mUCL is one of the most successful UK universities at attracting funding, with an income of more than £1 billion in 2014. UCL research income has risen more than 20% over the past three years to more than £374.5 million in 2014.
This included receiving the highest allocation of Research Council UK funding and being the UK's top participant in EU collaborative research.
The 2014 Research Excellence Framework gave UCL a ‘grade point average’ of 3.54 (out of 4) for the real-world impact of its research, placing it among the top comprehensive universities rated.