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London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
London, United Kingdom · Public · Founded 1895
- World ranking
- #62QS 2027Source
About London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
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.
At a glance
- International
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Founded
- 1895
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
London, United Kingdom51.509, -0.126
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#62World · 2027Source
- THETHE#52World · 2026Source
- CWURCWUR#366World · 2026United Kingdom #29Source
- ARWUARWU101-150World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#689World · 2025United Kingdom #40Source
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