Is King's College London or the University of Vermont more fun as a college experience?

For day-to-day college fun, the University of Vermont usually offers the more traditional and cohesive student experience. UVM has a residential campus in Burlington, a stronger sense of school community, and an easier built-in social life through dorms, student events, athletics, and outdoor culture. King’s College London can be exciting, but it feels much more urban, dispersed, and independent than what many students mean by a “fun college experience.”

At UVM, a lot of student life happens in one ecosystem. Burlington is a classic college town with cafés, live music, lakefront spaces, and easy access to hiking and skiing, so weekend plans and casual hangouts tend to come together naturally. Because more students are living a campus-centered life, it is usually easier to find a social rhythm without having to work as hard for it.

King’s offers something different: you are living in London, which is obviously one of the most interesting cities in the world. The upside is endless things to do, from museums to nightlife to neighborhoods that all feel different. The tradeoff is that King’s is less of a self-contained campus community, and students often experience the school more as a base within the city than as a tight, all-in college environment.

Another real difference is social structure. UVM tends to make friendship-building more straightforward because people see each other repeatedly in residence halls, campus spaces, and school traditions. At King’s, fun often depends more on how proactive you are about joining societies, making plans, and navigating city life, since the student body is spread across London and the campus feel is less unified.

So if your idea of fun is a lively, connected college atmosphere where the social scene comes more built in, UVM has the edge. If your idea of fun is independence, big-city exploration, and creating your own experience in a global capital, King’s can be more exciting, but it is usually less warm and less communal day to day.