LSE's Accounting and Finance Tops Rankings List 09

The Department of Finance is pleased to announce that it, in conjunction with the Department of Accounting, have been ranked number one in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers sponsored Good University Guide 2009 for the third year running.

In the areas of finance and accounting LSE ranked the highest of all UK institutions;

Rank Institution Student Satisfaction  Research Assessment Entry Standards Graduate Prospects Overall Score 

1

London School of Economics

3.65

5*

A

467

86

100.0 

2

Warwick

3.79

5* 

B

460

84

98.7

3

Edinburgh

3.66

5

A

510

74

97.0

4

Glasgow

3.93

5

C

465

86

96.9

5

Durham

 

5

A

334

78

95.2

6

Nottingham

3.65

5

B

407

86

95.0

7

Manchester

3.83

5*

A

397

70

94.5

8

Loughborough 

4.09

4

C

402

84

93.8

9

City

4.06

5

C

383

80

93.2

10

Bristol

3.54

5

B

411

80

93.1

The rankings were based upon the judge of the Department's research quality, entry requirements and also graduate prospects.

Overall LSE was ranked the third highest university in the UK, excelling in the social and economics sciences.