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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 17 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: Xiamen University, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Aix-Marseille Université, University of Alabama, Universidad de Los Andes, Chile. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 330 universities from 17 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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🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇴 Macau
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇺 Russia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
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Total 330 universities

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Country
201-250 Xiamen University logo Xiamen University (XMU) 🇨🇳 China 34.0 19.7 23.4 65.1 46.4 58.2
251-300 Adolfo Ibáñez University logo Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) 🇨🇱 Chile 27.8 17.0 18.5 55.7 17.4 44.4
251-300 Aix-Marseille Université logo Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) 🇫🇷 France 27.8 25.9 18.1 35.4 17.5 54.3
251-300 University of Alabama logo University of Alabama 🇺🇸 United States 27.8 28.0 15.3 65.4 17.4 31.1
251-300 Universidad de Los Andes, Chile logo Universidad de Los Andes, Chile 🇨🇱 Chile 27.8 33.6 24.3 32.5 17.4 37.5
251-300 University of Arizona logo University of Arizona (UA) 🇺🇸 United States 27.8 20.8 18.4 68.9 17.4 40.4
251-300 Austral University of Chile logo Austral University of Chile (UACh) 🇨🇱 Chile 27.8 17.4 25.9 43.4 50.0 35.5
251-300 University of Bari Aldo Moro logo University of Bari Aldo Moro 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 24.5 15.9 46.1 21.7 30.7
251-300 Bar-Ilan University logo Bar-Ilan University (BIU) 🇮🇱 Israel 27.8 12.7 24.8 50.3 84.6 39.9
251-300 University of the Basque Country logo University of the Basque Country (EHU) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 23.8 19.6 47.1 33.3 40.6
251-300 Universidade de Brasília logo Universidade de Brasília (UnB) 🇧🇷 Brazil 27.8 27.2 29.9 43.5 49.7 37.1
251-300 University of Castilla-La Mancha logo University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 17.9 17.6 65.9 35.0 46.6
251-300 University of Chile logo University of Chile 🇨🇱 Chile 27.8 23.3 21.8 46.5 19.1 33.3
251-300 University of Denver logo University of Denver 🇺🇸 United States 27.8 27.9 14.6 52.2 30.5 31.2
251-300 University of Derby logo University of Derby 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 20.7 14.5 58.2 17.4 69.8
251-300 Universidad de Deusto logo Universidad de Deusto 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 35.0 21.7 45.2 21.5 30.1
251-300 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro logo Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) 🇧🇷 Brazil 27.8 32.6 23.9 34.6 19.9 29.1
251-300 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina logo Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 🇧🇷 Brazil 27.8 28.7 28.2 42.9 29.6 34.3
251-300 University of Florence logo University of Florence 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 29.2 30.8 42.0 19.3 34.6
251-300 University of Gdańsk logo University of Gdańsk (UG) 🇵🇱 Poland 27.8 30.2 24.3 34.4 17.8 30.5
251-300 University of Genoa University of Genoa (UniGe) 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 25.3 25.6 52.6 35.5 33.9
251-300 Universitat de Girona logo Universitat de Girona (UdG) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 18.1 19.9 48.4 23.2 54.3
251-300 Universidad de Granada logo Universidad de Granada (UGR) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 28.8 16.3 49.6 23.9 42.6
251-300 University of Ibadan logo University of Ibadan (UI) 🇳🇬 Nigeria 27.8 12.4 13.2 67.3 19.4 40.7
251-300 Liverpool John Moores University logo Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 24.2 10.9 56.2 17.4 62.1
251-300 Louisiana State University logo Louisiana State University (LSU) 🇺🇸 United States 27.8 30.7 20.2 52.0 19.3 38.9
251-300 Manchester Metropolitan University logo Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 16.3 20.1 66.8 17.4 57.1
251-300 University of Milano-Bicocca logo University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 26.2 19.4 51.0 18.3 36.4
251-300 Universidad de Murcia logo Universidad de Murcia (UMU) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 20.2 17.3 45.3 51.2 33.6
251-300 University of Naples Federico II logo University of Naples Federico II 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 31.8 16.1 39.9 57.7 27.0
251-300 North-West University logo North-West University (NWU) 🇿🇦 South Africa 27.8 23.8 21.0 52.9 29.5 41.9
251-300 Nottingham Trent University logo Nottingham Trent University (NTU) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 23.4 16.2 51.7 17.4 73.9
251-300 Ontario Tech University Ontario Tech University 🇨🇦 Canada 27.8 16.9 20.7 63.4 17.4 63.0
251-300 The Open University logo The Open University (OU) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 11.1 10.3 63.8 26.8 46.7
251-300 Palacký University Olomouc logo Palacký University Olomouc 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 27.8 20.2 26.7 46.9 17.4 37.1
251-300 University of Palermo logo University of Palermo 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 29.6 27.1 42.5 19.2 30.6
251-300 Université Paris Nanterre logo Université Paris Nanterre 🇫🇷 France 27.8 26.3 24.4 36.2 17.5 63.0
251-300 University of Pisa logo University of Pisa (UniPi) 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 22.3 19.1 46.2 18.3 32.1
251-300 University of Rome II – Tor Vergata University of Rome II – Tor Vergata 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 28.8 27.3 32.0 49.9 42.5
251-300 University of Parma logo University of Parma (UNIPR) 🇮🇹 Italy 27.8 25.9 24.2 50.0 39.2 34.7
251-300 Universitat Rovira i Virgili logo Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 24.0 29.0 43.8 27.2 48.2
251-300 Universidad de Salamanca logo Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 32.6 24.3 41.5 21.5 54.7
251-300 Universidad de Sevilla logo Universidad de Sevilla (US) 🇪🇸 Spain 27.8 23.5 23.6 44.1 33.4 36.7
251-300 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv logo Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) 🇺🇦 Ukraine 27.8 31.9 11.5 42.5 26.7 29.2
251-300 University of Toulouse University of Toulouse 🇫🇷 France 27.8 16.8 16.7 49.3 58.8 69.2
251-300 UiT The Arctic University of Norway logo UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) 🇳🇴 Norway 27.8 17.5 23.9 57.7 35.2 44.6
251-300 University of the Western Cape logo University of the Western Cape (UWC) 🇿🇦 South Africa 27.8 24.8 31.8 43.3 17.4 53.9
251-300 Western Sydney University logo Western Sydney University (UWS) 🇦🇺 Australia 27.8 16.3 20.0 61.3 18.1 68.6
251-300 University of Westminster logo University of Westminster 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 27.8 14.6 13.5 55.2 17.4 72.5
251-300 University of Wrocław logo University of Wrocław (UWr) 🇵🇱 Poland 27.8 23.2 24.8 39.7 17.5 34.5