Top Law Schools by Academic Reputation

With an academic reputation score of 91.4 (out of 100), we have the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in seventh place this year. UCB also ranks seventh overall in the world subject rankings for law this year, after climbing one place in the index.

As one of the 14 schools in UCB, Berkley Law has a range of internationally recognised professors as well as a plethora of successful alumni – including leaders in law, government and society.

Over to Londonnow, where the London School of Economics and Political Sciences’ law school ranks in in sixth place for academic reputation, earning a score of 91.6.

LSE climbs one place in the subject ranking for law this year, placing sixth in the world. LSE has an international reputation for the quality of both its teaching and its legal research (supported by the research citations per paper indicator, in which LSE earns its highest score this year).

In fifth place, both in terms of academic reputation and in the overall law subject rankings, we have Stanford University, with a score of 93.1 in the academic reputation indicator this year.

Stanford Law school prides itself in the practice ready skills it offers, as well as promising better chances at prestigious clerkships, a high bar passage rate and career support for students both before and after graduation.

With an academic reputation score of 95.3, Yale University bags fourth place worldwide this year in the subject rankings for law and for academic reputation.

Yale University states that they provide students with a diverse and robust academic experience. Their 200 law modules are taught by world renowned faculty and a strong network of legal clinics.

The University of Cambridge ranks third worldwide for law and for academic reputation, with a competitive score of 97.9 in the academic reputation indicator this year (its highest rank of the four indicators).

Studying law at the University of Cambridge promises to be both intellectually challenging and rewarding, and courses are taught by some of the world’s leading experts in their field.

With a near perfect score of 99.3 in the academic reputation indicator, the University of Oxford earns second place overall in the law subject rankings this year.

Oxford University has the largest Faculty of Law in the United Kingdom, with thirty law schools located in the colleges of the university, and a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1.

Arguably the most widely known law school in the world, Harvard University comes out on top as the law school with the best academic reputation, earning a perfect score in the academic reputation indicator this year.

Harvard Law School is renowned for the breadth and depth of its courses and clinics and its wide array of research programs. Harvard Law School’s pro bono program also ensures that students will graduate having undertaken at least 50 hours of public service work, arming its graduates with plenty of work experience.