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University Ranking
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has been consistently ranked within 151-200 from 2016 to 2021. QS (Top universities) has ranked LSE within the top 50 universities in the world since 2017. Times Higher Education (THE) has also ranked within the top 50 universities in the world from 2017 to 2021. US News & World Report has placed LSE at 244th rank for 2021 in its global universities ranking.
UK's major publisher The Complete University Guide LSE within top 10 universities in the UK since 2021. Another major UK ranking provider, The Guardian has placed LSE at 5th position in its UK universities ranking.
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| Ranked By | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings [1] | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101-150 | NA | NA |
QS - World University Ranking [2] | NA | NA | 44 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 45 |
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking [3] | NA | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 37 | NA |
The Complete University Guide - University Ranking UK [4] | NA | NA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
The Guardian - University Rankings [5] | NA | 15 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | NA |
US News & World Report - Global Universities [6] | NA | 259 | 259 | 244 | 230 | 236 | NA |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
[1] The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities takes into account universities that have Fields Medalists, Highly Cited Researchers, Nobel Laureates, papers published to determine top universities in the world. We are going to understand the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Methodology.... Read More
QS
[2] At QS World University Ranking, six simple metrics are taken into account that effectively capture university performances and a list of top-performing universities in the world are derived for a particular year. Check here QS University Rankings methodology and know about the parameters used in the process.... Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)
[3] A college education is one of the most important investments in the life of a student. While selecting a college, students depend on the best university rankings given by popular ranking providers. Going forward, this decision will have a direct impact on their social, personal as well as professional lives. However, at times it becomes a little tr... Read More
The Complete University Guide
[4] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage. Given below is a list of indicators that are taken into account while deciding the performance of universities across the UK.... Read More
The Guardian
[5] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table. In this article, we have covered all the ranking parameters along with their weightage. The details for each parameter are also mentioned here.... Read More
US News & World Report
[6] In this article, we will discuss US News' best global universities ranking methodology, so, you can understand the rankings better and compare schools on different parameters. The Best Global Universities rankings have ranked almost 1500 top educational institutions covering 86 countries. US News calculates the rankings based on 13 indicators.... Read More
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Course Ranking
London School of Economics and Political Science's (LSE) accounting, business, and management courses are popular worldwide. QS (Top universities) has ranked within the top 10 schools globally in its Accounting & Finance ranking. Times Higher Education (THE) has placed LSE within the top 10 schools in its PG Business and Economics ranking.
The Complete University Guide has placed LSE within the top 20 schools in the UK in its Accounting & Finance and Business & Management Studies rankings since 2017. The Guardian has also ranked LSE within the top 50 universities in its Accounting & Finance and Business, Management & Marketing rankings.
LSE has improved its position in The Guardian's Accounting & Finance Rankings from 48th in 2020 to 6th in 2021. Similarly, LSE has also performed well in The Guardian's Business, Management & Marketing rankings from 32nd position in 2020 to 8th in 2021. These rankings reflect that LSE’s accounting, finance, and marketing courses are highly regarded by ranking publishers.
Ranking for Business & Management Studies Courses
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| Ranked By | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics [7] | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | NA |
The Complete University Guide - Business and Management Studies UK [8] | NA | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
The Guardian - Business and Management [9] | 20 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 4 | NA |
The Guardian - Guardian Economics Rankings | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | NA |
THE (Times Higher Education)
[7] A college education is one of the most important investments in the life of a student. While selecting a college, students depend on the best university rankings given by popular ranking providers. Going forward, this decision will have a direct impact on their social, personal as well as professional lives. However, at times it becomes a little tr... Read MoreThe Complete University Guide
[8] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage. Given below is a list of indicators that are taken into account while deciding the performance of universities across the UK.... Read MoreThe Guardian
[9] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table. In this article, we have covered all the ranking parameters along with their weightage. The details for each parameter are also mentioned here.... Read More
Ranking for Law Courses
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| Ranked By | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Law Ranking | 20 | 16 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | NA | NA |
QS - QS - Law Rankings | NA | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | NA |
THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Law Rankings | NA | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | NA |
The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings | NA | NA | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings | NA | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | NA |
Ranking for Mass Communication & Media Courses
| Ranked By | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QS - Communication and Media Studies Rankings | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ranking for Humanities & Social Sciences Courses
| Ranked By | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Political Sciences Rankings | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | NA | NA |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Sociology Rankings | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | NA | NA |
QS - Politics & International Studies Rankings | NA | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | NA |
QS - QS - Sociology Rankings | NA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | NA |
THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Psychology Rankings | NA | 9 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 40 | NA |
The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 |
The Complete University Guide - Sociology Rankings | NA | NA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
The Guardian - Guardian Politics Rankings | NA | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | NA |
The Guardian - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings | NA | 13 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | NA |
Ranking for Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) Courses
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| Ranked By | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE (Times Higher Education) - Arts & Humanities Rankings | 27 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 37 |
Ranking for Science Courses
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| Ranked By | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QS - QS - Mathematics Rankings | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-100 |
Ranking for Accounting & Commerce Courses
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| Ranked By | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QS - Accounting & Finance [10] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | NA |
The Complete University Guide - Accounting and Finance Ranking [11] | NA | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The Guardian - Accounting and Finance Rankings [12] | 19 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | NA |
QS
[10] The QS University Rankings by Subject methodology ranks the quality of subjects in each university taking into consideration four parameters, Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Research Citations per Paper, and H-index. They publish rankings for a total of 51 subjects.... Read MoreThe Complete University Guide
[11] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage. Given below is a list of indicators that are taken into account while deciding the performance of universities across the UK.... Read MoreThe Guardian
[12] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table. In this article, we have covered all the ranking parameters along with their weightage. The details for each parameter are also mentioned here.... Read More
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| University City | London, London, UK |
| Size of city | Large |
| Population of City | 88,25,000 |
| Wikipedia Link | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London |