There are no new faces in the top of this year’s law school ranking, with the same institutions from the UK and the US continuing to dominate. Students based in North America are likely to be tempted by the perfect scores Harvard University achieves across the board, although gaining a place to study there won’t be easy. The top UK universities are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides law? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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