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Law 2024

Times Higher Education World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates universities worldwide for teaching quality and research impact in law.

THE evaluates universities across five pillars — Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, and International Outlook — making it one of the most comprehensive ranking systems.

How does Law evaluate universities?

Law, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook, 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 330 universities from 15 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 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: Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, New York University. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 330 universities from 15 countries and regions using indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook. 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?

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings is among the most comprehensive, evaluating universities across teaching (30%), research environment (30%), research quality (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%), with 18 fine-grained indicators. Data sources combine the Elsevier Scopus bibliometric database, academic reputation surveys, and institution-reported statistics. The methodology underwent a major 2024 revision, adding a Research Quality category to reduce reliance on sheer output volume. In comparison, QS leans more on reputation surveys, ARWU is built solely on objective research metrics (Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers), and US News centers on research productivity and citation impact. THE suits applicants seeking a balanced view of a university's combined research and teaching strength.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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1 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 84.6 96.6 97.4 64.3 77.0 58.8
2 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 84.3 99.2 94.0 67.3 72.7 51.1
3 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 84.1 90.0 93.8 66.8 69.0 85.9
4 = Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 83.5 93.6 95.6 61.3 67.6 76.2
4 = New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 83.5 93.7 99.7 61.1 48.4 71.2
6 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 83.3 96.1 92.7 65.5 90.0 52.9
7 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 81.6 90.8 94.7 64.4 17.9 81.6
8 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 81.1 83.9 92.6 65.4 76.2 79.1
9 University of Chicago logo University of Chicago (UC) 🇺🇸 United States 80.8 98.2 90.8 69.4 29.4 40.0
10 Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 80.7 98.8 89.3 66.2 54.4 39.2
11 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 79.7 83.1 96.0 62.6 61.8 68.4
12 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 79.5 80.1 83.8 74.8 60.3 84.3
13 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 79.2 81.7 91.2 63.7 62.8 81.2
14 London School of Economics and Political Science logo London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 79.1 84.7 92.2 65.5 17.4 81.0
15 Georgetown University logo Georgetown University 🇺🇸 United States 76.4 93.0 76.6 59.9 100.0 51.8
16 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 75.9 75.8 92.2 63.5 72.8 58.4
17 Leiden University logo Leiden University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 75.8 76.8 92.8 62.9 57.3 59.3
18 Tilburg University logo Tilburg University (TiU) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 74.7 75.1 87.4 64.7 47.7 71.0
19 Maastricht University logo Maastricht University (UM) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 74.6 74.1 86.2 60.9 55.7 84.6
20 University of Amsterdam logo University of Amsterdam (UvA) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 73.9 75.7 83.1 67.2 26.2 77.2
21 = Australian National University logo Australian National University (ANU) 🇦🇺 Australia 73.8 70.2 82.7 66.3 62.4 82.8
21 = University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 73.8 77.5 84.4 70.2 29.2 54.8
21 = University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 73.8 77.2 86.8 65.0 17.4 68.6
24 Duke University logo Duke University 🇺🇸 United States 73.6 82.4 75.2 65.5 97.2 48.5
25 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München logo Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) 🇩🇪 Germany 73.4 75.2 87.5 63.9 37.7 62.6
26 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 73.3 84.3 80.8 65.4 44.9 43.5
27 King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 73.0 74.4 84.9 60.8 28.0 82.5
28 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 71.8 77.4 75.3 72.7 54.9 45.3
29 = University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 71.6 72.2 80.0 61.7 39.4 83.5
29 = McGill University logo McGill University 🇨🇦 Canada 71.6 80.2 77.8 59.8 32.5 70.9
31 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) 🇩🇪 Germany 71.1 76.8 91.4 54.2 31.4 48.2
32 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 69.8 63.1 76.6 66.8 67.6 80.5
33 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 68.9 59.5 72.2 72.3 88.1 72.9
34 University of Bologna logo University of Bologna (UNIBO) 🇮🇹 Italy 68.1 76.4 74.5 58.7 54.1 49.1
35 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 67.8 71.8 71.8 66.8 30.2 60.2
36 University of Virginia logo University of Virginia (UVA) 🇺🇸 United States 66.8 70.3 72.5 64.6 79.1 35.5
37 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 63.7 53.2 60.8 78.2 30.8 84.8
38 Lund University logo Lund University 🇸🇪 Sweden 63.5 54.1 75.4 63.6 70.3 53.9
39 George Mason University logo George Mason University 🇺🇸 United States 62.3 68.3 52.7 73.1 40.1 52.2
40 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 62.1 49.2 75.3 64.2 28.7 73.0
41 University of Vienna logo University of Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria 61.8 60.2 71.2 51.3 82.9 55.7
42 Universität Hamburg logo Universität Hamburg (UHH) 🇩🇪 Germany 61.6 56.8 72.9 57.6 66.6 50.6
43 = University of Glasgow logo University of Glasgow 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 61.2 58.8 59.5 64.4 30.3 80.2
43 = University of Oslo logo University of Oslo (UiO) 🇳🇴 Norway 61.2 41.3 77.1 70.1 39.9 64.7
45 = Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 60.0 53.7 63.7 62.2 17.4 83.3
45 = City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 60.0 49.8 56.7 67.6 50.0 90.9
45 = University of Copenhagen logo University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 🇩🇰 Denmark 60.0 43.8 72.5 64.1 54.5 67.0
45 = University of Nottingham logo University of Nottingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 60.0 48.5 64.9 66.6 17.4 85.9
49 University of Essex logo University of Essex 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 59.8 57.0 54.1 67.4 19.5 85.5
50 Queen Mary University of London logo Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 59.7 61.8 57.8 58.8 18.3 79.7