📸 At a Glance
🌍 London, England, UK
🎓 Russell Group ✅
⚖️ Race Equality Status ✅ Bronze Award
💷 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅Ranking: 3 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
Imperial College London is a world-leading public research university based in South Kensington, founded in 1907 and specialising exclusively in science, engineering, medicine, and business. Part of the “Golden Triangle” of elite UK institutions alongside Oxford and Cambridge, it’s consistently ranked among the top 10 universities globally, with a strong international student body, entrepreneurial culture, and a history of producing Nobel Prize winners.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 6%
- Mixed race: 8%
- White: 41%
- Asian: 39%
- Other: 4%
- Not known: 3%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- Presidential Scholarship for Students of Black Heritage – This scholarship provides a package of financial and mentoring support.
- Black Future Leaders Scholarship – This postgraduate scholarship is open to applicants from any region who self-identify as being from a Black or mixed Black background. This includes, but is not limited to, Black African, Black Caribbean, or any other mixed Black heritage.
- African Future Leader Scholarship – This postgraduate scholarship is available to applicants from any of the 54 African countries (as defined by the United Nations) applying to the Business School.
- The Beacon Scholarships – Beacon Scholarships support undergraduate students from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa, with up to seven awards available for 3–4 year degrees at UK Beacon partner universities in 2026/27.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study in the UK on selected one-year courses, jointly supported by UK universities.
👩🏿🎓👨🏾🎓 Student Life & Support
- African Caribbean Society (ACS)
- Black Doctoral Network
- BME Liberation & Community Network
- Imperial Black Alumni Network
- Imperial Africa Business Club
- Imperial Nigerian Society
- Somali Society
- Mauritian Society
- Culture – Africa & Middle East
➡️ The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.
⭐ Things Uni To Know
✨ Black @ Imperial – Black @ Imperial brings together students of Black heritage from across all faculties and levels of study at Imperial College London. Coordinated by the Education Office in collaboration with student ambassadors, it offers a space to connect, build community, develop skills and access opportunities throughout your time at Imperial.
✨ Black and Minority Ethnic Students Officer – The Black & Minority Ethnic Officer represents and advocates for students from ethnic minority backgrounds across the College.
✨ Black Doctoral Network – A network for Black PhD students at Imperial, offering discussion, peer support and a sense of community.
✨ Black Postdoctoral Network – A network supporting Black postdoctoral researchers and fellows at Imperial, building community and raising the profile of Black researchers across the university.
📝Report + Support – The university provides a way for students to safely report discrimination.
