If you hold a bachelor's degree awarded in China, King's College London (伦敦国王学院) publishes weighted-average requirements that sit between 77% and 90%, and the number you need depends on two things: the honours class your degree is graded at, and whether your university appears on the Project 211/Double First Class list. Applicants whose degree is reported as a GPA instead of a percentage are normally expected to hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3–3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Every course at King's is assessed on its own entry requirements, so the figures below are the general bachelor's-degree conditions the university publishes — not a single university-wide number.
The published conditions for Chinese bachelor's degrees
King's sets the condition as a weighted average rather than an unweighted overall average, and attaches a different threshold to each honours class:
| Degree classification on the King's course page | Project 211 / Double First Class universities | Non-211 universities |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Two patterns are worth noting before you compare yourself against a row. The lowest requirement King's publishes for a Chinese bachelor's degree is 77%, and the highest is 90%. And the gap between the two institutional categories is consistently 2 percentage points, at every classification.
Which figure applies to you
Read your row in this order.
- Find the degree classification listed on the specific King's course page you are applying to.
- Check whether your university is listed within the Project 211/Double First Class list that King's refers to.
- Use the weighted average from the matching cell, not your unweighted average.
- If your transcript reports a GPA rather than a percentage, note King's stated normal expectation of a minimum cumulative 3.3–3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- Check the individual course page again before you submit, because King's states that applications are assessed strictly against each course's own entry requirements.
What King's says makes an application stronger
Beyond the threshold, King's notes that you are 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 of institutions. That is a statement about relative strength among applicants, not a separate threshold you must clear.
Where the university sets a narrower condition
Some postgraduate provision is more selective than the general table suggests. King's states that for postgraduate programmes within the King's Business School, and for certain other programmes — including the Data Science MSc, the Master of Laws (LLM), Political Economy MA and Public Policy MA — offers will usually only be made to applicants from a restricted group of institutions. The published statement is truncated at that point, so the full list of qualifying institutions is not set out in the material available here; you would need to read the relevant programme page on kcl.ac.uk for the current wording.
The practical implication is that for those programmes the weighted averages above are a starting reference only, not a route to an offer.
How to self-check before you apply
Treat the table as a screening tool rather than a prediction.
- Compare your own weighted average against the exact cell for your degree classification and institution category.
- If you are within a couple of points of the figure, treat your application as competitive-but-uncertain rather than safe.
- Where your transcript shows a GPA, keep the 4.0-scale equivalent visible alongside your percentage so you can convert it consistently.
- Read the course page itself. The published conditions are general, and King's applies each course's requirements as stated on that course.
King's does not publish a general English-language requirement in the material available for this summary, so check the English language entry requirements listed on the individual course page rather than assuming a standard level.