University Comparator
Compare tuition, ranking, and city context side-by-side.
Planning only — not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Confirm on official portals.
University Comparator is a free SetTern planning tool. Compare tuition, ranking, and city context side-by-side. QS ranking year and fee pages are static catalog fields — confirm live tuition on each university site. German publics may show semesterbeitrag only. Sources are cited on the page — confirm details on the official portals linked.
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QS World University Rankings (catalog year on each row) + official fee pages — confirm live tuition before applying.
| Tuition/yr (catalog) | $38,200 | $36,800 |
| Living/yr (London) | $45,600 | $45,600 |
| Total est./yr | $83,800 | $82,400 |
| QS ranking (catalog) | 2 | 9 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-16 |
Imperial College London entity · University College London entity
Verified official sources
- SetTern methodologysettern.io — How we cite costs, visas, and tool limits — not legal advice.
- SetTern editorial policysettern.io — E-E-A-T, fact verification, and update cadence.
- SetTern universitiessettern.io — Tuition and ranking fields from curated dataset.
Common questions
- Is University Comparator legal or immigration advice?
- No. SetTern tools screen cited government and catalog data for planning only. Confirm eligibility, fees, and deadlines on the official portals linked on this page.
- Are rankings and tuition live?
- No. Both fields come from the static 2026 university catalog with last_verified dates. Tuition bands may repeat across institutions.
- Does it include total cost of attendance?
- Yes — tuition plus 12 months of cited city living costs for each selected university's city.