The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the Federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas, and George Bernard Shaw, LSE joined the University of London in 1900 and established its first degree courses under the auspices of the university in 1901. LSE began awarding its degrees in its name in 2008, before which it awarded degrees from the University of London.
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| Motto | Latin: Rerum cognoscere causas | ||||||||||||
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Motto in English to
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To understand the causes of things | ||||||||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||
| Endowment | £229.4 million (2022) | ||||||||||||
| Budget | £436.9 million (2021–22) | ||||||||||||
| Chair | Susan Liautaud | ||||||||||||
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal (as Chancellor of the University of London) |
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| Visitor | Penny Mordaunt (as Lord President of the Council ex officio) |
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Academic staff
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1,830 (2021/22) | ||||||||||||
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Administrative staff
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2,260 (2021/22) | ||||||||||||
| Students | 12,975 (2021/22) | ||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 5,575 (2021/22) | ||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 7,400 (2021/22) | ||||||||||||
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London
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51°30′50″N 0°07′00″W |
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| Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||
| President and Vice-Chancellor | The Baroness Shafik | ||||||||||||
| Newspaper | The Beaver | ||||||||||||
| Colours | Purple, black and gold
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| Mascot | Beaver | ||||||||||||
| Website | lse.ac.uk | ||||||||||||
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