By Anhelina Shamlii
Illustrated by Lucas Ngai
In a long-awaited announcement, The Times and The Good University Guide have ranked LSE as the top university in the UK, surpassing Oxford and Cambridge for the first time.
Taking fourth place in 2024, LSE took the number one spot in 2025, moving ahead of St. Andrews, Oxford, and Cambridge.
LSE’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Larry Kramer, welcomed the recognition, describing it as a “tribute to the outstanding faculty, students, and global community”.
Kramer, in his first year as President and Vice-Chancellor, introduced a bold agenda, emphasising the importance of freedom of speech within classrooms regardless of the controversy of the topics.
LSE’s performance includes 93.9% of students achieving a first or a 2:1 degree classification and a third-place ranking nationwide for research quality, all of which have contributed to its rise to the top position.
The question now is how LSE will maintain its leading position in the years to come.
