LSEMSc Finance (full-time)The London School of Economics and Political Science · London, United Kingdom

Program Overview

2027/28 dates and tuition are not yet published. Showing 2026/27 cycle data as an estimate.

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Academic: Upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree; Or international equivalent in any discipline with good quantitative skills. Admission is very competitive; in previous years the majority of accepted students had first-class honours or equivalent.
Prerequisites: Quantitative background; Mathematics used includes basic calculus and statistics; applicants are required to have studied a minimum of A-level Mathematics (or equivalent).
IELTS: 7.0 overall (6.5 each component); LSE Standard requirement.
TOEFL: New scale: 5.5 overall (R5, L5, W5, S4.5) | Old scale: 100 overall (R23, L22, W24, S22); LSE Standard requirement. New scale applies to updated TOEFL iBT scoring.; LSE Standard requirement. Old scale applies before the TOEFL iBT updated scale date; new scale also published.
GMAT: Required (no minimum published); GMAT or GRE required for all applicants without a UK undergraduate degree (GMAT strongly preferred). GMAT recommended for UK-degree applicants whose quantitative skills are not clear from undergraduate study, or who did not achieve/are not expected to achieve a first-class degree.