London School of Economics and Political Science
(LSE)
Part of University of London
About
The London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly known as the London School of Economics (LSE), is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in pure and applied social sciences.
Ranked Top 100 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 49 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Top Subjects
Subject Rankings
QS
24 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 2 | 95.8 | 2026 |
| Development Studies | 4 | 88.2 | 2026 |
| Social Policy & Administration | 4 | 92.4 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 5 | 91.8 | 2026 |
| Politics | 5 | 89.4 | 2026 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 | 87.5 | 2026 |
| Economics & Econometrics | 6 | 93.1 | 2026 |
| Philosophy | 8 | 87.0 | 2026 |
| Accounting & Finance | 8 | 88.1 | 2026 |
| Anthropology | 8 | 89.2 | 2026 |
| Law & Legal Studies | 9 | 88.2 | 2026 |
| History | 10 | 87.6 | 2026 |
| Marketing | 10 | 82.3 | 2026 |
| Business & Management Studies | 11 | 85.7 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 19 | 82.3 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 45 | 80.5 | 2026 |
| Statistics & Operational Research | 45 | 78.9 | 2026 |
| Architecture & Built Environment | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Modern Languages | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | =108 | 76.7 | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 108 | 68.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 126 | 66.8 | 2025 |
| Medicine | 201-250 | - | 2024 |
ARWU
19 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Sciences | 5 | 296.0 | 2025 |
| Economics | 8 | 300.8 | 2025 |
| Finance | 13 | 164.7 | 2025 |
| Geography | 22 | 191.4 | 2025 |
| Public Administration | 27 | 133.1 | 2025 |
| Statistics | 33 | 139.3 | 2025 |
| Sociology | 37 | 137.8 | 2025 |
| Communication | 49 | 124.5 | 2025 |
| Law | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Library & Information Science | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Public Health | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Business Administration | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Management | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2020 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
| Education | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
THE
6 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 10 | 85.9 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 13 | 86.7 | 2026 |
| Law | 13 | 79.2 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 38 | 66.9 | 2026 |
| Psychology | =50 | 67.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 401–500 | 40.1 | 2026 |