The London School of Economics and Political Science

The London School of Economics and Political Science in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #62
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #52
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #151-200
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #234

The publishers disagree by 182 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

We do not yet hold verified institutional data for this university. The ranking positions below come straight from the publishers.

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Geography #2
2. Development Studies #4
3. Social Policy & Administration #4
4. Social Sciences & Management #5
5. Politics & International Studies #5
6. Communication & Media Studies #6
7. Economics & Econometrics #6
8. Sociology #6
9. Philosophy #8
10. Accounting & Finance #8
11. Anthropology #8
12. Law #9
13. History #10
14. Marketing #10
15. Business & Management Studies #11
16. Psychology #19
17. Arts & Humanities #45
18. Statistics & Operational Research #45
19. Mathematics #108
20. Architecture & Built Environment —
21. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —
22. Modern Languages —