King’s College London’s library ranked the sixth most overcrowded out of all Russell Groups

Exam season is in full swing which can mean only one thing: Actually going to the library to make some sort of an academic comeback.

However, finding a spot to study in the library may be easier said than done. As it turns out, King’s College London has the sixth most crowded library out of all of the Russell Group Universities.

Research conducted by The Tab divided the student body by the number of study spots to work out how many students there are per space. King’s ranked in the sixth position with a score of 12.7 students per library study spot.

This means that the Maughan Library warriors are essentially battling 12 other people in order to get that coveted study spot. A regular sighting that is starting to resemble KCL’s own version of the Hunger Games.

Honestly, it’s safe to say that I’m not surprised. We’ve all been there at some point where we have to make the walk of shame as we realise that there aren’t as many spaces in The Round Reading Room as we anticipated.

Surprisingly, Oxford and Cambridge ranked low in the 24th and 25th positions.

Yet King’s biggest rival UCL took the top spot with 16.1 students per spot. Perhaps they are hiding in the library from us King’s students?

My advice and key takeaways? Avoid the Round Reading Room and the proximity of the Maughan Library at all costs. Trust me, it’s not worth the battle.