<p>Whats the reputation of LSE in america? Do Americans just think its just another UK university, or will they think its quite/very prestigious and comparable to UPenn, Columbia etc.?</p>
<p>People who work in academia or who work/hire for international companies will know and respect LSE, similar to an Ivy. People who hire for companies that are exclusively US-based (and don’t recruit or even operate in other countries) probably won’t know it. The general public hasn’t heard of it.</p>
<p>I don’t think that’s quite right that Americans haven’t heard of it. I went to LSE for junior year abroad in the 80’s and when I tell people they are always impressed.</p>
<p>LSE is very well respected in the business community. A long time ago I had a prof. who was visiting instructor from LSE and he was FANTASTIC so I always think particularly well of the school!</p>
<p>It’s probably a regional thing; perhaps Northeast natives recognize it more. Most of my experience is in the West and the Midwest, and my guess is that most laypeople haven’t heard of it.</p>
<p>Lol, i can name prestigious American universities that most lay people probably haven’t heard of.:Chicago, Northwestern, WUSTL, Vanderbilt, etc. None of these are house-hold names such that lay-people would be impressed by them. For recruiters nationally and internationally though, they’d probably have heard of these schools, whereas most people wouldn’t unless they follow USNews or something.</p>