World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law

Top Law school rankings 2025: Leading universities for Legal Studies

Discover the best Law schools in the world with the definitive Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2025.

Highlights in the Law Subject Rankings 2025

Stanford University now leads the ranking, achieving excellence across teaching and research environment
Harvard University secures second place, demonstrating outstanding performance in research
New York University now ranks third with the highest score for research environment
The United Kingdom strengthens its position, with three universities in the top 10, as UCL advances from 12th to 10th place
China’s Peking University enters at position 14, showing particular strength in teaching and research environment

This comprehensive assessment ranks 389 institutions from 48 countries and territories using 18 rigorous performance indicators, carefully tailored to reflect the distinctive qualities within the academic discipline of law across the world.

Legal disciplines assessed in the 2025 Rankings

The Law rankings evaluates excellence across:

Constitutional and Administrative Law: examining governance structures and frameworks
International Law: covering global legal systems and treaties
Commercial and Corporate Law: focusing on business and contracts
Criminal Law and Justice: addressing justice systems and procedures
Legal Theory and Jurisprudence: exploring philosophical foundations

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The Law subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the discipline.

Our detailed 2025 Subject Rankings methodology, trusted worldwide by students, teachers, academics, governments and industry experts, is based on: