QS World University Rankings for Law and Legal Studies 2025 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law & Legal Studies

Discover the top universities around the world for studying law & legal studies according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

This year’s ranking of the top universities for studying law continues to be dominated at the top by institutions from either the UK or the US. However, there is a wide range of possible study destinations among the over 400 universities that comprise the entire ranking. 

The National University of Singapore has climbed two places to be the only university from outisde of the UK and US to feature in this year’s top 10, while Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Canada and France also feature in the top 20 at least once. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law & Legal Studies

Discover the top universities around the world for studying law & legal studies according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

This year’s ranking of the top universities for studying law continues to be dominated at the top by institutions from either the UK or the US. However, there is a wide range of possible study destinations among the over 400 universities that comprise the entire ranking. 

The National University of Singapore has climbed two places to be the only university from outisde of the UK and US to feature in this year’s top 10, while Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Canada and France also feature in the top 20 at least once. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 99.1
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

82.5

Academic Reputation

100

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.4
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

96.3

H-index Citations

98.9

Citations per Paper

80.1

Academic Reputation

99.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.7
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.8

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

81.9

Academic Reputation

97.7

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.5
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

88

H-index Citations

97.3

Citations per Paper

87.2

Academic Reputation

96.3

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.9
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

94.1

H-index Citations

92.9

Citations per Paper

82.9

Academic Reputation

93.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.1

Employer Reputation

88.1

H-index Citations

96.1

Citations per Paper

82.8

Academic Reputation

90.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1

Employer Reputation

86.6

H-index Citations

94.3

Citations per Paper

81.6

Academic Reputation

89.8

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.5
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.2

H-index Citations

96.1

Citations per Paper

80.9

Academic Reputation

90.1

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Scholarship

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.6

H-index Citations

96.9

Citations per Paper

81.4

Academic Reputation

90

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.5

Employer Reputation

88.2

H-index Citations

83.5

Citations per Paper

77.6

Academic Reputation

89.2

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.1
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.8

H-index Citations

97.3

Citations per Paper

85.6

Academic Reputation

88.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.6

Employer Reputation

80.5

H-index Citations

96.5

Citations per Paper

80.5

Academic Reputation

87.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.7

Employer Reputation

78.2

H-index Citations

94.3

Citations per Paper

79.8

Academic Reputation

88.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.8

H-index Citations

98.9

Citations per Paper

83.7

Academic Reputation

83.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.4
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.4

H-index Citations

84.9

Citations per Paper

80.4

Academic Reputation

86.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.3

Employer Reputation

83.6

H-index Citations

64.6

Citations per Paper

85.7

Academic Reputation

88.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.3

Employer Reputation

81.1

H-index Citations

89.2

Citations per Paper

79

Academic Reputation

83.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83

Employer Reputation

75.4

H-index Citations

89.8

Citations per Paper

79

Academic Reputation

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.9
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.1

H-index Citations

90.9

Citations per Paper

78.1

Academic Reputation

85.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

66.2

Citations per Paper

69.9

Academic Reputation

91.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.3
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.9

H-index Citations

89.2

Citations per Paper

77.7

Academic Reputation

83.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.2
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82

H-index Citations

72.7

Citations per Paper

78.5

Academic Reputation

85.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Academic Tests

Rank =22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.2
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.1

H-index Citations

78.7

Citations per Paper

86

Academic Reputation

82.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.8

Employer Reputation

85

H-index Citations

95.6

Citations per Paper

86.1

Academic Reputation

75.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.4
Leiden University Leiden University
location Leiden, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

66.5

H-index Citations

89.8

Citations per Paper

78.3

Academic Reputation

88.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.8
Georgetown University Georgetown University
location Washington D.C., United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

71.7

H-index Citations

89.2

Citations per Paper

81.2

Academic Reputation

83.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.8

Employer Reputation

76.3

H-index Citations

89.8

Citations per Paper

80.8

Academic Reputation

80.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.7

Employer Reputation

86.9

H-index Citations

66.2

Citations per Paper

62.1

Academic Reputation

83.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.8
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.3

H-index Citations

96.9

Citations per Paper

83.5

Academic Reputation

76.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.4

Employer Reputation

84.2

H-index Citations

63

Citations per Paper

59.9

Academic Reputation

83.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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