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Эхлэл /Accounting /Reach / Мөрөөдөл /London School of Economics (LSE)
Reach / Мөрөөдөл

London School of Economics (LSE)

📍 London · United Kingdom · Europe

QS Overall #56 · QS Accounting/Finance #8

6.5%
Acceptance
30%
Aid coverage
$50k
Annual cost (USD)
70%
International

🎓 Academic Program

BSc Accounting and Finance — one of world's top dedicated accounting degrees. AACSB accredited.

🎯 Admissions

Acceptance rate
6.5% overall
Int'l acceptance
~9%
ED/EA acceptance
No ED/EA
International %
70% of student body
Campus size
4 acres · Mild winters, cool summers, often rainy

📊 Exam Requirements

SAT
Not required
ACT
—
IELTS
7.0+ (no band below 6.5)
TOEFL
107+
Other / notes
A-levels A*AA / IB 38-40 with 7,6,6 HL

📅 Deadlines

Early Decision/Action
—
Regular Decision
January 15 (UCAS recommended) / January 31 (UCAS hard)
Financial Aid
After receiving offer
Scholarship deadline
USS applications typically April-May (post-offer)

💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships

Aid coverage
30% of demonstrated need met
Need-blind?
✗ Need-aware — нөлөөлж болзошгүй
No-loan policy?
Зарим зээл багтаж болзошгүй
Tuition
$32k/жил
Total cost (COA)
$50k/жил
Avg aid package
$7k/жил
Living costs covered?
✗ Тусдаа

📑 Scholarship requirements

  • LSE Undergraduate Support Scheme (USS): up to £7,000/yr — for low income
  • Apply after receiving offer
  • External: Chevening Scholarship (POSTGRADUATE only, full funding)
  • External: Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (POSTGRADUATE only)
  • Mongolian government scholarships for UK study (research separately)

🔄 Scholarship maintenance

USS: maintain academic standards. Annual review.

⚠️ Conditions & restrictions

  • USS is partial only (~22% of tuition)
  • Tuition gap remains for international students
  • Living costs not covered by LSE scholarships
  • Chevening: only for postgraduate students with 2+ years work experience

📝 Application requirements

  • UCAS application
  • Personal statement (500 words)
  • Predicted grades from school
  • Academic reference (one)
  • No teacher rec letters required at UK undergrad level

✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)

  1. UCAS Personal Statement (500 words) — used for ALL UK applications. Must demonstrate genuine passion for accounting/finance and academic preparation.

⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality

London location = world financial capital. 70% international students from 155 countries. Bloomsbury area cultural hub. LSE Library is one of world's largest social science libraries. Notable alumni: 18 Nobel laureates, 36 world leaders. Strong networks in UK finance.

🏆 Unique advantages

World's top dedicated Accounting & Finance program. London internship access. Global brand. Multinational diversity.

💼 Career outlook

Top recruitment by Big 4 UK, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan London. ACA/ACCA pathway. Starting salary £35,000-45,000 in London.

⏰ Work while studying

Tier 4 student visa: 20 hrs/week during term, full-time during breaks. London tutoring/admin jobs ~£12-15/hr.

🎯 Backup plans

  • Apply EARLY through UCAS (January 15 recommended)
  • Mongolian government scholarship for UK study (key route)
  • Manchester or Edinburgh as match alternatives
  • Consider master's at LSE later via Chevening (better full-funding option)

🔗 Official sources

  • lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate
  • chevening.org
  • lse.ac.uk/fees-and-funding