54 Best universities for International Law in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in International Law. A graph of 62.3K citations received by 9.56K academic papers made by 54 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | Cambridge

For International Law

#1 in Europe

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For International Law

#3 in Europe

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For International Law

#4 in Europe

#5 in the World

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

4. University College London

England | London

For International Law

#9 in Europe

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For International Law

#10 in Europe

#24 in the World

Founded: 1948

6. King's College London

England | London

For International Law

#14 in Europe

#30 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For International Law

#15 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For International Law

#16 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For International Law

#17 in Europe

#39 in the World

Founded: 1900

10. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For International Law

#19 in Europe

#45 in the World

Founded: 1451

11. University of Westminster

England | London

For International Law

#20 in Europe

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

12. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For International Law

#22 in Europe

#50 in the World

Founded: 1954

13. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For International Law

#23 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

14. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For International Law

#24 in Europe

#55 in the World

Founded: 1824

15. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For International Law

#25 in Europe

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of London

England | London

For International Law

#26 in Europe

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

17. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For International Law

#31 in Europe

#73 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For International Law

#33 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

19. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For International Law

#35 in Europe

#80 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For International Law

#36 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

21. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For International Law

#37 in Europe

#85 in the World

Founded: 1905

22. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For International Law

#39 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

23. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For International Law

#42 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For International Law

#43 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For International Law

#45 in Europe

#98 in the World

Founded: 1997

26. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For International Law

#46 in Europe

#99 in the World

Founded: 1904

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For International Law

#48 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For International Law

#49 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For International Law

#50 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

30. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For International Law

#52 in Europe

#115 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For International Law

#54 in Europe

#119 in the World

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

32. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For International Law

#55 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

33. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For International Law

#58 in Europe

#133 in the World

Founded: 1893

34. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For International Law

#62 in Europe

#140 in the World

Founded: 1968

35. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For International Law

#65 in Europe

#144 in the World

Founded: 1920

36. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For International Law

#71 in Europe

#159 in the World

Founded: 1823

37. Keele University

England | Keele

For International Law

#78 in Europe

#173 in the World

Founded: 1962

38. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For International Law

#81 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

39. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For International Law

#85 in Europe

#186 in the World

Founded: 1495

40. City, University of London

England | London

For International Law

#90 in Europe

#207 in the World

Founded: 1966

41. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For International Law

#91 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

42. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For International Law

#94 in Europe

#218 in the World

Founded: 1964

43. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For International Law

#96 in Europe

#220 in the World

Founded: 1872

44. University of York

England | York

For International Law

#102 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

45. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Law

#103 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For International Law

#114 in Europe

#258 in the World

Founded: 1904

47. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For International Law

#125 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For International Law

#129 in Europe

#291 in the World

Founded: 1849

49. Middlesex University

England | London

For International Law

#132 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1973

50. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Law

#143 in Europe

#331 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. University of Greenwich

England | London

For International Law

#148 in Europe

#342 in the World

Founded: 1890

52. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For International Law

#152 in Europe

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For International Law

#153 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

54. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For International Law

#154 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study International Law in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Nottingham.