KCL or loughborough

Hi, i'm currently looking to do physics and i'm split between these two.
Kings ranks much higher internationally but lboro does better in the national rankings, which is better?

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DataVenia

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Original post by Anonymous

Hi, i'm currently looking to do physics and i'm split between these two.
Kings ranks much higher internationally but lboro does better in the national rankings, which is better?

What is your definition of "better"? What aspects of a physics degree, or of a university, are important to you?

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Anonymous #1

Original post by DataVenia

What is your definition of "better"? What aspects of a physics degree, or of a university, are important to you?

as in academically and graduate prospects, also why is there such a difference in the world ranking and national ranking of kings?

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DataVenia

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Original post by Anonymous

as in academically and graduate prospects...

Understood. Then I suggest you look at some of the data available via The Uni Guide, here for KCL and here for Loughborough. (Specifically the three-year BSc Physics course in each case.)

Some of the key differences, with respect to academics and graduate prospects are:
• Proportion of students who achieve a 2:1 or above:
KCL = 69%
Loughborough = 92%
• Top job areas of graduates, six months after graduating:
KCL = Teaching and educational professionals (32%), Business, research and administrative professionals (17%) and Natural and social science professionals (9%).
Loughborough = Engineering professionals (24%), Information technology and telecommunications professionals (16%), and Sales assistants and retail cashiers (8%).

There's lots of other data there, so I suggest you go take a look.

Original post by Anonymous

... also why is there such a difference in the world ranking and national ranking of kings?

Without know which rankings, specifically, you're referring to I can't provide you with an accurate answer other than to say that they're clearly measuring different things. For example, QS World University Rankings uses "reputation" as a key metric. They send surveys to employers and academics in other countries and ask which universities produce the best graduates. National rankings tend to use more objective measures, although they are necessary particularly relevant.

If you're going to look at rankings, it's imperative that you look at the methodology they've used to compile those rankings. What are they measuring, and how have they weighted those measures? Are the factors which are important to them actually important to you?