Facts and figures
The Faculty of Medicine - our size and shape
The statistics for the Faculty of Medicine activity presented here are drawn from the latest College pocket statistics guide (Imperial College Statistics Guide 2019-2020).
- Numbers have been rounded as appropriate.
- MRes students are counted as research students.
- Overseas students are counted as any from non-EU countries.
Faculty of Medicine size and shape
Student : staff ratios
Full-time equivalent staff numbers and student : staff ratios (2019-20)
| Academic staff | Research staff | Support staff | Student load | Student : staff ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | 977 | 1,068 | 3,860 | 8.0 : 1 |
| Note - Student : staff ratio is in terms of academic staff only. | ||||
UG applications and admissions
Applications and admissions - Undergraduate Medicine (2019-20)
| Home/EU applications received | Overseas applications received | New admissions | Applications : admissions ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,768 | 1,345 | 492 | 8.4 : 1 |
PG applications and admissions
Applications and admissions - Postgraduate Medicine (2019-20)
| Applications received (taught) | Applications received (research) | New admissions (taught) | New admissions (research) | Applications : admissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,694 | 1,584 | 558 | 343 | 5.9 : 1 |
| Note - Applications : admissions ratio is for 2019-20 entry. | ||||
UG degrees awarded
Undergraduate degrees awarded (2018-19)
| First | 2.1 | Total | Percentage of first / 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine - MBBS | n/a | n/a | 291 | n/a |
| School of Medicine | 283 | 147 | 434 | 99.1% |
| Note - Total includes all degree classifications. Total does not include awards made to occasional students. | ||||
Academic expenditure
Academic expenditure (2018-19)
| General funds (staff, in £k) | General funds (other, in £k) | Research grants and contracts (staff, in £k) | Research grants and contracts (other, in £k) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Medicine | 92,622 | 24,147 | 80,617 | 70,072 |
| Department of Medicine | 26,967 | 6,266 | 27,159 | 22,720 |
| Department of Surgery and Cancer | 20,876 | 3,190 | 19,471 | 10,523 |
| Institute of Clinical Sciences | 1,784 | 2,407 | 2,871 | 3,156 |
| Institute of Global Health | 694 | 167 | 0 | 0 |
| National Heart and Lung Institute | 17,316 | 2,536 | 12,394 | 11,072 |
| School of Public Health | 13,058 | 3,502 | 18,544 | 22,430 |
| Medicine HQ | 11,927 | 6,077 | 177 | 171 |
| Note - The Faculty of Medicine accounted for 43.7% of total academic expenditure at Imperial College during this period. | ||||
Research grants and contracts
Research grants and contracts income (2018-19)
| (All figures in £k) | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | Department of Surgery and Cancer | Institute of Clinical Sciences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research councils | 27,751 | 15,175 | 4,472 | 1,960 |
| UK charities | 48,572 | 17,942 | 9,256 | 1,964 |
| UK gov., including health authorities | 37,877 | 9,111 | 12,309 | 249 |
| UK industry | 9,518 | 1,098 | 3,656 | 12 |
| EU and overseas industry | 20,826 | 3,075 | 1,452 | 49 |
| EU government bodies | 10,055 | 5,493 | 1,473 | 1,174 |
| Other | 21,050 | 7,315 | 2,649 | 84 |
| Total | 175,649 | 59,209 | 35,267 | 5,491 |
| Note - 'EU government bodies' category includes the European Commission. | ||||
(Research grants and contracts income for 2018-19 continued below)
| (All figures in £k) | National Heart and Lung Institute | School of Public Health | Medicine HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research councils | 1,962 | 4,176 | 7 |
| UK charities | 14,569 | 4,841 | 0 |
| UK gov., including health authorities | 4,496 | 11,367 | 345 |
| UK industry | 1,508 | 3,245 | 0 |
| EU and overseas industry | 4,104 | 12,147 | 0 |
| EU government bodies | 989 | 926 | 0 |
| Other | 788 | 10,214 | 0 |
| Total | 28,416 | 46,915 | 352 |
| Note - 'EU government bodies' category includes the European Commission. | |||
External rankings
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings - Subject rankings 2022
- The Times Higher Education World University Rankings judge world-class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The Clinical and Health subject ranking table highlights the universities that are leading medicine, dentistry and health subjects.
- Imperial College was ranked joint 4th in the world for Clinical and Health for 2022. (Rankings published September 2021)
The Complete University Guide - University Subject Tables 2022
- The Complete University Guide University Subject Table for Medicine ranks UK universities by entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects.
- Imperial College was ranked 11th in the UK for Medicine by the Complete University Guide in 2022. (Rankings published June 2021)
More about our rankings - further information about the Faculty of Medicine and other College rankings is available in the College League tables pages.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
The College submitted to the following medicine-related Units of Assessment within Main Panel A in REF 2021:
- Unit of Assessment 1 - Clinical Medicine
- Unit of Assessment 2 - Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
- Unit of Assessment 4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Overall quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
| UoA | 4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | u/c | Cat A FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Clinical Medicine | 60 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 438.9 |
| 2 - Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care | 78 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.5 |
| 4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience | 75 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.9 |
Data reproduced from full table of Imperial's overall scores by UoA on the College REF 2021 webpages.
For more information on the College's performance in REF2021, visit the College's Research Excellence Framework web pages.