |
Postgraduates | 8,170 (2016/17) |
Location | London , United Kingdom |
Colours | Imperial Blue |
Affiliations | ACU AMBA EUA G5 Global Alliance of Technological Universities Golden Triangle LERU MedCity Russell Group SES |
Website | {{ |
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Imperial College London (IC) is a large university in central London. It specialises in business, engineering, medicine and science.
Imperial College was a constituent college of the University of London. It became fully independent in 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Imperial is among the best universities. It ranks 2nd in the 2015 QS World University Rankings and 9th in the 2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Imperial ranked 22 in the 2014 Shanghai world rankings.