City’s tradition of providing high quality education relevant to business and the professions dates back 160 years. For many of our graduates, time spent at City laid the groundwork for leadership, innovation and excellence that have changed the world we live in.
Following a period of significant progress, City joined the University of London federation on 1st September 2016. The University of London was founded by Royal Charter in 1836. City changed its name to “City, University of London” to reflect this change.
City, University of London has students from over 160 countries who benefit from our internationally renowned experience of more than one hundred years’ of research and education.
We were placed in the top 4% of world universities according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016.
City, University of London: A leading global institution committed to academic excellence, focused on business and the professions and located in the heart of London. We are proud of the quality of our education, research and enterprise and are ranked within the top 4% of universities in the world.