Results will be published on the following dates:

It takes some time to send results to students on a particular date. On the release day we have to undertake a number of quality assurance processes and, where results are being sent by email, generate the email text. We sometimes do this outside of normal working hours to ensure we do not overload our systems. This means that your results may not be published until late into the evening, possibly up to 23:59.

We do everything we can to get results published as quickly as we can, but it's never instantaneous and we can't guarantee that it will be within working hours. Please do not worry if somebody else is able to view their results but you're not, is most likely that your results are just working their way through the system. 

Our work to transition to New LSE for You will mean that we're able to publish results much more quickly in the future. 

We publish provisional marks for certain types of students, at certain times of year:

We share provisional marks with these groups of students to allow you to prepare for your next steps, either at LSE or elsewhere. However, sharing marks early means they have not yet been ratified by the relevant exam boards so they can change. This means that provisional marks emails cannot be used as an official record and we cannot respond to queries about them.

It takes some time to send results to students on a particular date. On the release day we have to undertake a number of quality assurance processes and, where results are being sent by email, generate the email text. We sometimes do this outside of normal working hours to ensure we do not overload our systems. This means that your results may not be published until late into the evening, possibly up to 23:59.

We do everything we can to get results published as quickly as we can, but it's never instantaneous and we can't guarantee that it will be within working hours. Please do not worry if somebody else is able to view their results but you're not, is most likely that your results are just working their way through the system. 

Our work to transition to New LSE for You will mean that we're able to publish results much more quickly in the future. 

You will no longer able to access results in the old version LSE for You, this functionality was retired in Summer 2023 and will not be reinstated. 

Provisional results released on 26 February 2024

Provisional marks from in-person January exams will be published by email. This will be sent to your LSE email address on 26 February 2024. Please bear in mind that it can take some time to create and generate all of the emails so they will not arrive with everybody at the same time. 

This email will only contain results from exams taken in January 2024. If you have final results from assessments in previous assessment periods, you will be able to access your historic results by checking the email we sent  on 28 November 2023.

Final results released on 14 March 2024

Final results for students that took assessments in RDAP1 will be published using by email. This will be sent to your LSE email address on 14 March 2024. Please bear in mind that it can take some time to create and generate all of the emails so they will not arrive with everybody at the same time. 

This email will continue your marks from RDAP1 alongside all marks from previous assessment periods. 

Results released later in the 2023/24 Academic Year

This page will be updated with specific advice for each results release period closer to the time. We're not able to confirm all information at present because work to transition to New LSE for You is ongoing. 

Some members of staff will still be able to access results in the old version of LSE for You for for a short period of time. 

Final Results

• These are marks and grades which have been ratified by both your department and either the School Board of Examiners or Graduate School Board of Examiners. These marks and grades will not change. 
• If we have made an award your final results will also include a classification and award date.
• If you are a continuing student they will also include information about your progression status.

Provisional Results

• These are marks and grades which have been reviewed within your department and uploaded to the student record system. They have not been ratified by your department or  the School Board of Examiners or Graduate School Board of Examiners. 
• For January exams you will receive a numerical mark for the exam assessment. You will not receive a mark or grade for the course, and will not receive any overall classification or progression information. January exam results are not released seperately for RDAP students.
• In July and September you will receive numerical marks for assessments. You will also receive an overall mark and grade for each course. You will not receive any overall classification or progression information. 

Visit understanding results to find out more about what your results mean.

No, the dates outlined in the When sections above are the earliest that we confirm results. There are a number of stages that results have to go through before we're able to release them (see How results processing works) this means we cannot release final results any earlier. 

In some cases we are able to release provisional results, ahead of final results, to give you an indication of performance. These results will not have gone through all of the stages and so may change. 

Results processing involves a number of stages, these are designed to ensure that your final results are fair and accurate.

1. Submission processing. When you submit your work, or an exam script, it will be checked against registered and/or attendance records to make sure no work is lost and, where appropriate, remains anonymous.

2. Marking. Academic staff mark assessments in line with one of LSE's approved robust marking processes. Your department will be able to tell you which method is being used for each assessment.

3. External review. Academic staff from other universities review marking across the course to ensure it is in line with other UK universities. This is the first part of the ratification process. 

4. Collation of marks. Marks are collected by your academic department. These will be checked to ensure that the mark on the marksheet reflects the mark awarded by the marker.

5. Upload of marks. Marks are sent to the Student Services Centre and uploaded to the student records system. 

6. Calculation of course level results. Individual marks are turned into course level marks and grades. For example we'll take the mark for an essay, presentation and exam and combine them to work out the mark and grade for the course overall.

7. Initial calculation of provisional classifications and progression decisions. We take course level courses and combine them to work out your progression status or final classification. Where appropriate, first year averages and aggregates are also calculated at this stage. 

8. Sub-Boards preparation. Before departmental sub-boards take place all calculations and paperwork is checked. Exceptional Circumstances submissions are also retrieved and prepared for the sub-board.

9. Departmental sub-boards take place. All marks, classifications and progression decisions are reviewed by your departmental sub-board. The sub-board will also review all exceptional circumstances submissions and where appropriate make a case for the relevant School level board to consider. Where appropriate departmental prizes will be considered during sub-boards. Sub-boards are the third part of the ratification process. 

10. School boards preparation. After departmental sub-boards have taken place everything is checked again and collated in preparation for the School level boards.

11. School boards take place. All departmental sub-board decisions are reviewed to ensure equity and consistency across LSE. Each Exceptional Circumstances case is carefully considered. There are separate meetings for the School Board of Examiners (BA and BSc); Law School Board of Examiners (LLB); Graduate School Board of Examiners (Diploma and MSc); and General Course Board of Examiners (General Course and GO LSE). School boards are the third part of the ratification process.

12. Post School board updates. The student records system is update to reflect any decisions made at the School boards.

13. Final checks and prizes. All marks, classifications and progressions are given a final quality check. Prizes are added to the Student Records System where they are available. 

14. Publication of Results. Your results are published using the methods outlined above.

We are confident that our assessment and results processes are robust and that the results we publish will be accurate. As you will see from the section above there are lots of checks to ensure that your results are fair and accurate. 

However, in certain circumstances, there are options to challenge your results.

Official documentation for General Course and GO LSE students (including those on incoming exchanges such as Erasmus) does not include numerical marks. You will only receive an assessment grade and class grade. 

Your home university will determine the subsequent accreditation of the academic work completed at LSE. 

However, to give you an indication of performance, the provisional results released in early  July will include a numerical mark for your assessments. Remember that these may change, they are simply for your information. 

You will also receive an email, from the General Course team,  shortly after results have been published showing your final numerical marks. Again, this is for your information only and does not constitute a transcript. 

For more information take a look at The General Course - Teaching and assessment.

MRes students in the taught phase of their programme (i.e. those who have yet to upgrade)

Pre-upgrade MRes students are governed by the regulations for taught postgraduate programmes and managed by the Student Services Centre. As such, your results will be processed in line with those for other taught masters students – for details on timing, provisional results etc. check the sections above.

Provisional taught course results for MPhil/PhD students and post-upgrade MRes/PhD students

For confirmation of provisional results please contact the research degrees programme manager/ administrator in your home department. 

Final taught course results for MPhil/PhD students and post-upgrade MRes/PhD students

For confirmation of final results, please contact the research degrees programme manager/administrator in your home department, after the relevant results release date (in most cases this will be 19 November). 

Further guidance 

If you have any questions about taught course results please contact your home department in the first instance. If further guidance is necessary, your department will contact the PhD Academy on your behalf.

Incoming intercollegiate students

Incoming intercollegiate students are those from other University of London colleges who are taking courses at LSE. Results for these students are not published by LSE.  Please contact your home university for your LSE course result. 

Outgoing intercollegiate students

Outgoing intercollegiate students are LSE students who are taking courses at another University of London institution as part of their LSE degree. Results for these students are published by LSE and, where available, will be included in normal results publication. Please check the When and How sections at the top of this page for more information.

Transcripts for continuing students

Intermediate Transcripts are available from the Student Services Centre (during our opening hours) immediately after the release of results. 

Transcripts for students with an award

Final transcripts are issued using a system called Digitary. This allows you to share your transcript electronically and also order hard copies if required. Your final transcript also contains comparative data which needs to be calculated after results are published. Final transcripts are uploaded to Digitary after the publication of results. For more information, including expected time lines, visit Transcripts.

Degree Certificates

A hard copy degree certificate will be available for collection during the Graduation Ceremonies. If you do not collect it during at your ceremony you can request to collect it from the Student Services, or have it sent to you by secure courier.  For more information visit Degree Certificates.