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University College London

UCL logo since 2005
Latin: Collegium Universitatis Londinensis
Former names	London University (1826–1836) University College, London (1836–1907) University of London, University College (1907–1976)
Motto	Cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae (Latin)
Motto in English	"Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward"
Type	Public research university
Established	1826
Endowment	£101.0 million (at 31 July 2016)
Budget	£1.335 billion (university); £1.357 billion (consolidated) (2015-16)
Chancellor	The Princess Royal (as Chancellor of the University of London)
Provost	Michael Arthur
Chair of the Council	Dame DeAnne Julius
Academic staff	7,070 (2014/15)
Administrative staff	4,910 (2014/15)
Students	37,135 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	17,910 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	19,225 (2015/16)
Location	London, United Kingdom
Visitor	Terence Etherton (as Master of the Rolls ex officio)
Colours
Affiliations	List Alan Turing Institute ACU ENTER European University Association Francis Crick Institute G5 Golden triangle LERU Russell Group SES Thomas Young Centre UCL Partners UCLH University of London URA Universities UK
Website	ucl.ac.uk

£1.335 billion (university); £1.357 billion (consolidated)

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrollment (and largest by postgraduate enrollment) and is regarded as one of the world's leading universities.

Established in 1826 as London University by founders inspired by the radical ideas of Jeremy Bentham, UCL was the first university institution to be established in London, and the first in England to be entirely secular and to admit students regardless of their religion. UCL also makes the contested claims of being the third-oldest university in England and the first to admit women. In 1836 UCL became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London, which was granted a royal charter in the same year. It has grown through mergers, including with the Institute of Neurology (in 1997), the Royal Free Hospital Medical School (in 1998), the Eastman Dental Institute (in 1999), the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (in 1999), the School of Pharmacy (in 2012) and the Institute of Education (in 2014).