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Written by Vincent Hedman
There are many reasons why someone might want to study Law at a university in the USA. Here are just a few:
The following tables gives the 10 top universities in the USA for Law, according to global and local university rankings. It can show you which American 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.
If you're wondering how these rankings affect your decision, our guide has more information on how to use international rankings as a postgraduate.
University | USA Rank | Global Rank |
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Harvard University | 1 | 1 |
Stanford University | 2 | 2 |
Columbia University | =3 | =4 |
New York University | =3 | =4 |
University of California, Berkeley | 5 | 6 |
University of Chicago | 6 | 9 |
Yale University | 7 | 10 |
Georgetown University | 8 | 15 |
University of Pennsylvania | 9 | =21 |
Duke University | 10 | 24 |
This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Times Higher Education. Visit their website 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.
University | USA Rank | Global Rank |
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Harvard University | 1 | 1 |
Yale University | 2 | 4 |
Stanford University | 3 | 5 |
New York University | 4 | 6 |
Columbia University | 5 | 8 |
University of California, Berkeley | 6 | 9 |
University of Chicago | 7 | 11 |
University of California, Los Angeles | 8 | 19 |
Georgetown University | 9 | 23 |
University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 29 |
This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by QS World University Rankings. Visit their website for more information. |
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.
University | USA Rank | Global Rank |
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Yale University | 1 | 1 |
Harvard University | 2 | 2 |
University of Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 |
University of Chicago | 4 | 4 |
New York University | 5 | 5 |
Columbia University | 6 | 6 |
Stanford University | 7 | 7 |
University of California, Berkeley | 8 | 8 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 9 | 9 |
Duke University | 10 | 10 |
This information is based on the latest rankings tables, researched and published by Academic Ranking of World Universities. Visit their website for more information. |
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.