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Law 2025

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 2025 edition assessed 389 universities from 18 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 2025?

The top universities in Law 2025 are: University of York, Uppsala University, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Emory University, Florida State University. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 389 universities from 18 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 2025-01
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126-150 University of York logo University of York 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 43.6 38.5 27.6 60.4 34.3 72.1
126-150 Uppsala University logo Uppsala University 🇸🇪 Sweden 43.6 42.9 40.9 52.4 31.1 44.0
151-175 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid logo Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) 🇪🇸 Spain 41.4 38.8 34.9 46.7 65.1 47.4
151-175 Emory University logo Emory University 🇺🇸 United States 41.4 36.1 33.6 59.2 17.7 53.7
151-175 Florida State University logo Florida State University (FSU) 🇺🇸 United States 41.4 39.2 22.8 72.1 22.4 37.8
151-175 Lancaster University logo Lancaster University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.4 23.4 27.9 67.6 52.1 81.5
151-175 Macquarie University logo Macquarie University 🇦🇺 Australia 41.4 28.2 30.0 64.4 42.5 68.8
151-175 Michigan State University logo Michigan State University (MSU) 🇺🇸 United States 41.4 31.4 25.3 72.0 65.4 37.9
151-175 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile logo Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) 🇨🇱 Chile 41.4 43.2 43.2 44.6 37.6 36.9
151-175 Queen's University Belfast logo Queen's University Belfast (QUB) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.4 20.3 32.4 68.3 17.7 82.1
151-175 Université du Québec Université du Québec 🇨🇦 Canada 41.4 34.5 35.3 55.7 17.7 58.0
151-175 The University of Adelaide logo The University of Adelaide 🇦🇺 Australia 41.4 22.6 34.8 68.1 77.1 61.3
151-175 University of Auckland logo University of Auckland (UoA) 🇳🇿 New Zealand 41.4 28.6 33.2 61.2 42.7 73.6
151-175 University of Bremen logo University of Bremen 🇩🇪 Germany 41.4 26.8 32.0 72.0 31.4 50.0
151-175 University of Connecticut logo University of Connecticut 🇺🇸 United States 41.4 44.2 21.9 60.4 48.9 51.6
151-175 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg logo Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) 🇩🇪 Germany 41.4 26.2 34.7 61.4 99.8 42.5
151-175 Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway logo Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (NUIG) 🇮🇪 Ireland 41.4 20.9 39.0 58.4 64.6 67.1
151-175 University of Johannesburg logo University of Johannesburg (UJ) 🇿🇦 South Africa 41.4 29.3 37.2 55.0 74.6 59.6
151-175 University of Malaya logo University of Malaya (UM) 🇲🇾 Malaysia 41.4 31.7 33.3 55.3 41.2 73.3
151-175 University of Portsmouth logo University of Portsmouth 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.4 21.5 22.6 77.0 27.3 89.6
151-175 University of Sheffield logo University of Sheffield 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41.4 24.7 26.5 71.1 26.2 81.6
151-175 University of Trento University of Trento 🇮🇹 Italy 41.4 34.2 38.4 56.8 59.0 40.1
151-175 University of Turin logo University of Turin (UNITO) 🇮🇹 Italy 41.4 32.7 40.2 54.6 61.4 46.2
151-175 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 41.4 35.3 30.9 67.6 54.1 42.5
151-175 Victoria University of Wellington logo Victoria University of Wellington 🇳🇿 New Zealand 41.4 27.7 33.3 60.7 38.2 65.8
151-175 Western University logo Western University (UWO) 🇨🇦 Canada 41.4 28.4 26.2 69.2 48.1 62.7
151-175 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China 41.4 19.1 17.1 90.5 92.4 63.6
176-200 Florida International University logo Florida International University (FIU) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 31.5 20.2 71.0 64.5 37.8
176-200 La Trobe University logo La Trobe University 🇦🇺 Australia 39.8 23.8 27.1 68.2 30.5 77.4
176-200 Newcastle University logo Newcastle University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 39.8 24.4 28.0 61.0 54.0 73.4
176-200 The Ohio State University logo The Ohio State University (OSU) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 34.3 21.9 66.5 66.3 36.6
176-200 Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa logo Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa 🇮🇹 Italy 39.8 38.1 39.6 48.9 26.7 40.0
176-200 Texas A&M University logo Texas A&M University (TAMU) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 35.9 21.4 66.6 32.8 47.4
176-200 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona logo Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 🇪🇸 Spain 39.8 40.4 34.2 47.9 22.6 52.4
176-200 Université Laval logo Université Laval 🇨🇦 Canada 39.8 24.3 35.4 59.6 39.8 71.5
176-200 Northern University of Malaysia logo Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) 🇲🇾 Malaysia 39.8 27.7 28.8 57.7 27.7 89.2
176-200 University of Akron logo University of Akron 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 36.8 26.7 69.0 18.9 27.4
176-200 University of Bergen logo University of Bergen (UiB) 🇳🇴 Norway 39.8 29.0 31.3 56.1 42.2 66.6
176-200 University of Bern logo University of Bern (UB) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 39.8 27.1 32.2 56.0 29.4 70.0
176-200 University of Eastern Finland logo University of Eastern Finland (UEF) 🇫🇮 Finland 39.8 34.2 31.4 61.3 21.9 43.7
176-200 University of Lisbon logo University of Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal 39.8 31.4 37.5 47.8 29.7 68.6
176-200 University of Miami logo University of Miami (U Miami) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 35.0 11.2 77.4 17.7 56.5
176-200 University of Nebraska–Lincoln logo University of Nebraska–Lincoln (NU) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 37.5 33.1 55.6 31.7 29.9
176-200 University of Otago logo University of Otago 🇳🇿 New Zealand 39.8 24.7 26.7 62.1 59.3 68.9
176-200 Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal 39.8 25.4 32.1 59.8 47.9 57.3
176-200 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 39.8 22.6 20.4 73.8 32.5 85.5
176-200 University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Carolina-Columbia 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 33.5 17.6 74.0 60.3 36.8
176-200 University of Strathclyde logo University of Strathclyde 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 39.8 23.7 30.2 65.0 35.0 76.3
176-200 University of Sussex logo University of Sussex 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 39.8 28.5 26.2 62.5 25.5 79.5
176-200 University of Utah logo University of Utah (UU) 🇺🇸 United States 39.8 33.6 22.9 70.7 50.0 28.4