| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | #2 | — | #22 | — |
| Development Studies | #4 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #4 | — | #27 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #5 | #10 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #5 | — | #5 | — |
| Communication & Media | #6 | — | #49 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #6 | — | #8 | #7 |
| Sociology | #6 | — | #37 | — |
| Philosophy | #8 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #8 | — | #13 | — |
| Anthropology | #8 | — | — | — |
| Law | #9 | #13 | #51-75 | — |
| History | #10 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #10 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #11 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #13 | — | — |
| Psychology | #19 | #50 | #151-200 | #136 |
| Arts & Humanities | #45 | #38 | — | #33 |
| Statistics | #45 | — | #33 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #41 |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Modern Languages | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mathematics | #108 | — | — | #333 |
| Medicine / Clinical | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Education | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #401-500 | — | — |
The London School of Economics and Political Science ranks #56 in QS 2026, #52 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #234 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #123 globally.