# London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1895
- Official website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/london-school-of-economics-and-political-science-university-of-london-3e655a74

## Summary

LSE was founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, funded by a bequest from Henry Hunt Hutchinson. It joined the University of London in 1900, began awarding its own degrees in 2008, and spent the Second World War evacuated to Cambridge. It is a specialist social science institution in central London.

## Key facts

- rank: #62 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.lse.ac.uk/)
- [Admissions](https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate/Prospective-Students/How-to-Apply)
- [Financial aid](http://www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-news-from-lse/recent-lse-graduate-selected-for-the-prestigious-schwarzman-scholarship)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/0090zs177)
- [Official history: 1895 founding, founders, 1900 University of London, 2008 own degrees](https://www.lse.ac.uk/about-lse/our-history)
- [12,950 students in 2024/25, motto (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_School_of_Economics)

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