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.