The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 ranks LSE as the number one university in the UK. The Good University Guide also names LSE as University of the Year for Academic Performance; Russell Group University of the Year; University of the Year in London; and joint runner-up for University of the Year for Graduate Employment. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked LSE as the top university in the UK in for the second year running. In the National Student Survey 2025, which informed the 2026 Good University Guide, LSE increased its scores in nine out of ten core measures, including all education-related categories. Both The Guardian and the Complete University Guide placed LSE as the top university in London, while the Daily Mail University Guide named the School as “University of the Year for Student Success.”

Source: The Times September 19, 2025 14:10 UTC