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 34.9M citations received by 1.51M academic papers made by 149 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
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Law

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

8. University of Bristol

For Law

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

17. University of London

For Law

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

18. University of York

For Law

#22 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

19. University of Sussex

For Law

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

23. Lancaster University

For Law

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

24. University of Exeter

For Law

#38 in Europe
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

25. Durham University

For Law

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

26. University of Leicester

For Law

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

27. University of East Anglia

For Law

#48 in Europe
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

35. University of Surrey

For Law

#65 in Europe
#213 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

36. University of Bath

For Law

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

41. Brunel University London

For Law

#92 in Europe
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

47. University of Stirling

For Law

#112 in Europe
#321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. University of Plymouth

For Law

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

51. London Business School

For Law

#140 in Europe
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

55. Cranfield University

For Law

#154 in Europe
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

56. University of Portsmouth

For Law

#160 in Europe
#437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

58. University of Bradford

For Law

#169 in Europe
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

63. Oxford Brookes University

For Law

#188 in Europe
#495 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

65. Bangor University

For Law

#192 in Europe
#499 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

66. SOAS, University of London

For Law

#206 in Europe
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

67. University of Westminster

For Law

#208 in Europe
#541 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

68. Bournemouth University

For Law

#214 in Europe
#556 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

70. Coventry University

For Law

#218 in Europe
#567 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

82. London South Bank University

For Law

#284 in Europe
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

88. University of Lincoln

For Law

#307 in Europe
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

93. University of Roehampton

For Law

#344 in Europe
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

94. University of Bedfordshire

For Law

#351 in Europe
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

95. Robert Gordon University

For Law

#353 in Europe
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

97. University of Derby

For Law

#372 in Europe
#983 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.