London School of Economics (LSE) was founded in 1895 and has grown to become one of the foremost social science universities in the world. A specialist university with an international intake, LSE's reach extends from its central London campus to around the world. It has a cosmopolitan student body, with around 9,500 full-time students from 140 countries. It has a staff of just over 3,000, with about 46% drawn from countries outside the UK. Over 100 languages are spoken on LSE's campus.