Latest Success

Ranked joint first with Oxford for overall student satisfaction among mainstream traditional pre-1992 universities. A resounding 96% of our students who took part in the recent 2008 National Student Survey declared that they are more than satisfied with the quality of our courses.

• For further information on the results of the National Student Survey please visit: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/nss/

High Quality Department of Economics

We provide inspirational undergraduate and postgraduate teaching delivered by academics who are passionate about their subjects and are leading cutting edge research in economics and finance. We welcome talented students and leading researchers from countries all over the world. The Department has a proud history in delivering exciting teaching and innovative research and we invite you to join our vibrant environment for learning and research in developing a successful future.

Our current successes include:         

• Awarded a maximum teaching rating of 24/24 by the UK government's Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).        
• We are the only Economics Department in the UK with CFA accreditation (and currently one of only 10 CFA programme partners in the UK) .

World-Class Accreditation

The CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst Institute - accords the Department of Economics at the University of Leicester Partner status for MSc in Financial Economics. The Department has been recognized as a CFA Programme Partner Institution and is one of only seven elite departments in the UK to have gained Partner status for a course that is highly valued by employers.