The short answer: for King's College London, the requirement for a non-211 applicant is written as its own line, and it sits above the 211/Double First-Class line for the same degree class — 90% rather than 88% for a First Class average, 88% rather than 85% for a High 2:1, 85% rather than 80% for a 2:1, 80% rather than 77% for a High 2:2, and 77% rather than 75% for a 2:2. Because the university labels these columns "211院校&双一流院校" and "非211院校", you can check your own situation against a number without guessing.
King's College London (2026 entry)
King's states that applications follow the official course entry requirements on its website, and that different courses set different requirements corresponding to different scores for domestic 211/Double First-Class institutions and for non-211 institutions.
| Official degree class requirement | 211 & Double First-Class institutions | Non-211 institutions |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Bachelor Degree | Weighted Average of 88% | Weighted Average of 90% |
| High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree | Weighted Average of 85% | Weighted Average of 88% |
| 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree | Weighted Average of 80% | Weighted Average of 85% |
| High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree | Weighted Average of 77% | Weighted Average of 80% |
| 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree | Weighted Average of 75% | Weighted Average of 77% |
The gap between the two lines at King's is 2 or 3 percentage points depending on the degree class.
What else the same page says
- If your degree is graded as a GPA, King's says it will normally be looking for a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3–3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- You will be a stronger candidate for admission if you have high grades and are attending a university considered prestigious — listed as prestigious by UK ENIC or within the Project 211/Double First Class list.
- For postgraduate programmes within the King's Business School, and for some programmes including Data Science MSc, Master of Laws (LLM), Political Economy MA and Public Policy MA, offers will usually only be made to applicants from certain institution types; the published page truncates the remainder of that sentence, so check the course page for the full wording.
King's own current publication takes precedence over anything summarised here.
How to check your own case in four steps
- Open the entry requirements page for the specific course you want.
- Find the degree class your university will award.
- Read the column that matches your institution type.
- Convert your university average to the weighted-average format the page uses.
Other institutions
Several other UK universities publish their own country-specific tables, but on their own terms rather than as a 211/non-211 pair: some sort Chinese institutions into named groups or tiers, and some key the score to a published ranking band. Read each table on its own terms, and let that university's current publication decide. Nothing here predicts outcomes, and meeting a stated minimum is a requirement for consideration, not a promise of an offer.