LSE는 전세계 140여개국에서
온 9,500여명의 학생들이 재학하고 있으며 전세계 190개국에
걸쳐 15만명의 졸업생으로 구성되는 네트워크를 가지고 있다. 또한
총 16명의 노벨 경제학상, 평화상, 문학상 수상자와 많은 세계적 지도자들을 배출한 명문대학이다.
2013/14년도 LSE의
경쟁률은 11.9:1로 약 8.4%의 지원자들만이 합격통보를
받을 수가 있었다 (표-1). 이를 지원자들의 수준에 대한
고려없이 단순하게 비교한다면 Imperial College 15%, Cambridge 17.8%에 비하여
대단히 경쟁이 치열한 것으로 평가할 수 있다. 경쟁률이 가장 높았던 학과는 Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (176:1)와 Economics with Economic History(67:1)로 매우 제한적인 인원만을 선발하여 비정상적으로
높은 경쟁률을 보여주었다. 반면, Government and History (4.9:1), Social Anthropology-BA (6.1:1),
Social Anthropology-BSc (6.0:1) 등의 학과는 5대1에서 6대1정도로 상대적으로
낮은 경쟁률을 나타내었다.
[표-1] LSE 학과별 경쟁률 및 합격자 평균점수 (2013/14)
|
학과 |
지원자 |
정원 |
경쟁률 ( :1) |
Standard A level offer |
Standard IB offer |
|
Accounting and Finance |
1,713 |
134 |
12.8 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 or 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Anthropology (BA) |
195 |
32 |
6.1 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Anthropology (BSc) |
60 |
10 |
6.0 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Anthropology and Law |
128 |
14 |
9.1 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Economic History |
203 |
22 |
9.2 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Economic History with Economics |
57 |
4 |
14.3 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Economic History and Economics |
301 |
28 |
10.8 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Economics |
2,747 |
211 |
13.0 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics |
176 |
1 |
176.0 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Economics with Economic History |
67 |
1 |
67.0 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Geography |
335 |
33 |
10.2 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Geography with Economics |
173 |
26 |
6.7 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Environment & Development |
105 |
10 |
10.5 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Environmental Policy with Economics |
72 |
5 |
14.4 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Government |
264 |
29 |
9.1 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Government and Economics |
609 |
43 |
14.2 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Government and History |
138 |
28 |
4.9 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Politics and International Relations |
New programme |
New programme |
|
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Politics and Philosophy |
408 |
30 |
13.6 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
History |
563 |
40 |
14.1 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
International Relations and History |
344 |
38 |
9.1 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
International Relations |
1,022 |
63 |
16.2 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Laws |
2,565 |
167 |
15.4 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Management |
1,751 |
123 |
14.2 |
AAB |
37 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Maths and Economics |
549 |
61 |
9.0 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Maths with Economics |
378 |
31 |
12.2 |
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
142 |
15 |
9.5 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 or 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Philosophy and Economics |
347 |
29 |
12.0 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
New programme |
New programme |
|
A*AA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Policy |
104 |
13 |
8.0 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Policy and Criminology |
83 |
5 |
16.6 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Policy and Economics |
175 |
10 |
17.5 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Policy with Government |
140 |
21 |
6.7 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Social Policy and Sociology |
59 |
3 |
19.7 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Sociology |
326 |
34 |
9.6 |
AAB |
37 points with 6,6,6 at HL |
|
Actuarial Science |
588 |
85 |
6.9 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Business Mathematics and Statistics |
236 |
31 |
7.6 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |
|
Statistics with Finance |
126 |
15 |
8.4 |
AAA |
38 points with 7,6,6 at HL |