Top Law Schools in 2020

There are 48 Asian law schools in the rankings this year, with eight schools making it into the global top 50. Asia’s highest ranked law school is the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 13^th place. Japan also has one school in the global top 50 with The University of Tokyo in joint 20^th place – a further eight Japanese schools feature in the overall rankings.

South Korea has six programs in the law rankings, with one entrant in the top 50 - Seoul National University (SNU) in 38^th place. Taiwan also has one program in the top 50, with National Taiwan University (NTU) taking 49^th place. Hong Kong has three programs in the law rankings, with two making it into the top 50: The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 19^th place and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in joint 43^rd.

Mainland China is the most well-represented region in Asia in the law school rankings, with 14 programs. Two of these programs are in the world top 50, with Peking University in 23^rd place and Tsinghua University in 27^th.

A total of 22 law programs in Australia (18) and New Zealand (4) feature in the subject rankings, with six Australian programs making it into the global top 50. Australia’s highest-ranked law program can be found at The University of Melbourne, which is the only non-UK or US law program in the top 10 (in 10^th place).

Also notable in Australia are The University of Sydney (13^th place), The University of New South Wales (UNSW, 14th), the Australian National University (ANU, 17^th), Monash University (35^th) and The University of Queensland (UQ, 39^th). New Zealand’s highest ranked program is its only entrant in the top 50 – The University of Auckland, in joint 50^th place.

Latin America has a significant presence in the law rankings this year, with 23 programs included. Four Latin American programs are in the top 50 globally; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is the highest ranked in the region at 36^th place, with 5 other universities in Chile in the rankings.

Out of two universities in the rankings, Mexico’s highest ranked law program can be found at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), in joint 41^st place globally. Argentina’s Universidad de Buenos Aires and Brazil’s Universidade de São Paulo (USP) are in joint 47^th place. Although none of its programs feature in the top 50, Colombia is the most well-represented Latin American country in the rankings, with eight schools featured – its highest ranked school Universidad de Los Andes Colombia is ranked at 51-100.

Five African schools are featured in the law rankings, with four of these in South Africa and one in Egypt. The highest ranked school is the University of Cape Town, at 101-150. Only two countries in the Middle East are represented in the law school rankings – Israel and Saudi Arabia, with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem the highest ranked at 101-150.