<p>How do Imperial and LSE fare against the non HYP ivies (Penn, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown and Columbia) in the following criteria?</p>
<p>1) Teaching quality
2) Academic Reputation
3) Career prospects
4) International reputation/brand name/prestige (whatever you call it)?</p>
<p>I thought it would be a good comparison seeing as everyone always compares Oxbridge to HYPMS.</p>
<p>This is a meaningless question because the basic premise is false.</p>
<p>1) Depends on the school. Dartmouth>some non HYP Ivies>Imperial/LSE>other non HYP Ivies
2) Depends on the school.
3) In the US, non HYP Ivies>>>>>LSE, Imperial
4) In the US, non HYP Ivies>LSE>Imperial; in other parts of the world, it depends on the school, though based on my travels, it seems to be non HYP Ivies>LSE=Imperial</p>
<p>Do you realize that both LSE and Imperial are highly specialized institutions? </p>
<p>prestige wise as a whole (combination of all programs), I THINK: Columbia > Penn > Imperial = LSE = Cornell > Brown = Dartmouth</p>
<p>Even in Europe, Brown is as prestigious as Imperial and LSE.</p>
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14. Imperial
16. Brown
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40. LSE</p>
<p>As you can see, Princeton’s not as famous as HYSM internationally.</p>
<p>^^^ The only highly acceptable placement in the ranking was only between 1 and 2, lol… Even LBS didn’t show up, and Berkeley was outranked by a school like Brown, King’s or McGill. You’ve got to be kidding me.</p>
<p>Brown is unheard in Europe and certainly not as prestigious as Imperial/Lse.</p>
<p>If your question is which would be a better educational experience, know that LSE is not providing a college experience comparable to the one provided by most top US universities. The student body is generally older, there is no ‘campus’ - it’s an urban school, the student body is very international and wealthy, students live in apartments, and there is no ‘school spirit’ or ‘campus community’ to speak of. For an American student coming out of a typical American high school (or even a well-traveled and multi-cultural American student at an international American high school) it can be a very lonely experience.</p>
<p>This is a much better option for a year of study abroad or for grad school.</p>