“As to Exeter, which an above poster zeroed in on, it’s no slouch (Russell group) and yes some students will absolutely consider it as prestigious as King’s (or prefer it to KCL).”
Of course “some” students will absolutely consider it more prestigious, just as “some” students will consider Carnegie Mellon or NYU as more prestigious than Caltech or Chicago, and will prefer Carnegie Mellon/NYU.
This would not be the basis of stating Carnegie Mellon or NYU are more prestigious because one has to look at which university “most students”, or better still “most knowledgeable people”, consider as more prestigious.
I have actually provided more insight with a response to @PurpleTitan’s last post, but it unfortunately has to pass through moderation as I inputted a number of external links to make a point.
When moderation is concluded and you read that post, you will have full live and factual insight into how Exeter and Warwick do not have as much “cachet” and are not as prestigious as KCL amongst undergrad applicants.
It will show the Golden Triangle dominate in “cachet” amongst UK undergrad applicants.
I don’t know how long moderation takes. It has already been over 30 minutes now.
After reading it, if you still want more information to convince you, please ask.