18 Facts about London School of Economics (LSE)

18 interesting facts about London School of Economics and Political Science

1. LSE is the best university in UK dedicated to social sciences.
2. Library of LSE is the biggest in the world of social science libraries.
3. 14 alumni of London School of Economics are Nobel Prize winners
4. 34 alumni of LSE are head of states or governments
5. George Soros, the famous billionaire, studied at LSE.
6. So did Mick Jagger, the leader of Rolling Stones.
7. Average salary of LSE alumnus is £25’000 after 6 months of employment.
8. 92% of LSE students find jobs as soon as they finish studies.
9. 90% of students in the world consider LSE the best university to study economics.
10. LSE is situated in the very centre of London.
11. The nearest London Underground stations to the main building are Temple, Covent Garden and Holborn
12. LSE is a specialist constituent college of the University of London.
13. One of the founders of LSE is George Bernard Shaw
14. A one-person room at LSE costs about £130 for students.
15. The LSE moto is “Rerum cognoscere causas� (To understand the causes of thing)
16. On average 12 candidates apply for every avialable place at undergraduate level.
17. LSE offers over 120 MSc programs and over 30 BCs programs.
18. LSE is about to become the most multinational economic university in the world.

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