42 Best universities for International Law in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in International Law. A graph of 53.1K citations received by 7.96K academic papers made by 42 universities in England was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Cambridge

For International Law

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

For International Law

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For International Law

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

4. University College London

For International Law

#4 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Nottingham

For International Law

#5 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1948

6. King's College London

For International Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. Queen Mary University of London

For International Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

8. University of Birmingham

For International Law

#9 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Westminster

For International Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

10. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For International Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1954

11. University of Leicester

For International Law

#13 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

12. University of Manchester

For International Law

#14 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1824

13. University of Warwick

For International Law

#15 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. University of London

For International Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. University of Kent

For International Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1965

16. University of Essex

For International Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1964

17. Brunel University London

For International Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

18. University of Sheffield

For International Law

#21 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1905

19. University of Sussex

For International Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

20. University of Bristol

For International Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

21. University of Liverpool

For International Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. University of Leeds

For International Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1904

23. University of Reading

For International Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Founded: 1892

24. Durham University

For International Law

#28 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. University of Southampton

For International Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. SOAS, University of London

For International Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

27. University of Exeter

For International Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Birkbeck, University of London

For International Law

#36 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1823

29. Keele University

For International Law

#37 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Founded: 1962

30. Lancaster University

For International Law

#38 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

31. City, University of London

For International Law

#40 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1966

32. University of the West of England

For International Law

#41 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

33. University of York

For International Law

#44 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

34. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Law

#45 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Founded: 1963

35. Goldsmiths, University of London

For International Law

#46 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1904

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

For International Law

#48 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Founded: 1849

37. Middlesex University

For International Law

#49 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Founded: 1973

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Law

#50 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. University of Greenwich

For International Law

#51 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Founded: 1890

40. University of Portsmouth

For International Law

#52 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

41. Oxford Brookes University

For International Law

#53 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

42. University of Lincoln

For International Law

#54 in the United Kingdom

#154 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn International Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	25
Scotland	9	7

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Anthropology108

Broadcast Journalism70

Classics and Ancient History99

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice90

Early Childhood Education74

Education Majors108

Forensic Science64

Gender Studies103

Human Rights Law77

Intellectual Property and Patent Law60

International Relations and Diplomacy69

Journalism and Digital Media84

Law Enforcement84

Library and Information science103

Media Studies99

Military science78

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution82

Occupational Safety and Health62

Political Economy88

Political Science118

Public Policy / Administration92

Radio and Television broadcasting64

Special Education81

Sports / Exercise science67

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies108

Urban and Regional planning71