London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world-leading
university, situated in the heart of London and renowned for academic excellence.
From its founding in 1895, LSE has maintained a reputation as a hub of global
debate, now with over 240,000 alumni across the world and 21 Nobel Prize winners
among its faculty and alumni community. LSE is also consistently recognised in
university rankings, having celebrated being named as University of the Year in
2025, and is currently ranked as the best university in the UK (Times and Sunday
Times Good University Guide).
Founded in 2018, LSE’s School of Public Policy (SPP) is a global community united
by a shared commitment to LSE’s founding mission; to understand the causes of
things and work for the betterment of society. SPP offers eight masters programmes
which are designed for early-stage to executive level career professionals. These
programmes provide a powerful combination of rigorous academics with an
emphasis on real-world applications to empower students with both the analytical
tools and practical skills to tackle today’s most urgent policy issues.
Key facts about LSE School of Public Policy:
- SPP offers eight masters degree programmes, designed for early-stage
career to executive level students. This includes our Master of Public
Administration (MPA), Master of Public Policy (MPP), MPA in Data Science in
Public Policy (MPA DSPP) and three double degree programmes with
partners at Columbia SIPA, University of Toronto Munk School and Sciences
Po (www.lse.ac.uk/spp/study)
- Our programmes blend rigorous academics with practical applications, such
as the MPA Capstone projects. These interactive opportunities are not only
limited to lectures and seminars, as SPP offers additional development
opportunities including Professional Skills Accelerator programme, alumni
mentoring scheme and Policy in Practice seminar series with expert
partitioners.
- We are an international community of students representing over 60
nationalities in a current overall cohort of 430 (2025 intake, all programmes).
