The Best Universities for Law in the UK (2025)

There are many reasons why someone might want to study Law at a UK university. Here are just a few:

• The UK is home to some of the best Law schools in the world, including Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics and Political Science. So if you're looking for a top-quality education, you'll find it here.
• A Law degree from a UK university will open up doors to an exciting and rewarding career. Lawyers are in high demand all over the world, so your skills will be in great demand no matter where you choose to work.
• A Law degree is excellent preparation for any number of other careers, including politics, business and academia. So if you're not sure what you want to do with your life, a Law degree can give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in almost any field.
• Studying Law will challenge you intellectually and help you develop critical thinking and analytical skills that will be useful in any area of life.

The following tables gives the 10 top universities in the UK for Law, according to global and local university rankings. It can show you which British universities are amongst the best in the world - and help you compare institutions on an international level.

This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Times Higher Education, QS and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Each ranking system uses its own methodology, with different factors having more or less influence on a university's result.

Read our guide on how a postgraduate student shoud use these international rankings for more information.

The Times Higher Education rankings are strong in academic focus and diverse teaching metrics, but do not include employer-specific metrics. Additionally, the rankings may not include all specialist institutions.

The QS World University Rankings are designed to meet the needs of prospective students, with more weight given to student-centric metrics such as staff/student ratio, international recruitment and employer opinion. The rankings are balanced between qualitative and quantitative data, but give less weight to research than some other rankings.

The ARWU rankings reflect the presence of elite academics and the future academic success of graduates. However, they do not directly assess the quality of education at a university or take into account other aspects of university performance.