London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
About
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London is a UK university founded in 1895, based in Westminster, with around 9,218 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 71,471 works cited 2,600,252 times, with an h-index of 533.
Courses at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (220)
Accounting (Accounting, Organisations and Institutions)
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Accounting and Finance
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
NSS Score
86.96%
Accounting (Economics of Accounting)
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Accounting & Finance
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
A-Levels
AAA
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£35,000
Accounting, Organisations and Institutions
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Actuarial Science
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
A-Levels
A*AA
NSS Score
83.18%
Who gets into London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
See full breakdown →Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.
From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods
27.2%
From the most deprived 20%
15.6%
The richest-area share is 11.6 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 860 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
See all 242 →242 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)
B. R. Ambedkar
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
Lee Kuan Yew
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
Tsai Ing-wen
14th and 15th President of Republic of China (Taiwan)
Margrethe II of Denmark
Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (born 1940)
George Soros
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
Juan Manuel Santos
president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
Romano Prodi
Italian politician and economist (born 1939)
Mick Jagger
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
Jomo Kenyatta
first Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
Pierre Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #3
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #4
- QS World 2026
- #56
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- #52
- Times & Sunday Times (UK) 2026
- #1
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #151
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Westminster
- Postcode
- WC2A 2AE
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1895
- Student Count
- 9,218
- TEF Rating
- Silver