100 Best Law schools in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 50.5M citations received by 1.7M academic papers made by 150 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 Oxford

For Law

#1 in Europe
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Law

#5 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

8. University of Bristol

For Law

#10 in Europe
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

16. University of York

For Law

#19 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

17. University of London

For Law

#21 in Europe
#89 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

20. University of Sussex

For Law

#28 in Europe
#111 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

22. Lancaster University

For Law

#35 in Europe
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

23. University of Exeter

For Law

#37 in Europe
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

25. Durham University

For Law

#42 in Europe
#149 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

26. University of Leicester

For Law

#46 in Europe
#162 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

28. University of East Anglia

For Law

#52 in Europe
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

35. University of Surrey

For Law

#68 in Europe
#219 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

37. University of Bath

For Law

#77 in Europe
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

40. Brunel University London

For Law

#93 in Europe
#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

46. University of Stirling

For Law

#114 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. University of Plymouth

For Law

#132 in Europe
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. London Business School

For Law

#150 in Europe
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

55. University of Portsmouth

For Law

#166 in Europe
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. Cranfield University

For Law

#168 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

60. University of Bradford

For Law

#185 in Europe
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

61. SOAS, University of London

For Law

#187 in Europe
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

62. Oxford Brookes University

For Law

#190 in Europe
#502 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

63. De Montfort University

For Law

#193 in Europe
#508 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

64. University of Westminster

For Law

#194 in Europe
#509 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

67. Bangor University

For Law

#203 in Europe
#532 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

68. Bournemouth University

For Law

#205 in Europe
#535 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

70. Coventry University

For Law

#217 in Europe
#561 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

84. London South Bank University

For Law

#299 in Europe
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

87. University of Lincoln

For Law

#315 in Europe
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

93. University of Roehampton

For Law

#359 in Europe
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

95. University of Bedfordshire

For Law

#363 in Europe
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

96. Robert Gordon University

For Law

#372 in Europe
#991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

97. University of Derby

For Law

#373 in Europe
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

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