ARWU

Law 2024

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in law.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Law evaluate universities?

Law, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2024 edition assessed 299 universities from 12 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Law 2024?

The top universities in Law 2024 are: Drexel University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, Saint Louis University, Swinburne University of Technology. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 299 universities from 12 countries and regions using indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Law differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2024-11
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51-75 Drexel University logo Drexel University 🇺🇸 United States - 40.3 3.8 49.9 15.0 0.0
51-75 London School of Economics and Political Science logo London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 48.9 4.8 36.1 15.5 0.0
51-75 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick 🇺🇸 United States - 63.6 3.1 41.0 0.0 0.0
51-75 Saint Louis University logo Saint Louis University (SLU) 🇺🇸 United States - 37.7 4.3 40.3 15.3 5.2
51-75 Swinburne University of Technology logo Swinburne University of Technology 🇦🇺 Australia - 36.3 6.9 37.2 23.5 0.0
51-75 University of Alabama logo University of Alabama 🇺🇸 United States - 41.2 3.2 45.0 8.7 5.2
51-75 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia - 52.6 4.5 33.1 18.8 0.0
51-75 University at Albany, State University of New York logo University at Albany, State University of New York 🇺🇸 United States - 53.3 3.7 50.0 0.0 0.0
51-75 University of Alabama at Birmingham logo University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 🇺🇸 United States - 33.8 3.4 50.0 15.7 0.0
51-75 University of Colorado Boulder logo University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States - 38.6 2.1 44.8 6.4 9.0
51-75 University of Copenhagen logo University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 🇩🇰 Denmark - 42.8 5.9 34.4 23.2 0.0
51-75 University of Florida logo University of Florida (UF) 🇺🇸 United States - 47.8 3.0 42.0 16.9 0.0
51-75 University of Liverpool logo University of Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 40.3 5.4 34.0 25.9 0.0
51-75 University of Massachusetts Lowell logo University of Massachusetts Lowell 🇺🇸 United States - 39.0 4.1 40.5 22.1 0.0
51-75 University of Miami logo University of Miami (U Miami) 🇺🇸 United States - 40.3 5.6 48.8 7.8 0.0
51-75 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota 🇺🇸 United States - 47.1 3.5 41.3 11.7 5.2
51-75 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States - 49.9 3.9 45.2 0.0 5.2
51-75 University of Oslo logo University of Oslo (UiO) 🇳🇴 Norway - 53.6 6.0 34.0 8.7 0.0
51-75 University of Pittsburgh logo University of Pittsburgh 🇺🇸 United States - 44.0 3.2 39.6 11.1 7.3
51-75 University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Carolina-Columbia 🇺🇸 United States - 48.5 4.4 44.8 0.0 5.2
51-75 University of Utah logo University of Utah (UU) 🇺🇸 United States - 43.6 3.1 50.0 0.0 5.2
51-75 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam logo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 57.3 6.0 35.3 5.2 0.0
51-75 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 36.7 5.2 36.5 22.1 0.0
51-75 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 38.6 5.2 33.1 27.1 0.0
76-100 Clemson University logo Clemson University 🇺🇸 United States - 31.1 5.0 46.6 9.0 0.0
76-100 John Jay College of Criminal Justice logo John Jay College of Criminal Justice 🇺🇸 United States - 28.8 5.0 42.8 22.1 0.0
76-100 Georgia State University logo Georgia State University (GSU) 🇺🇸 United States - 51.3 3.7 38.3 0.0 0.0
76-100 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States - 52.3 4.9 42.8 0.0 0.0
76-100 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium - 43.2 6.3 33.2 15.7 0.0
76-100 Université Laval logo Université Laval 🇨🇦 Canada - 32.8 5.2 38.0 22.1 0.0
76-100 Maastricht University logo Maastricht University (UM) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 45.2 6.6 32.9 13.6 0.0
76-100 McGill University logo McGill University 🇨🇦 Canada - 41.6 5.3 32.8 15.7 0.0
76-100 Tel Aviv University logo Tel Aviv University (TAU) 🇮🇱 Israel - 41.2 5.2 36.2 7.8 5.2
76-100 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 47.8 4.7 34.3 7.0 0.0
76-100 University of Georgia logo University of Georgia (UGA) 🇺🇸 United States - 41.6 3.0 44.9 0.0 10.3
76-100 University of Manchester logo University of Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 35.8 5.1 30.2 24.2 0.0
76-100 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia - 45.9 5.5 35.9 6.4 5.2
76-100 University of Texas at San Antonio logo University of Texas at San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States - 44.4 4.3 44.5 7.0 0.0
76-100 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 44.4 5.3 36.0 11.2 0.0
76-100 Trinity College Dublin logo Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 🇮🇪 Ireland - 27.0 5.4 31.4 33.2 0.0
76-100 University of Bologna logo University of Bologna (UNIBO) 🇮🇹 Italy - 33.3 6.2 32.6 19.5 0.0
76-100 University of California, Davis logo University of California, Davis (UCD) 🇺🇸 United States - 42.0 2.9 42.7 0.0 7.3
76-100 University of Denver logo University of Denver 🇺🇸 United States - 33.8 2.8 36.4 15.7 5.2
76-100 University of Groningen logo University of Groningen 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 40.3 5.4 37.1 12.6 0.0
76-100 University of Mississippi logo University of Mississippi 🇺🇸 United States - 30.0 4.5 36.4 27.1 0.0
76-100 University of Nottingham logo University of Nottingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 33.3 5.2 31.5 22.5 0.0
76-100 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 27.6 5.3 33.4 33.8 0.0
76-100 Washington University in St. Louis logo Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) 🇺🇸 United States - 42.4 3.8 44.9 0.0 7.3
76-100 Wayne State University logo Wayne State University (WSU) 🇺🇸 United States - 43.6 6.2 39.1 0.0 5.2
101-150 American University logo American University (AU) 🇺🇸 United States - 34.8 3.5 32.3 20.3 0.0