Dates and Costs for LSE


Dates for LSE

Academic Year 2018-2019
Arrival date by 23 September 2018
Mandatory orientation 24 - 28 September 2018
Michaelmas term 27 September - 14 December 2018
Lent term exams early January 2019
Lent term 14 January - 29 March 2019
Vacation 30 March - 28 April 2019
Summer term 29 April - 14 June 2019
 


Click here to access calendar information provided by LSE for the academic year.

Click here to access calendar information provided by LSE for their orientation activities.
 

Cost estimates for LSE

Tuition:  Students studying at LSE continue to pay their normal tuition to the University of Richmond, and are not responsible for paying tuition to LSE.

Housing:  Students studying at LSE pay housing fees to the LSE Accommodations Office.  All UR students at LSE are required to live in LSE or University of London housing. 

Food:  Some LSE housing options offer a meal plan.  If you choose this kind of housing, you will pay LSE for your meals.  If you choose a housing option without a meal plan, you will cook for yourself and be responsible for buying your own food. 

Financial aid:  If you are receiving federal, state or UR aid toward tuition and/or room & board at UR, you will continue to receive aid for these costs when you go on semester study abroad.  Please see the Office of Financial Aid to determine the specifics of your personal aid package.

Currency:  The currency of the United Kingdom is the British pound (£).  To convert from British pounds to US dollars, see the Universal Currency Converter.
 
Program fee UR tuition
Single room with en suite bathroom (standard accommodation for this program).  Student pay this directly to LSE. Fall: £3200 (average)

Spring: £5650 (average)
Meals Fall: £1200 (average)

Spring: £2000 (average)
Health insurance Paid by UR.  See insurance page of OIE web site for details.
Books and supplies Fall:  £30 (average)
Spring:  £50 (average)
Personal expenses (toiletries, laundry, clothing, medications, etc.) Fall:  $1500/semester (average)
Spring:  $2000/semester (average)
Commuting costs £20 per week (average)
Roundtrip airfare from East Coast of US $1250
Other £35 common room fees per year; linens, towels, kitchen supplies & dishes.
Term length (program available for academic year only) 40 weeks
 


Updated 9 May 2018