It's hard to compare LSE to an American equivalent because the US is entirely different from the UK. Also, its unique operation, which is a specialist, makes it even harder to compare it to US system.

However, if I may pit it against a US school in terms of prestige and resources, I think the closest US school to LSE is NYU or USC. It doesn't go higher than that, in general. But when it comes solely to Economics, it's probably closer to Columbia or UMich.

Reply 4

neon

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UC Santa Cruz

Reply 5

popepius

OP

that bad?

Reply 6

Master Polhem

15

popepius

that bad?

Take your words from academics rather than opinionated students on an internet forum.

Reply 7

popepius

OP

i was hoping stanford or princeton perhaps

Reply 8

GnMvP

9

University of Chicago!?
&
University of Penn!?

Reply 9

korektphool

ILIGAN

It's hard to compare LSE to an American equivalent because the US is entirely different from the UK. Also, its unique operation, which is a specialist, makes it even harder to compare it to US system.

However, if I may pit it against a US school in terms of prestige and resources, I think the closest US school to LSE is NYU or USC. It doesn't go higher than that, in general. But when it comes solely to Economics, it's probably closer to Columbia or UMich.

Lol talking out of your ass.

Anyways, it's difficult to compare because LSE is such a 'different' university from most others. But take a look at this ranking for economics research programmes, and you may be able to extrapolate that information to undergraduate programmes:

http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.inst.nbcites.html

So it's the 9th best place in the world to do economics research, and the 6th best university (the top 3 are not universities). So if we assume that undergraduate quality is that good (and there is no reason to assume anything else), LSE is about equivalent in the US to UChicago, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, and Princeton.

Reply 10

ILIGAN

9

korektphool

Lol talking out of your ass.

talking out of YOUR @ss you mean?

Anyways, it's difficult to compare because LSE is such a 'different' university from most others. But take a look at this ranking for economics research programmes, and you may be able to extrapolate that information to undergraduate programmes:

http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.inst.nbcites.html

So it's the 9th best place in the world to do economics research, and the 6th best university (the top 3 are not universities). So if we assume that undergraduate quality is that good (and there is no reason to assume anything else), LSE is about equivalent in the US to UChicago, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, and Princeton.

With the exemption of NYU, the schools you mentioned are extremely tough schools to get into. They are also very popular. Other than NYU, I doubt it very much if the general student body of LSE would be as strong as those American schools you mentioned. It is a lot easier to get into LSE than HYPSM+Chicago,Berkeley, and I presume that if cost won't be an issue, hardly would anyone go there if they get offers from HYPSM.

Like I said, it would probably match NYU or USC's at best. It couldn't go any better than that.

Oxford and Cambridge, however, are solid top 10 in the world and are in a very well position to rival HYPSM in academic prestige, popularity, student strength and global brand name recognition.

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ILIGAN

9

popepius

i was hoping stanford or princeton perhaps

No, no. Not at all. I doubt it very much if anyone who receives an offer from Stanford/Princeton would pass out the opportunity for an LSE degree. That would be a big joke... if cost wouldn't be a problem.

Reply 12

'non-possession'

if you say LSE in England then it's like saying NYU or Bekerly, UCLA..but LSE is different from them. LSE only teaches Economics, International Relations, Business, Management..so not like engineering or art. its a college within the University of London. So try to compare with the colleges within the US Universities than comparing a college to univ, since there is a difference!
if you get what i say :smile:

Reply 13

korektphool

ILIGAN

talking out of YOUR @ss you mean?

With the exemption of NYU, the schools you mentioned are extremely tough schools to get into. They are also very popular. Other than NYU, I doubt it very much if the general student body of LSE would be as strong as those American schools you mentioned. It is a lot easier to get into LSE than HYPSM+Chicago,Berkeley, and I presume that if cost won't be an issue, hardly would anyone go there if they get offers from HYPSM.

Like I said, it would probably match NYU or USC's at best. It couldn't go any better than that.

Oxford and Cambridge, however, are solid top 10 in the world and are in a very well position to rival HYPSM in academic prestige, popularity, student strength and global brand name recognition.

Dude did you even click on the link I posted? RePEc and IDEAS are recognised as a definitive ranking for economics departments, and you'll notice that your school's department of economics is rank 26, whereas LSE is number 9.

Now I wouldn't say from that ranking that LSE is far superior to Stanford, but merely that they are as good as each other. And that is why I said that LSE's economics department is as good as Harvard, UChicago, Stanford, Princeton, MIT, etc.

Bottom line: if you want to study economics in the UK, do it at LSE and you'll get as good an education (and prestige) as the top-ranked US schools.

Reply 14

korektphool

popepius

i was hoping stanford or princeton perhaps

easily.

Reply 15

RyanT

15

'non-possession'

if you say LSE in England then it's like saying NYU or Bekerly, UCLA..but LSE is different from them. LSE only teaches Economics, International Relations, Business, Management..so not like engineering or art. its a college within the University of London. So try to compare with the colleges within the US Universities than comparing a college to univ, since there is a difference!
if you get what i say :smile:

The status of the LSE as a college in the UoL doesn't seem like anything other then a formality from where I'm standing.

Reply 16

Chriz

In terms of environment and exposure, NYU. Of course the education system is totally incomparable but i don't think thats what the OP asked.

Reply 17

curiouslyorange1989

LSE is a very strong university to gain a degree from, their graduates are much in demand for ivestment banking and city jobs. I dont see how you can say how you can say its not in the same league as berkley etc.

Reply 18

PsychicPotato

I'd say NYU maybe. Nothing higher.

Reply 19

ILIGAN

9

korektphool

Dude did you even click on the link I posted? RePEc and IDEAS are recognised as a definitive ranking for economics departments, and you'll notice that your school's department of economics is rank 26, whereas LSE is number 9.

Now I wouldn't say from that ranking that LSE is far superior to Stanford, but merely that they are as good as each other. And that is why I said that LSE's economics department is as good as Harvard, UChicago, Stanford, Princeton, MIT, etc.

Bottom line: if you want to study economics in the UK, do it at LSE and you'll get as good an education (and prestige) as the top-ranked US schools.

Thank you for explaining that comprehensively. Your previous statements would not have made any sense without this follow up explanation. I totally appreciate the effort. :smile:

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