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LSE admissions statistics by undergraduate programme, 2020/21–2025/26

In the 2025/26 academic year, LSE received 29,651 applications and made 4,769 offers across its undergraduate programmes: 16.1% per application. Applicants in the group "Nationality: Chinese (mainland)" made 4,099 applications and received 764 offers, 18.6% per application, 2.5 percentage points higher than all applicants in that cycle. Totals exclude 9 cells the university suppressed (5 or fewer each).

Cycles
2020/21–2025/26, 6 cycles (latest: 2025/26 academic year)
Breakdown
51 programmes
Groups
All applicants; Nationality: Chinese (mainland); Nationality: Hong Kong SAR
Source
LSE Planning Division — Applications, Offers and Entrants (Tableau Public), PDF exports: Programme; Programme by Nationality · accessed 2026-10-29
Suppression
Values below 5 are suppressed by LSE and shown here as <5.

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One row per undergraduate programme: blue is all applicants, gold the chosen group. Switch between LSE's two definitions, nationality and domicile, above the chart. By default only programmes with at least 30 applications from the comparison group are drawn.

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2025/26 academic year · Offer rate · 26 programmes
All applicantsNationality: Chinese (mainland)
0%20%40%60%Compiled by Wisesprout · wisesprout.co.uk · Source: LSE Planning DivisionBSc in Actuarial Science33.6%52.0%BSc in Economic History20.2%33.3%BSc in Economics14.3%25.3%BSc in Economics and Economic…10.8%20.4%BSc in Politics and Economics11.5%20.0%BSc in Data Science13.7%22.2%BSc in Accounting and Finance9.9%18.0%BSc in Psychological and Beha…21.8%26.6%BSc in Mathematics with Data…17.5%20.8%BSc in Philosophy and Economi…13.7%17.0%BSc in Mathematics, Statistic…16.2%17.2%BSc in Management14.2%14.5%BA in History34.5%35.6%BSc in Language, Culture & So…40.3%42.0%BSc in Financial Mathematics…9.7%11.7%BSc in Mathematics with Econo…13.3%15.4%BSc in Philosophy, Politics a…11.8%14.5%BSc in Mathematics and Econom…5.8%9.9%LLB in Laws9.9%16.2%BSc in Geography with Economi…12.2%19.4%BA in Geography16.1%25.6%BSc in Environment and Sustai…10.9%20.6%BSc in International Social a…11.8%23.1%BSc in Social Anthropology44.4%55.9%BA in Social Anthropology40.2%52.0%BSc in Sociology13.4%26.6%

Offer rate, per application 4 more rows match but cannot be plotted because a figure is suppressed (<5) or not published. They are in the table below.

All figures (2025/26 academic year)

Every row of the chart is here, including rows whose rate cannot be computed. <5 = suppressed by the university (5 or fewer), * = rate not computable because a figure is suppressed, — = not published.

All figures (2025/26 academic year)
ProgrammeAllMainland China (nationality)Hong Kong SAR (nationality)
ApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrants
BA in Anthropology and Law3013010.0%181100.0%0<50*0
BA in Geography43011025.6%3356916.1%<57<5*<5
BA in History52218635.6%46551934.5%713538.5%0
BA in Social Anthropology25213152.0%311074340.2%138<5*0
BSc in Accounting and Finance2,8502839.9%1552614718.0%285658.9%<5
BSc in Actuarial Science34511633.6%521025352.0%1917<5*<5
BSc in Data Science4826613.7%20811822.2%611<5*<5
BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics23100.0%02500.0%0600.0%0
BSc in Economic History3126320.2%30331133.3%10<50*0
BSc in Economic History and Geography1233326.8%1018527.8%<5<50*0
BSc in Economics2,88541214.3%21850912925.3%56731824.7%9
BSc in Economics and Economic History5445910.8%36541120.4%<511<5*<5
BSc in Environment and Development00—0————————
BSc in Finance1,5261197.8%6997<5*<538<5*<5
BSc in Financial Mathematics and Statistics6347411.7%45144149.7%614<5*<5
BSc in Geography with Economics3256319.4%2774912.2%57<5*0
BSc in History and Politics4627215.6%2624<5*014535.7%<5
BSc in International Relations83018221.9%60261142.3%<56<5*<5
BSc in International Relations and Chinese792936.7%61200.0%0<50*0
BSc in International Relations and History2867827.3%3512<5*<5<5<5*<5
BSc in International Social and Public Policy3478023.1%281021211.8%88<5*<5
BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Econ..00—000—000—0
BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Politi..2203917.7%1823<5*<5<50*0
BSc in Language, Culture & Society1697142.0%16622540.3%75<5*0
BSc in Management2,40734914.5%1634516414.2%34691521.7%<5
BSc in Mathematics and Economics896899.9%6015595.8%<515<5*<5
BSc in Mathematics with Economics5087815.4%331351813.3%<58<5*0
BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business5438816.2%552033517.2%2717635.3%<5
BSc in Philosophy and Economics4015513.7%3347817.0%59<5*<5
BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method1704023.5%10251040.0%<5<5<5*0
BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics1,18317114.5%481101311.8%536513.9%<5
BSc in Politics3199429.5%3721523.8%0<5<5*<5
BSc in Politics and Data Science<50*000—0————
BSc in Politics and Economics1,22114011.5%711202420.0%1525728.0%<5
BSc in Politics and International Relations1,100908.2%3433<5*018<5*<5
BSc in Politics and Philosophy3019732.2%3427933.3%<511<5*<5
BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science1,12524521.8%642225926.6%11622235.5%<5
BSc in Social Anthropology1277155.9%9361644.4%57<5*0
BSc in Sociology42811426.6%392172913.4%1419<5*0
LLB in Laws3,10250416.2%1939199.9%61301813.8%8
BSc in Actuarial Science (with a Placement Year)1793217.9%21<50*<57<5*0
BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development2094320.6%1646510.9%<57<5*0
BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development wit..2743312.0%1054<5*<58<5*<5
BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Econ..369297.9%1450<5*<512<5*<5
BSc in Mathematics with Data Science63411117.5%301683520.8%79555.6%<5
The same table, by domicile
By domicile · 2025/26 academic year
ProgrammeAllMainland China (domicile)Hong Kong SAR (domicile)
ApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateEntrants
BA in Anthropology and Law3013010.0%181300.0%0<50*0
BA in Geography43011025.6%3356712.5%<57<5*<5
BA in History52218635.6%46572035.1%88<5*0
BA in Social Anthropology25213152.0%311124338.4%135<5*0
BSc in Accounting and Finance2,8502839.9%1552504919.6%2845<5*<5
BSc in Actuarial Science34511633.6%521005353.0%1815<5*<5
BSc in Data Science4826613.7%20781721.8%57<5*0
BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics23100.0%02500.0%0600.0%0
BSc in Economic History3126320.2%30331236.4%11<5<5*<5
BSc in Economic History and Geography1233326.8%1020630.0%<5<50*0
BSc in Economics2,88541214.3%21850412825.4%57571628.1%7
BSc in Economics and Economic History5445910.8%36561017.9%<512<5*<5
BSc in Environment and Development00—0————————
BSc in Finance1,5261197.8%6993<5*037<5*<5
BSc in Financial Mathematics and Statistics6347411.7%451371510.9%716<5*<5
BSc in Geography with Economics3256319.4%2777810.4%<58<5*0
BSc in History and Politics4627215.6%2625624.0%<516637.5%<5
BSc in International Relations83018221.9%60291137.9%<59555.6%<5
BSc in International Relations and Chinese792936.7%613<5*0<5<5*<5
BSc in International Relations and History2867827.3%3513<5*<57<5*<5
BSc in International Social and Public Policy3478023.1%281081312.0%9500.0%0
BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Econ..00—000—000—0
BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Politi..2203917.7%1819<5*0500.0%0
BSc in Language, Culture & Society1697142.0%16672740.3%7<5<5*0
BSc in Management2,40734914.5%1634616714.5%35581627.6%6
BSc in Mathematics and Economics896899.9%60145117.6%513<5*0
BSc in Mathematics with Economics5087815.4%331231613.0%<56<5*0
BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business5438816.2%552013517.4%2712<5*<5
BSc in Philosophy and Economics4015513.7%3344920.5%510550.0%<5
BSc in Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method1704023.5%10261142.3%<57571.4%0
BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics1,18317114.5%48106109.4%532515.6%<5
BSc in Politics3199429.5%3721<5*0<5<5*<5
BSc in Politics and Data Science<50*000—0————
BSc in Politics and Economics1,22114011.5%711152521.7%1522627.3%<5
BSc in Politics and International Relations1,100908.2%3433<5*021<5*<5
BSc in Politics and Philosophy3019732.2%3429931.0%<58<5*<5
BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science1,12524521.8%642226227.9%13582136.2%<5
BSc in Social Anthropology1277155.9%9361644.4%55<5*0
BSc in Sociology42811426.6%392242912.9%148<5*0
LLB in Laws3,10250416.2%19365710.8%51693319.5%15
BSc in Actuarial Science (with a Placement Year)1793217.9%21<50*<5<5<5*0
BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development2094320.6%1644<5*<57<5*<5
BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development wit..2743312.0%1056<5*<510660.0%<5
BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Econ..369297.9%1458<5*<510<5*<5
BSc in Mathematics with Data Science63411117.5%301653823.0%79<5*<5

What this data leaves out

  • Undergraduate degree programmes only. The one-year General Course (study abroad) is not included.
  • The Tableau exports cut long programme names short with “..”; they are kept as printed.
  • Programmes are listed with 0 in years they did not run, as in the official tables.

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FAQ
What is the offer rate for Chinese applicants at LSE?

In the 2025/26 academic year, applicants in the group "Nationality: Chinese (mainland)" made 4,099 applications and received 764 offers, 18.6% per application, against 16.1% for all applicants: 2.5 percentage points higher than all applicants. The gap differs by course and by year; see the comparison above. Totals exclude 9 cells the university suppressed (5 or fewer each).

What is the difference between nationality and domicile here?

LSE publishes both. Nationality is the passport; domicile is where the applicant normally lives when applying, so a Chinese national doing A-levels in the UK may be UK-domiciled. The toggle on the chart shows the same programmes under both definitions.

What are entrants?

LSE's third stage is the number of new students who actually registered, not the number who accepted an offer. The one-year General Course (study abroad) is not included on this page.