Best Law Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 301M citations received by 16.4M academic papers made by 6,537 universities in the World 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Law

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Law

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Law

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

4. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Law

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Law

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Law

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

8. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Law

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

9. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

10. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Law

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

11. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Law

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Law

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Law

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

14. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Law

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

15. New York University

United States | New York State

For Law

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

16. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

17. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Law

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

18. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Law

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

19. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Law

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Law

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

21. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Law

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

22. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Law

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

23. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Law

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

24. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Law

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

25. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Law

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

26. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Law

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

27. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Law

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Law

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

29. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Law

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

30. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

31. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Law

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

32. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Law

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

33. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

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

34. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Law

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

35. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Law

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

36. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Law

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

37. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Law

#6 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

38. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Law

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

39. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#7 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

40. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Law

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

41. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Law

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

42. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Law

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

43. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Law

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

44. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Law

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

45. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Law

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

46. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Law

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

47. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Law

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

48. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Law

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

49. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

50. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Law

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

51. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Law

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

52. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Law

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

53. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Law

#39 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

54. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Law

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

55. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Law

#9 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

56. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Law

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

57. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#10 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

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

58. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Law

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

59. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Law

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

60. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Law

#42 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

61. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#11 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

62. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#12 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

63. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Law

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

64. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#13 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

65. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Law

#44 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

66. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Law

#45 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

67. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#14 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

68. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#15 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

69. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#16 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Law

#46 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

71. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Law

#47 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

72. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Law

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

73. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Law

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

74. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Law

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

75. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Law

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

76. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Law

#51 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

77. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Law

#52 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

78. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Law

#53 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

79. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Law

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

80. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Law

#54 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

81. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Law

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

82. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Law

#55 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

83. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Law

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

84. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Law

#57 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

85. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Law

#18 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

86. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Law

#58 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

87. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Law

#59 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

88. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Law

#19 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

89. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#20 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

90. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Law

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

91. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#21 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

92. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Law

#60 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

93. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Law

#61 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Law

#22 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

95. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Law

#62 in North America

#9 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

96. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Law

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1937

97. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Law

#63 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

98. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Law

#23 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

99. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Law

#6 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

100. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Law

#64 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Anthropology4117

Archaeology6040

Art History1941

Broadcast Journalism1052

Classics and Ancient History2556

Communications and Public Relations3255

Criminology and Criminal Justice1307

Early Childhood Education1039

Education Majors4239

Forensic Science1000

Gender Studies2091

Human Rights Law1000

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1054

International Law1021

International Relations and Diplomacy1024

Journalism and Digital Media1510

Law Enforcement1013

Library and Information science2980

Linguistics5870

Media Studies1385

Military science1139

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1019

Occupational Safety and Health1027

Political Economy1244

Political Science6606

Public Policy / Administration1677

Radio and Television broadcasting1187

Social Work1028

Special Education1011

Sports / Exercise science1145

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies4103

Urban and Regional planning1321