Law

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2026
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
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University name
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Overall score/ Max 100
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Entry standards/ Max 235
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Student satisfaction/ Max 4
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Research quality/ Max 4
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Contin - uation/ Max 100
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Graduate prospects – outcomes/ Max 100
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Graduate prospects – on track/ Max 100
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51 158 363 564 2367 1486 158890 394 497 698 6100 1102 3104 4109 2111 5112 3
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85.8 86%85.3 85%84.5 85%84.4 84%84.0 84%80.8 81%80.7 81%80.6 81%79.9 80%79.7 80%78.5 79%78.1 78%77.7 78%77.4 77%75.5 76%73.2 73%72.1 72%
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162 69%130 56%154 66%109 47%105 45%95 41%88 37%121 51%114 48%113 48%104 44%107 45%100 43%106 45%106 45%131 56%111 47%
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3.33 83%3.18 80%3.25 81%2.92 73%3.32 83%3.26 82%3.28 82%3.21 80%3.62 91%3.48 87%3.04 76%3.03 76%n/a3.35 84%3.21 80%3.03 76%2.75 69%
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2.15 54%2.18 55%1.83 46%2.57 64%n/a2.75 69%2.60 65%2.34 59%n/an/an/a2.40 60%2.55 64%2.51 63%n/an/a1.51 38%
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90.1 90%91.6 92%87.5 88%96.8 97%92.9 93%88.2 88%88.1 88%87.2 87%86.4 86%88.6 89%92.5 93%85.5 86%86.9 87%85.3 85%82 82%77.5 78%75.4 75%
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80.0 80%77.0 77%85.0 85%n/a83.0 83%67.0 67%63.0 63%64.0 64%70.0 70%66.0 66%68.0 68%59.0 59%62.0 62%55.0 55%64.0 64%66.0 66%66.0 66%
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80.0 80%78.0 78%81.0 81%n/a87.0 87%67.0 67%75.0 75%69.0 69%64.0 64%69.0 69%66.0 66%68.0 68%65.0 65%51.0 51%67.0 67%67.0 67%64.0 64%
This table was updated on 10 June 2025.
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All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 100
Entry standards: no maximum limit, maximum score in current tables shown in header
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
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