[[Fil:NABuilding.JPG|thumb|right|London School of Economics]]
'''London School of Economics and Political Science''' bliver ofte refereret til som '''London School of Economics''' eller bare '''LSE'''. Skolen er et [[universitet|specialuniversitet]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/phpnews/wmview.php?ArtID=1321 |title=News highlights |access-date=11. februar 2008 |archive-date=27. august 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827072549/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/phpnews/wmview.php?ArtID=1321 |url-status=dead }}</ref> lokaliseret i Houghton Street i det centrale [[London]], tværs over [[Aldwych]] og ved siden af [[Royal Courts of Justice]]. LSE er en af verdens ledende ''social science''-institutioner.<ref>[http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/columnist/story/0,,1515788,00.html The Guardian – A time-honoured tradition ]</ref><ref>[[:en:London_School_of_Economics#General_rankings|en:London_School_of_Economics#General_rankings]]</ref>. Universitetet har samtidig verdens mest internationale sammensætning af studerende <ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article2496158.ece London School of Economics and Political Science – Times Online<!-- Bot genereret titel -->]</ref>. LSE havde den største procentdel af forskning klassificeret som værende i verdensklasse af alle universiteter i 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rae.ac.uk/results/outstore/RAEOutcomeFull.pdf |title=Arkiveret kopi |access-date=16. august 2010 |archive-date=10. oktober 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010214624/http://www.rae.ac.uk/results/outstore/RAEOutcomeFull.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>. Universitetet er et af verdens mest selektive og har den laveste optagelsesrate af alle universiteter i Storbritannien.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.lse.ac.uk/undergraduateProspectus2010/courses/Economics/L140.aspx |title=Undergraduate – Undergraduate – Study – Home<!-- Bot genereret titel --> |access-date=16. august 2010 |archive-date= 3. april 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403062702/http://www2.lse.ac.uk/undergraduateProspectus2010/courses/Economics/L140.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>. Adskillige [[Nobelpris]]vindere og statsoverhoveder har læst eller undervist på LSE.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/divisionsAndDepartments/ERD/pressAndInformationOffice/LSEFacts/worldLeaders.aspx |title=World leaders – Key facts – About LSE – Home<!-- Bot genereret titel --> |access-date=16. august 2010 |archive-date=13. februar 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213181416/http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/divisionsAndDepartments/ERD/pressAndInformationOffice/LSEFacts/worldLeaders.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>.
